Fast Facts

OnYourMark Education is seeking a Manager of Operations to manage day-to-day financial operations, improve systems for long-term efficiency, and support organizational growth in a fully remote setting.

Responsibilities: Oversee financial operations including budgeting, invoicing, and reporting; improve systems and processes for efficiency; support fundraising efforts; and collaborate on team projects.

Skills: Strong financial and operational management experience, proficiency with data and technology, excellent organizational skills, and a collaborative mindset.

Qualifications: 2-3 years of financial and operational experience, particularly in a nonprofit setting; attention to detail, ability to manage multiple projects, and comfort with ambiguity.

Location: This job is based in Chicago, Illinois but is fully remote.

Compensation: $60000 - $75000 / Annually

Who We Are

OnYourMark Education is a high dosage virtual tutoring service providing individualized early literacy virtual foundational skills instruction to elementary students grounded in the science of reading. We partner with schools as a supplement to the literacy instruction already in place to ensure students get the foundational reading skills they need to excel!

Why We Exist

OnYourMark exists to ensure that the students we serve have a strong foundation to become thriving readers. We also believe that spreading an understanding of the science of how children learn to read can be transformative for tutors, teachers, children, and families. Getting foundational literacy skills right early will support children to read on grade level and diminish the need for schools to remediate at their current levels.

Why Apply

When you join the OnYourMark team, you commit to supporting students to become lifelong readers with the foundational reading skills to tackle future school and life challenges and adventures. Joining the OnYourMark team is right for you if you are invested in having an impact on the lives of young people, are committed to learning, and are inspired to be a part of eradicating educational inequities. Being a part of a founding team requires thriving in ambiguity and fully embracing OnYourMark’s start-up mantra, “find a need and fill the need.”

Position Overview

The Manager of Operations will join the small but mighty Operations Team and will report to the VP of Operations & Finance. The Operations Team works in service of all other teams at OnYourMark; their goal is to provide the foundation across teams to ensure the organization is set up for success. The Manager of Operations is a new position at OnYourMark, and is finance-forward with a side of general operations. The Manager of Operations will be responsible for overseeing our day to day financial operations, while simultaneously overhauling and improving our systems and processes to support long-term efficiency and sustainability. This role combines financial planning, accounting, project management, strategic systems thinking, and a service-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 2-3 years of financial and operational experience, including budgeting across teams, invoicing, reimbursements, and reporting. Within a nonprofit setting is a bonus.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Comfort with data and technology, including spreadsheets, survey tools (e.g., Alchemer), and financial software (e.g., Expensify); eager to learn and implement new tools.
• Collaborative mindset, with strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to work effectively across teams and roles.
• Proactive and resourceful, with a problem-solving orientation and a desire to build systems that support long-term sustainability.
• Adaptable and flexible, comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities typical of an early-stage organization.
• Alignment with the organization’s mission and values, ensuring the financial and organizational stability to ensure our partners and tutors are empowered to drive literacy outcomes for all students.

Evolving Responsibilities

As Manager of Operations at OnYourMark, your responsibilities will evolve over time as we continue to grow as an organization. To start, you can expect approximately 50-70% of this role to be finance work and the remainder to be other projects and general operational tasks. Some potential areas of focus include:

• Oversee day-to-day financial operations, including accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Support organizational budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and budget management
• Prepare financial data and reporting to support fundraising efforts and fulfill requirements from current and prospective funders
• Identify opportunities to build and improve systems and processes, and leverage technology to increase efficiency and long-term sustainability
• Collaborate with team members to design and maintain efficient survey systems to collect, track, and analyze stakeholder feedback
• Support organizational communication and administrative workflows, including but not limited to employee and tutor HR-related requests
• Lead and support a variety of ad hoc and special projects as priorities evolve in a fast-paced, startup environment

Working at OnYourMark

Join a national team that is dedicated to building OnYourMark in service of our tutors and young readers across the country!

All OnYourMark teammates are fully remote and enjoy the flexibilities that come with that. We work hard and thrive in a supportive environment that is really “All In” as required in a startup while centering each teammate as a whole person with real life needs and responsibilities (like picking kids up from school, going to the doctor, working out etc.) beyond our professional commitments. 

One of our key mantras is “find a need and fill the need.” In practice this means often stepping outside the lanes of our job descriptions to lend a hand to whatever task is most pressing across the organization, from helping to interview tutor candidates, to getting students set up with the technology needed to be able to connect for sessions. There really is no job too big or too small for any teammate. 

Problem-solvers and self-starters thrive at OnYourMark. There are natural ebbs and flows to the work that often mean long hours at the start of sessions and then role specific flexibilities that center around a more traditional work week. We also work across the country so early mornings or later evenings are possible depending on a teammate’s timezone and where the schools we serve are located.  

Expected compensation $60,000-$75,000k, commensurate with experience.