Biz Ops & Strategic Projects Lead

Glidepath is the agentic AI platform purpose-built for multi-unit franchise success, from brand discovery through portfolio management.

• For prospective franchisees: Our AI agents identify the right franchise opportunities and help you navigate the path to building a successful multi-unit portfolio
• For current operators: Our AI agents automate workflows, uncover insights, and identify new opportunities
• For brands: Our AI agents connect you with a qualified pipeline of ambitious franchisees while automating time-consuming franchise development processes

Franchising is a massive industry with over 800,000 locations in the US, nearly a trillion dollars in annual consumer spend, and a rapidly growing footprint internationally. Multi-unit operators account for over 50% of all franchise locations, yet the tooling and infrastructure to build and scale these portfolios is fragmented and outdated. We're changing that, backed by leading investors, angels, and franchise industry leaders.

We're looking for a Biz Ops & Strategic Projects Lead to work directly with the founding team on the highest-leverage, cross-functional problems at Glidepath. In a given week, you might run a go-to-market analysis, structure a partnership deal, build an internal tool with AI, or own a new product workstream end-to-end.

This is a broad, high-agency role for an ambitious person who wants to operate in a fast-paced AI-native startup environment, take on hard problems across the business, and have an outsized impact on where the company goes.

• Partner with the founding team on strategic projects across GTM, Product, Operations, and Partnerships
• Run analyses that inform key business decisions — pricing, segmentation, market sizing, funnel economics, and more
• Lead build vs. buy vs. partner decisions for new opportunities in collaboration with the cross-functional team to identify key considerations, tradeoffs, and the right path forward
• Define monetization approach and commercial terms for new products and partnerships
• Scope and execute strategic projects end-to-end, from problem definition through delivery
• Build and improve internal systems and processes — leveraging AI wherever possible — to help the company move faster
• Own cross-functional initiatives that don't yet have a home and build repeatable processes
• Identify anything preventing the company from operating at a high level and move quickly to address it

• 3-5 years of experience in consulting, investment banking, private equity or an operational role at an early or growth-stage technology company
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication; you can distill complexity into clarity for founders, customers, and investors
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and quickly shifting focus across priorities
• High ownership mindset: you drive every project through to the finish and hold yourself accountable to a high standard
• Curious and ambitious: you love going deep on hard problems and turning ambiguity into clear answers
• Bias for action: you move quickly and make decisions with the right signal without waiting for perfect conditions or complete information
• AI-native: you use AI tools to amplify your impact and velocity. Even if your current company doesn't lean into AI, you regularly use AI tools personally, and you're eager to work somewhere that leverages AI as a core pillar
• Startup or early-stage experience is a plus
• Interest in franchising and local businesses is a plus

• Meaningful impact: Help support local communities by empowering local operators and elevating great franchise brands
• Ownership and responsibility: Own significant pieces of the business and have direct influence on company direction
• AI-native: Join a team that is pushing the boundaries of AI capabilities, both for our product and how we operate internally
• Strong benefits: Fully-covered healthcare options and unlimited PTO
• In-person team: Work alongside the founding team in NYC