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WHOOP · 1 month ago

Senior Lead, Creative Operations

WHOOP is on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan, empowering members to optimize their daily performance. They are seeking a Senior Lead, Creative Operations to enhance operational excellence within the Chief Creative Office, ensuring strategic alignment and efficient execution across multidisciplinary teams.

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Responsibilities

Align design operations and execution across the CCO organization, ensuring integrated workflows and collaboration across teams including Industrial Design, Brand Collaborations, Retail, and Apparel + Accessories
Build and optimize creative workflows and intake processes to drive alignment and efficiency between internal and external collaborators
Develop systems, tools, and documentation to support end-to-end creative operations from planning through delivery
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams to prioritize initiatives and establish operational frameworks that support both business and creative outcomes
Own operational planning functions including budget tracking, financial forecasting, vendor contracts, procurement, and cross-functional reporting
Support people operations within the CCO, including recruiting, onboarding, team culture initiatives, and organizational planning
Collaborate with IT and internal systems teams to support tooling, software investments, and infrastructure that supports creative operations

Qualification

Design operationsProgram managementCreative workflowsBudget managementOperational toolsAI toolsTeam culture initiativesCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsOrganizational skills

Required

7–10+ years of experience in design operations, program management, or strategic operations within a creative, product, or design-led organization
Proven success in building scalable operational systems across cross-functional, multidisciplinary environments
Strong understanding of creative workflows in areas such as industrial design, brand development, environmental/retail design, and apparel/accessory design
Exceptional communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities
Demonstrated ability to create clarity and structure within ambiguity, guiding teams through complex initiatives
Experience managing budgets, vendor relationships, and operational tools that support creative work
Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work aligns with the same high-quality standards as personal contributions

Preferred

Background working with consumer hardware, performance, or lifestyle brands is preferred
Proficiency with tools such as Asana, Airtable, Figma, and Notion is a plus

Benefits

Benefits
A generous equity package

Company

WHOOP is a fitness tech company that offers wearables that track sleep, recovery, and performance.

H1B Sponsorship

WHOOP has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (32)
2024 (18)
2023 (15)
2022 (5)
2021 (17)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$404.75M
Key Investors
SoftBank Vision FundIVPFoundry Group
2026-01-15Undisclosed
2021-08-30Series F· $200M
2020-10-28Series E· $100M

Leadership Team

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Will Ahmed
Founder & CEO
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Aurelian Nicolae
Co-Founder & Chief Hardware Engineer
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