Senior Associate, Strategy & Operations

Strategy & Operations is the connective tissue across everything we do at Manifest — from practice operations and attorney performance management to AI rollouts and new product launches. We're a small, high-output team that gets handed the company's most ambiguous problems and turns them into systems, insights, and action plans. You'll work directly with leadership across all functions, from our legal practice heads to our AI engineering team, making decisions that shape how we scale.

Ideal experience: • You have 2–4 years of experience in consulting, banking, a high-growth startup ops or strategy role, or a similarly rigorous environment where you learned to break down complex problems and drive to solutions. • You have a strong quantitative foundation — you're fluent in SQL and Excel, and comfortable taking a messy business question and figuring out what data you need to answer it. • You're deeply AI-native, using AI tools as a daily multiplier on your own work and thinking critically about how AI can transform business operations. • You've worked in environments where the problems aren't perfectly scoped and you're expected to figure out the right approach, not just execute someone else's plan. • You're unusually proactive — you don't wait for perfectly defined tasks, you identify what needs to happen next and make it happen. • You're a clear communicator in both writing and live conversation, able to distill complex analysis into actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What You'll Own: This is the entry point into Manifest's Strategy & Operations for someone who wants to build range fast. You'll get handed real, ambiguous problems from day one — pulling and analyzing data to answer questions nobody has asked yet, building the first version of operational systems, running diagnostics on attorney performance, and partnering with leaders across the business to turn analysis into action. The work spans every surface of the company: optimizing how our immigration and real estate practices operate, measuring the impact of our AI tools on client outcomes, building frameworks for how we evaluate and onboard new legal talent, and running financial analysis on everything from unit economics to market expansion opportunities. The bar is high, but so is the learning rate — this role is designed for someone who wants to be a Manager in 18–24 months and is willing to earn it. You'll own real outcomes that move the business forward, not just analysis that sits in a deck.

This for you if: You thrive in environments where the problems are real but not perfectly defined, and you get energized by having to figure out the right approach rather than just executing a clear plan. You're someone who wants to understand how every part of the business works and isn't intimidated by jumping between legal operations, financial modeling, AI product analysis, and strategic planning in the same week. You're comfortable being held to high standards and see feedback as fuel for rapid improvement. You want to build serious business judgment early in your career and are willing to take on the ambiguity and responsibility that comes with that.

Not for you if: This role isn't for you if you need clearly defined tasks and detailed guidance to be productive. We don't have the luxury of extensive onboarding programs or perfectly scoped projects — you'll need to figure out what needs to be done and how to do it, often with limited direction. If you're looking for a role where you can specialize in one area and go deep rather than building broad business range, this isn't the right fit. The learning curve is steep and the expectations are high — if you're not comfortable with that level of pressure and accountability, you'll struggle here.