Principal – Strategic Operations

Monarch Money

Principal in Strategic Operations for Monarch, a finance platform driving cross-functional execution in a remote setting.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🌎 Anywhere in the WorldLead💰 $170,000 - $205,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and scaling operating systems and planning processes to enhance organizational effectiveness. Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and drive execution of high-priority initiatives in fast-paced environments.

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Business Operations ExperienceStrategic Operations LeadershipOperating System DesignExceptional Written CommunicationAI Fluency

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Hard Skills

Operating System DesignPlanning ProcessesExecution MechanismsSystems ThinkingDecision-Making Frameworks

Soft Skills

Exceptional JudgmentExecutive PresenceInfluencing Without Authority

Industry Keywords

High-Growth EnvironmentCross-Functional InitiativesOrganizational FrictionAutonomous Operation

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and continuously improve Monarch's leadership operating system, including planning cadences, decision-making frameworks, and operating rhythms.
Own the operating mechanics behind quarterly and annual planning, ensuring priorities, dependencies, and execution remain aligned across the company.
Drive execution of the company's highest-priority cross-functional initiatives by improving coordination, accountability, and follow-through.
Build and evolve the operating mechanisms, documentation, and planning artifacts that enable teams to execute effectively at scale.
Partner closely with founders and functional leaders to identify organizational friction, improve decision-making, and continuously strengthen how Monarch operates.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in Business Operations, Strategic Operations, Chief of Staff, Management Consulting, or a similar operational leadership role.
Demonstrated experience designing or scaling operating systems, planning processes, or company-wide execution mechanisms in a high-growth environment.
Experience partnering directly with founders and senior leaders on company-wide initiatives.
Exceptional written communication skills and the ability to synthesize complexity into clear decisions, frameworks, and operating mechanisms.
Strong systems thinking with the ability to identify root causes, simplify complexity, and design durable solutions.
Outstanding judgment, executive presence, and the ability to influence senior leaders without formal authority.
Proven ability to operate autonomously in ambiguous, fast-moving environments while maintaining an exceptionally high quality bar.
Demonstrated AI Fluency: you use AI regularly in your work, have a clear point of view on where it helps and where it doesn't, and are continuously raising your own bar.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work wherever you want! As a **fully** remote company with no central office, we want you to work wherever you are happiest and most productive. Whether that’s out of your home, a co-working space, or elsewhere.
Competitive cash and equity compensation in a hyper growth, early stage company 🚀.
Stipend to set-up your ideal working environment.
Competitive Benefit Plans for employees based on your location (e.g. in the US we offer: Medical, dental and vision benefits and the ability to contribute to a 401k plan).
Unlimited PTO.
3 day weekend every month! We take off the “First Friday” every month to focus on rest, recuperation, or just having fun!