[Hiring] Operations Specialist @Pearl

Role Description

A fast-growing AI company in the procurement technology space is looking for an Operations Specialist to own the data and supplier-coordination layer that keeps its platform delivering for enterprise customers.

The company is founder-led, lean, and in an active deployment phase — onboarding new enterprise clients and running real-world sourcing events. Often described as "Palantir for procurement," its deployment team blends tactical execution with customer advisory work, and this hire exists to own the execution core so senior team members can stay at the strategic level.

Day-to-day, the role is roughly 60% Excel-based data work and 40% phone and email follow-up with existing US-based suppliers to keep them engaged on the platform. Success means owning a client account end to end within 90 days, running the back-end work and communication independently.

Core Responsibilities

• Data Cleaning & Validation
  • Clean, structure, and validate supplier, product, and quantity data using Excel
  • Apply VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, pivot tables, and conditional formulas to organize datasets
  • Sanity-check data for missing values, inconsistent formatting, and errors before modeling begins
  • Build formula-driven models without hard-coded values, ensuring datasets are replicable
  • Onboard validated customer data onto the client's deployment platform
• Supplier Communication & Follow-Up
  • Call US-based suppliers who haven't responded on the platform to re-engage them
  • Deliver a consistent daily outreach script and improve call quality with each iteration
  • Track supplier response status and escalate persistently to prevent dormant accounts
  • Coordinate outreach priorities with the deployment team via Slack
• Deployment & Operations Support
  • Maintain and update supplier and product records across active sourcing events
  • Support end-to-end deployment of sourcing events for enterprise customers
  • Flag process gaps and recommend operational improvements proactively
  • Take on expanded account ownership as tenure and performance progress

Qualifications

• 1–2+ years of hands-on Microsoft Excel experience in a professional work environment (not coursework or training), including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, and IF formulas
• Demonstrated experience cleaning, normalizing, and validating datasets using formula-based methods (no hard-coded values), including sanity-checking data quality and comparing extracted data against source documents
• Experience building structured, replicable Excel models that others can follow
• Experience conducting outbound phone calls to US-based suppliers, vendors, or business contacts in a professional capacity
• C1+ English (CEFR) — spoken and written — for direct phone communication with US-based suppliers
• Located in LATAM and able to work within one hour of US Eastern Time

Requirements

• 1–2 years in management consulting or at a boutique advisory firm (Nice-to-Have)
• Hands-on procurement or supply chain experience (tactical purchasing, operational supplier relationship management) (Nice-to-Have)
• Python for data manipulation or automation (Nice-to-Have)
• Prior exposure to e-procurement or sourcing platforms (Nice-to-Have)

Benefits

• Competitive Salary: Based on experience and skills
• Remote Work: Fully remote—work from anywhere
• Team Incentives: Recognition for maintaining 100% CRM hygiene and on-time reporting
• Generous PTO: In accordance with company policy
• Health Coverage for PH-based talents: HMO coverage after 3 months for full-time employees
• Direct Mentorship: Guidance from international industry experts
• Learning & Development: Ongoing access to resources for professional growth
• Global Networking: Connect with professionals worldwide

Company Description

Pearl works with the top 1% of candidates from around the world and connects them with the best startups in the US and EU. Our clients have raised over $5B in aggregate and are backed by companies like OpenAI, a16z, and Founders Fund. They're looking for the sharpest, hungriest candidates who they can consistently promote and work with over many years.