Customer Operations Specialist

Customer Operations specialist (Early-Stage Startup)

Location: New York City

Work Type: Full-Time, Onsite

Compensation: $120,000–$200,000

Experience: 1–7+ years

We’re hiring a Customer Operations Lead to take full ownership of customer experience and revenue expansion at a fast-growing, early-stage startup
.

This is not a mature, process-heavy environment. You will be operating in a company that is still actively defining how things should work. The right person is comfortable with ambiguity, moving quickly, and building systems where none exist yet.

You will be the first dedicated owner of customer operations
, responsible for execution today and scalability tomorrow.

• End-to-end customer experience and satisfaction
• Customer workflows, tooling, and operational processes
• Direct customer communication across multiple channels
• Expansion and retention initiatives tied to revenue growth
• The foundation for a future customer operations function

• Design and improve customer workflows to deliver fast, reliable, high-quality support
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers via phone, email, and chat
• Identify gaps in tooling, process, or communication and fix them without waiting for direction
• Improve onboarding, engagement, and retention in a constantly evolving product environment
• Drive expansion opportunities through product adoption and customer education
• Work closely with product and marketing teams to ensure customer feedback influences priorities
• Operate with flexibility — including occasional evenings or weekends — when the business requires it
• Help shape how customer operations scales as the company grows

• 1–7+ years experience in customer success, customer operations, account management, solutions, or sales
• Prior experience in a startup or early-stage company is strongly preferred
• Comfortable wearing multiple hats and shifting priorities
• Confident working without rigid structure or constant supervision
• Strong communicator who builds trust quickly with customers
• Commercially minded with experience supporting growth and retention
• High ownership mentality — you see problems and take action

• Comfort with fast change, incomplete information, and evolving processes
• Willingness to be hands‑on and accountable for outcomes
• Ability to balance customer advocacy with business priorities
• Interest in building something from the ground up, not inheriting a finished system
• Competitive salary and equity
• Relocation assistance available
• Company‑provided technology setup
• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Meals provided while onsite

• Prefer clearly defined processes and slow decision‑making
• Expect a strictly 9–5 role
• Need heavy direction or layered management
• Are looking for a fully built customer success organization