We’re modernizing construction, a $12T global industry run by siloed software built 20-40 years ago (on-prem, no APIs, no mobile access, etc.).

Our core product is Agave Sync, which helps General and Trade Contractors keep financial data in sync between their field teams on jobsites and their accounting teams in a central back office.

We do this by building proprietary connections between these companies' systems of record using our API and syncing data between them automatically. We save them time and money, making them more productive and profitable.

Our founding team has worked together for 10 years, first at Graphiq (acq. by Amazon) then at Amazon. We've raised over $5m from YC, Accel, and leaders from Plaid, Procore, Autodesk, PlanGrid, Aconex, and more.

These slides explain our company, team, and opportunity: https://www.figma.com/slides/nlpdpvRj3iS2qbPXqkMQz0/Agave--Candidate-Pitch-Deck

tl;dr we’re hiring a part recruiter / BizOps / brand strategist to own critical company-wide goals related to hiring and business operations. You will report directly to our co-founder/CEO, and have the opportunity to grow into senior people/business operations role over time. Estimate breakdown to start is 70% people ops and 30% business ops (will change over time).

Why are we hiring this role?

• We’re growing like crazy and need to release key bottlenecks to hit our aggressive growth targets over the next year+. Two key growth constraints are our ability to: (1) recruit excellent candidates to fill our open roles, and (2) handle our customer/revenue operations processes as we scale.
• You’ll work closely with our CEO, Tom, and our Ops Lead, Nicole.

Why join us?

• Early-stage, yet de-risked: we are a rare combo of being early stage (high upside) but lower risk (4XX+ paying customers, $Xm+ recurring revenue, profitable & cash-flow positive for over 2 yrs, hockey-stick growth). You get the benefits of an early stage startup without the risk you’ll have at almost any other startup. You’ll have a ton of impact, work directly with our customers, and get to work on interesting technical challenges you won’t see at bigger companies. Although we’re early stage, we’ve eliminated key strategic risks you’ll face at other startups. Like an unproven product, lack of market validation, lack of revenue, over-reliance on VC funding, co-founder disputes. We’re all young and hungry. Our team is fully in-person, tenacious, and committed - most of us moved to SF from far away (Canada, SoCal, Texas, Virginia) specifically to build Agave from the ground up.
• Team is technical, diverse, young: you'll work with a formidable founding team that's experienced, intense, and ambitious. We've worked together for 10 years, first at a startup that Amazon acquired, then at Amazon, and now at Agave. You'll learn a ton while having outsized ownership. You’ll have a front-row seat to the good and bad of building a company from the ground up. We’re also technical - all but 1 of our team (our AE!) have either majored in CS, worked as full-time devs, and/or worked in technical roles at startups and larger tech companies for 5+ years before moving into business roles at Agave.
• Huge opportunity without direct competition: startups are incredibly hard, so you want to join one that has a unique advantage. You don’t want to spend years of your life on a company in a saturated market with tons of competition. We’re seizing an opportunity that’s massive (Construction is the world’s third-largest industry) but also overlooked by most people in startup land. Most who can solve this problem aren’t aware it exists or are too distracted by tech trends (blockchain, metaverse, LLMs, etc.) to notice. These talented folks get coaxed into building products that seem cool early on, but don’t solve durable problems or aren’t differentiated enough against their many competitors to be sustainable (e.g. lots of AI products), so they end-up not going anywhere or stagnating without a clear plan to grow profitably. As a result, we have a multi-year head start against potential competitors, increasing our odds of success significantly. We’re also backed by world-class investors (Accel, YC) and Construction insiders (Procore and Autodesk executives, founders of the largest construction tech companies like PlanGrid).

Responsibilities

• Hiring (end to end): contribute & help scale company-wide hiring goals for technical and non-technical roles
  • assist in planning, creating, and releasing job descriptions and announcements
  • source candidates from schools, industries, and networks where skilled, ambitious people cluster
  • develop creative hacks that short-circuit traditional methods and give us an edge over other companies
  • partner with external recruiters to extend our network and add leverge to our hiring process
  • screen candidates to determine their motivation, preferences, and fit for our open roles
  • convert candidates efficiently, ensuring a thoughtful, personal touch at each step along the way
  • close candidates we want to join us, working alongside the co-founders and hiring managers
  • coordinate recruiting logistics, including on-site interviews
  • optimize our hiring processes, tools, and systems to ensure efficiency
• Business operations: own core business operations outside of recruiting,
  • ex: Marketing: help manage conference logistics, draft customer newsletters, own social media posts, update product assets (e.g. marketplace app listings)
  • ex: Revenue: send out new invoices to customers, pull reports of recognized revenue MoM, track and chase overdue payments
  • ex: Renewals: manage YoY price increases for customers
• Project management (ad hoc): spearhead projects, whether related to people or our business
  • ex: we need a new FP&A tool; research available software and propose a suitable solution
  • ex: build a system to fully automate sending swag to partners
  • ex: understand and file time-sensitive immigration paperwork for international employees
  • ex: plan a quarterly team off-site in Tahoe, managing lodging, food, and team activities
• Office Management:
  • coordinate snack & catering delivery for the team
  • coordinate & plan engaging team events on a recurring cadence, like team dinners
  • work with outside vendors to ensure the office to ensure the office is fully functional and well-maintained (e.g. cleaning, building management, etc.

Requirements

Who you are:

• graduate from a top university (e.g. Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton, MIT, etc.) with a strong academic record
• hungry to learn, resourceful, and excited to get hands-on experience at a fast-growing startup
• comfortable wearing many hats and figuring things out quickly with limited direction

Must have:

• curiosity, hustle, and ability to figure things out quickly
• excellent written and verbal communication skills
• detail-orientation and organizational skills
• comfortable operating independently and efficiently, with little upfront guidance
• desire to learn, experiment, and use data to iterate to better decisions

Nice to have:

• prior experience in recruiting, operations, or leadership roles
• interest in startups, entrepreneurship, or building things from the ground up

Benefits

• Healthcare: we cover 90% of your healthcare costs with several plan options.
• 401k: we match 100% of your contributions, up to 4% of annual salary.
• Relocation: sizable relocation bonus for folks currently located outside of the Bay Area.
• Gym: on-site gym with Peloton, squat rack, Tempo, Yoga setup, and more.
• Visa: we sponsor Visas (H1B, TN, etc.) for candidates who are a good fit!
• Performance Bonuses: we offer annual performance bonuses when we hit company growth goals, which are a % of your base salary. These are large, meaningful rewards that scale with the amount we grow in a particular year.
• Relocation: sizable relocation bonus for folks currently located outside of the Bay Area, and a bonus for anyone (even within the Bay Area) who moves within a 15-minute walk of our office.
• Commuter benefits: employees can make pre-tax contributions toward commuting costs, and we’ll cover the full cost of a Muni pass for those using public transit.

In-Person

• We've built Agave in-person since day 1, and will maintain an in-person culture in San Francisco going forward. We form tighter bonds, build a stronger culture, and move faster since we're all working from one location.
• Our office is at 101 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, right near Salesforce Park, coffee shops & restaurants, and a bustling downtown. We believe building in-person is a huge strategic advantage, and we hope you’ll join us.