BLANKSLATE Partners

Co-Founder, COO

BLANKSLATE Partners

part-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Vancouver • Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$45 - CA$78 per hour

About the role

  • Build, document, and continuously improve core operating processes to ensure the efficient and effective day-to-day running of the company.
  • Identify operational bottlenecks and implement practical, cost-effective improvements that maximize productivity, speed, and quality.
  • Establish and track key operational metrics, using data to assess performance and drive informed decision-making.
  • Optimize the use of company resources, including people, technology, vendors, and tools, to support scalability and capital efficiency.
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, and ethical requirements, including data privacy, child safety considerations, and workplace standards.
  • Create lightweight but investor-ready operational systems appropriate for an early-stage, pre-revenue company.
  • Lead financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to support the long-term health and growth of the business.
  • Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and cash-flow models, ensuring runway visibility and disciplined spend.
  • Translate financial data into actionable insights to guide strategy, prioritization, and investment decisions.
  • Support fundraising efforts by preparing credible financial projections, use-of-funds plans, and investor-ready materials.
  • Balance mission-driven decision-making with commercial and financial rigor.
  • Act as a values-driven leader, contributing operational expertise to hiring and building a high-performing, mission-aligned team.
  • Partner with the Founder/CEO to define roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations as the company grows.
  • Create an environment that attracts, motivates, and retains top talent, even in a resource-constrained startup setting.
  • Identify skills gaps early and implement training, upskilling, and reskilling strategies to strengthen team capability.
  • Foster a positive, inclusive, and psychologically safe culture that reflects Karuna’s commitment to compassion, empathy, and growth.

Requirements

  • Startup operator (COO, Head of Ops, GM, or Founder)
  • Proven leader with high emotional intelligence and empathy, paired with accountability and execution discipline.
  • Experience in:
  • - EdTech
  • - HealthTech / Mental Health
  • - Consumer SaaS / Platforms
  • Strong, proven experience in at least 3 of (and not afraid to dive into the others):
  • - Fundraising
  • - Financial modeling
  • - GTM strategy
  • - Operations & systems
  • - Partnerships
  • - Product collaboration
  • Mission-driven and values-aligned
  • Comfortable with uncertainty
  • Financially and operationally rigorous
  • Strong written and verbal communicator
  • Thinks in systems, not just ideas
  • The ability to lead through ambiguity and early-stage uncertainty.
  • A builder’s mindset: hands-on when needed, strategic when required.
Benefits
  • Flexible hours, up to 32 hour/week contract for 6 month term
  • $45-$78/hour (with equity opportunities)
  • After contract completion, discussion long term compensation and further equity opportunities as the company grows
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
financial planning and analysisbudget managementforecastingcash-flow modelingfinancial modelingGTM strategyoperationssystems optimizationdata analysisfundraising
Soft Skills
emotional intelligenceempathyaccountabilityexecution disciplineleadershipcommunicationstrategic thinkingmission-drivenvalues-alignedadaptability