bina is a global, full-time accredited school delivering precision primary education for 4-12 year olds and their adults, everywhere. We deliver globally accredited, digitally native primary education that adapts to each child's needs. As we grow our remote-first, globally distributed team, we’re looking for a strategic, systems-minded Strategic Operations Manager to upgrade our financial and bizops with accuracy, punctuality, and efficiency.
This is a great opportunity to architect how a new form of schooling manages its operational & financial backbone — streamlining operations, analytics, ensuring compliance, and creating real-time performance visibility so that every resource contributes to joyful, quality education at scale.
We are looking for applicants who can start in Feb-March 2026 and can work full-time in Afro-European timezones (GMT +0:00 to GMT +2:00) or Eastern Timezone (GMT -3:00 to GMT -5:00).
What is bina?
We're creating joy and quality educational outcomes at scale. We offer a fully synchronous digital primary school with micro-classrooms of seven students from different corners of the globe, learning together with top-notch teachers. We go beyond academics, focusing on social-emotional learning and cultural and environmental awareness through biome-themed units. We're curating an intuitive educational experience by integrating Ed-tech tools, research, and content. It's a sleek schooling experience for students, educators, and families.
What does bina's Strategic Operations Lead do?
You'll be the operational backbone of bina, building and managing the financial infrastructure that enables smart, data-driven decision-making across the organization. Initially, you'll focus on establishing robust financial systems — budgeting, forecasting, modeling, compliance, and reporting. Once these foundations are in place, the majority of your time will shift to strategic operations: leading cross-functional projects, optimizing operational KPIs, and creating visibility into company-wide performance.
This role is designed to grow with bina. As we scale, you'll evolve from foundational operator to strategic leader — potentially growing into a Chief Operating Officer role as the company expands.
🔧 Key Responsibilities
💰 Financial Operations & Strategic Finance
- Serve as the principal supplier of financial information for internal leadership and external stakeholders, including current and potential investors
- Lead financial reporting through monthly management accounts, budgeting, and forecasting
- Build and maintain financial models for scenario planning, plan vs. fact analysis, and monthly performance reviews
- Establish efficient processes with external service providers (e.g., accountants, payroll providers)
- Overview day-to-day financial operations including invoicing, payroll, reimbursements, and compliance — executed by external providers (accountants, fractional financial specialists/controllers)
📊 Strategic Operations & Analytics
- Design and maintain a global performance dashboard providing real-time visibility into company-wide operations
- Define, track, and optimize operational KPIs across teams (school operations, family success, etc.)
- Support cross-functional teams with data analysis, insights, and strategic recommendations
- Provide analytical support for decision-making across the organization
⚙️ Operational Project Leadership
- Lead and manage strategic operational projects that drive efficiency and support company growth
- Identify opportunities to optimize processes and improve operational performance
- Build scalable systems and workflows that grow with the organization
- Partner with team leads to implement data-driven improvements across school operations and family services
🔄 Process Improvement & Automation
- Introduce and maintain automation tools to reduce manual work and increase accuracy
- Continuously improve workflows to ensure scalability as bina grows
You will be a great fit if you have…
- Experience in strategy/management consulting
- Track record of delivering high quality, timely cross functional financial and operational analytics
- Experience in financial & operational systems management, process automation, and data stewardship
- Passion for data-driven decision-making and systems thinking
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Excellent time management and ability to follow through multiple projects at the same time
- Comfortable operating in a start-up environment
- Having experience with agentic AI, no-code automations is a plus
What can you expect from us?
- Annual compensation of $60-85k USD
- A position at the forefront of global education innovation, with substantial opportunities for growth and impact. The team is young and growing.
- A flexible, fully remote work environment that allows you to work from (almost!) anywhere in the world (all you need is strong internet, a clean quiet room, and to come to your meetings on time)
- Join a vibrant, diverse team that is transforming education for learners globally.
