Edition 50(!!): Ali Rohde Jobs

Roles at MetaMask, Loom, Rewatch, First Round, a16z

December 16, 2021

Happy Friday, and welcome to Edition 50 of Ali Rohde Jobs!

Excited to kick off our new “Operator of the Day” series below, to showcase operators whose careers and paths others can learn from. In the future, I will share a form where you can nominate yourself or others to be featured.

As usual, feel free to follow Ali Rohde Jobs on LinkedIn or Twitter, or book a time to chat with me here. - Ali

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Operator of the day: Wafic El-Assi, Product Operations Manager at Uber & Mentor at Skillful

Welcome to our new Operator of the Day series! Wafic grew up in the Middle East before attending the University of Toronto, where he studied civil engineering. He started his career as an engineer on construction sites, but quickly realized this life was not for him. He pivoted to the world of academia at the University of Toronto working on transportation modeling research. There, he developed strong analytical skills and started immersing himself in the Toronto startup scene. This helped him land a job as a Data Scientist at a startup, where he built ML-driven products. Wafic is now at Uber, where he’s held multiple roles across BizOps and product. 

What’s 1 piece of advice you have for others just starting their careers?

What skills do you rely on most often, and how did you build these skills?

What resource do you rely on again and again?

If people want to learn more about you, where should they go?

Who are other operators we should feature?

Resource of the day: Skiplevel deal

Skiplevel — the program I mentioned 2 weeks ago that helps non-engineering tech professionals become more technical without learning how to code — is running a holiday promo!

Started by engineer Irene Yu, rather than coding, Skiplevel focuses on helping these professionals build a fundamental understanding of software, be able to communicate from a technical perspective, and understand the process of developing software.

Use code WELCOME2022 for $35 off program enrollment. Expires 12/31.

Role of the day: Chief of Staff & Special Projects Manager at Ruggable. Based in LA.

Ruggable is a Los Angeles-based, venture-backed, rapidly growing e-commerce startup that is disrupting the $7B rug industry and revolutionizing the market for residential rugs. Our patented 2-Piece Rug System allows you to remove the top layer of your rug and wash it in your home washing machine, offering an affordable, stylish and convenient solution for young families, pet owners, and busy individuals.

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Chief of Staff roles

Chief of Staff, Loom (Communications Software, Series C, YC, backed by Sequoia), Remote, US

Chief of Staff, Wreno (HR, Early-stage), Atlanta, GA / Phoenix, AZ / Palo Alto, CA / Remote

Chief of Staff to CEO, Unit21 (DevTools, Series B, backed by ICONIQ), SF

Chief of Staff to the Founding Team, Automate Medical (Healthcare, Seed), Remote

Chief of Staff, Method Financial (Fintech, Seed, YC), Austin / Remote

Chief of Staff, Clari (Analytics, Series E, backed by Sequoia), Sunnyvale, CA

Chief of Staff, Ninety.io (Productivity, Series A), Remote, US

Chief of Staff, Genies (Media and Entertainment, Series B, backed by NEA), Los Angeles

Chief of Staff, Zum (Transportation, Series D, backed by Sequoia), SF

Chief of Staff, Bodily (Healthcare, Early-stage), Brooklyn, NY / Remote

Chief of Staff, Perelel (Healthcare, Early-stage), Los Angeles

BizOps roles

Business Operations Associate, Sika Health (Healthcare, Early-stage), NYC / Remote

Revenue Operations Manager, Rewatch (Video Streaming, Series A, backed by a16z), Remote, US

Business Operations Associate, Nimble Robotics (Robotics, Series A, backed by Accel), SF

Business Operations Analyst, MetaMask (Crypto, Early-stage), Remote, US/Canada

Business Operations Lead, Idenati (Productivity, Seed), NYC / Remote

Associate, Strategy & Business Operations, Helix (Biotech, Series C, backed by Kleiner Perkins), San Mateo, CA

Venture Capital roles

Chief of Staff, Verity Venture Partners, SF

Head of Platform, ff Venture Capital, NYC

Venture Analyst, Playground Global, Palo Alto, CA

Associate, Bio, Andreessen Horowitz, Menlo Park, CA

Investor (Healthcare), First Round, NYC

Venture Manager, Aegis Ventures, NYC