Job Overview
Job description
- Salary:
- USD 90,000 - 130,000 per year
- Location:
- New York Office, United States
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Senior Operations Associate (CS) at Basic Capital in New York Office, United States.
Role Summary
CULTURAL FIT
- Passionate about solving big social problems with pragmatic solutions
- Aptitude for complexity and curiosity for financial markets
- Believes in building leverage, using AI and automation to scale impact as the company grows rather than defaulting to headcount
- Enjoys learning new tools and selecting the right one for each job
- Adaptable and open to contributing across the operation as the team evolves
- Autonomous, high agency, accountable, and thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, working effectively in cross-functional teams
- Excited to be part of an in-office team, working five days per week from our Tribeca, NYC office
Responsibilities
YOU WILL
- Own the ongoing client relationship after launch, serving as trusted advisor to administrators and champion for participants
- Design and help build the programmatic systems, automation, and AI-powered tooling that scale customer success to many clients without scaling headcount
- Run quarterly business reviews and drive engagement programs that lift participation and keep plans healthy
- Deliver continued education to administrators and employees as new features and offerings roll out
- Turn client feedback into prioritized signal for product, and work to iterate on the admin and participant experience
- Assist the support team on escalations and help build the systems that let support scale
Requirements
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- Proven customer success or account management experience owning a book of clients, ideally in fintech, benefits, or retirement
- A systems builder who has turned high-touch, manual client work into repeatable, scalable programs
- A leverage mindset, using AI, automation, and tooling to scale impact rather than adding headcount
- Working knowledge of 401(k) administration and what administrators and participants need, or the ability to ramp quickly
- A track record of driving engagement, adoption, and retention across a book of clients
- Comfort running executive quarterly business reviews and navigating multiple stakeholders
PREFERRED COMPETENCIES
- Experience building operational tooling, automations, or AI-powered internal systems
- Familiarity with retirement plan compliance and ERISA concepts
- Background in employee benefits, HR technology, or financial wellness
- Experience in fintech or early-stage technology companies
About the Company
ABOUT BASIC CAPITAL
Basic Capital is a fintech company disrupting America’s $1T retirement industry by building the mortgage for retirement, unlocking market ownership, and making wealth accessible to every American. Our mission is to create products, platforms, and a credit marketplace that power a fundamentally new retirement system.
Our founding team includes leaders from Goldman Sachs, Uber, Block, Stripe, and Robinhood. We’re backed by top investors such as Lux Capital, Forerunner Ventures, BoxGroup, SVAngel, Inspired Capital, and Henry Kravis. Based in Tribeca, NYC, we’re assembling a lean, high-performance team committed to reducing wealth inequality.
For more information, visit Basic Capital’s website https://www.basiccapital.com/.
- Role:
- Senior Operations Associate (CS)
- Job Type:
- FullTime
Company profile

Basic Capital
basiccapital.comBasic Capital is a financial company on a mission to increase the rate at which Americans save for retirement. It works to make 401(k) plans radically better, making it possible to finance investments so that people can own a piece of the system. Basic Capital aims to make the retirement plan a bigger part of the benefits package and to build a product employees want to use, with backing from investors who see a modern retirement system as long overdue. It lists its address in New York.