Strategic Projects Associate

Department: Operations

Location: Virtual

Compensation: $30K – $55K • Offers Bonus

Employment Type: FullTime

Terac: The Expert Network Powering Frontier Research

Terac helps teams reach faster research breakthroughs through our marketplace of verified experts. We are building agents to recruit, verify, and match 10,000s experts with 1000s of opportunities from the worlds most innovative organizations.

We work with leading enterprises and are backed by top investors.

About the role:

Were looking for a founding operator to partner directly with the CEO to shape and scale the company’s core functions. You will work on the highest-priority problems in the company including managing key customer relationships, building out the founding team, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

Youre someone who thrives in ambiguity, has exceptional judgment, and can context-switch between strategic planning, tactical execution, and people operations.

You will:

• Coordinate the delivery of our highest-value projects

• Work with the CEO to drive important business decisions

• Oversee and orchestrate the work of 10,000s of experts on our platform

• Ensure execution under demanding timelines

• Diagnose bottlenecks, restructure workflows, and implement solutions that improve quality, throughput, and cost-efficiency.

You have/are:

• Background in consulting, finance, startups, or other operationally intense environments.

• Strong analytical and communication abilities; proven track record of managing complex projects.

• Comfortable working directly with high-profile clients.

• Excited by “gritty” process optimization and large-scale execution.

Misc

• We operate six days per week.

• Terac culture: Between weekly presentations, company hackathons, and an AI-first mindset, youll be working with one of the most innovative teams on the planet.

• Growth opportunities: Youre joining Terac at one of the earliest stages and will have an opportunity to shape and grow with the company as a founding member.