Founding IT & Data Operations Manager

The Denominator · Remote (Preferred: San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Austin or Boston) · Full-time

We believe tomorrow will be better than today, and we build with that conviction. We have a small team and a large thesis, and we intend to define the category.

If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box — we’re looking for candidates who are particularly strong in a few areas, and have genuine interest and capability in others.

About the Role

The Denominator is building from first principles as an AI-native company, and the systems we run on are part of the product. We are looking for a founding IT and data operations manager to take ownership of our technology stack and our data room: every tool, account and integration the company uses, and the auditable record that investors, auditors and acquirers will read. You will run the routines that keep our data complete, current and defensible, and free the founding team to build. The standards you set now will carry the company through its next fundraise and every diligence after it.

What You’ll Do

• Own the company’s software stack end to end (productivity suite, code hosting and deployment, email delivery, analytics, identity and AI tools), including accounts, licenses, integrations, renewals and spend
• Run the data room as an investor- and audit-ready record: folder structure, regular exports, immutable snapshots, versioned documentation and the access register
• Operate the reporting cadence that feeds it, automated with scheduled AI agents wherever possible
• Set and enforce the security basics: multi-factor authentication everywhere, least-privilege access, password management, onboarding and offboarding, device management and a clean record of who can see what
• Keep the operating data honest: maintain the records the company runs on, reconcile exports against their sources, and prepare the move to a CRM and a database as the team grows
• Write and run the runbooks (vendor migrations, backups, incident steps) and the documentation a new hire or an auditor needs to understand how the company works

What You’ll Bring

The Toolkit

• 4+ years in IT, business systems or operations at a startup or venture-backed company, owning the stack rather than filing tickets against it
• Administration of a cloud productivity suite and a password manager, plus SSO, multi-factor authentication and device management
• Comfort with developer-facing tools: code hosting, web hosting, DNS, and email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
• Experience building or maintaining a data room for a fundraise, audit or acquisition, and the discipline to keep it current between events
• Strong data skills: advanced spreadsheets, CSV exports, basic SQL, and the habit of checking a number against its source
• Scripting or automation, and working fluency with AI agents for scheduled, repeatable tasks
• Exceptional organization and documentation: you leave every system easier to understand than you found it

The Denominator DNA

• You keep records an auditor can trust: dated, sourced and never edited after the fact
• You learn how each team works before you choose a tool for it
• You use AI to automate the routine, and you check what it produces
• You own every account, renewal and access list, so nothing falls between the cracks
• You believe well-run systems let a small team move like a large one

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting due diligence for a financing or acquisition, or gathering evidence for SOC 2
• Experience administering product analytics, search and webmaster tools, and email service platforms
• Familiarity with cloud account administration, billing alerts and storage
• Experience setting up a CRM for a first sales team
• Prior experience as the first operations or IT hire at a company with fewer than 20 people

Working at The Denominator

• Board-level impact from day one: your work reaches the CIOs, CFOs and boards making AI decisions within months, not years
• Fully remote, with a preference for San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Austin or Boston; the right candidate can be located anywhere
• A direct line to the decisions: no layers between your judgment and the product

Compensation

• $125,000 – $160,000 • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus

Compensation decisions are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skills, certifications, location and business needs. Employees may be eligible for additional benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k), paid holidays and paid time off, and professional development opportunities and tools.

About The Denominator

The Denominator is building the intelligence company for the AI economy. Enterprises are committing trillions to AI, and the executives accountable for that capital must move at pace, keep their options open and answer for the return. We build the empirical intelligence that lets them decide with conviction, preserve optionality in every technology choice and deploy capital with discipline. Learn more at thedenominator.ai.

To apply, write to careers@thedenominator.ai with the role in the subject line.

The Denominator is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.