Job Description
Achieve your claim to fame.
It’s a rare opportunity for you to make a leapfrog in your professional career, build a powerful network with top-tier founders and technology leaders, and establish a lasting reputation as an operator who builds AI-native organizations, not traditional bureaucracies.
If you really want the job, even if you don’t quite fit the description below, apply for it.
POSITION SUMMARY
We are looking for an exceptional and forward-thinking Chief Operating Officer (COO) to architect, scale, and operate an AI-native organization around our OTT platform business. You will be responsible for designing structures, workflows, and execution systems that allow a purpose-built team to deliver what traditionally requires multiple departments—powered by automation and AI.
Your responsibilities include executing and optimizing company operations through intelligent systems such as:
● Organizational Architecture: Designing AI-first team structures, decision frameworks, and accountability systems
● Process Automation: Creating automation pipelines for delivery, customization, onboarding, reporting, and internal operations
● Workflow Optimization: Eliminating operational friction through AI agents, async systems, and intelligent task distribution
● Cross-Functional Leadership: Aligning product, engineering, sales, and delivery into a unified execution engine
● Performance & KPI Design: Defining metrics focused on output, speed, quality, and scalability—not headcount
● Execution Governance: Ensuring operational excellence while maintaining startup speed and flexibility
A DAY IN THE LIFE …
● Reviewing AI-generated operational dashboards highlighting bottlenecks, delivery risks, and execution velocity
● Designing or refining SOPs that are executable by both humans and AI agents
● Automating a previously manual workflow (e.g., client onboarding or platform customization)
● Coordinating asynchronously with Product and Engineering to unblock execution
● Stress-testing organizational structure against upcoming growth scenarios
● Reporting operational insights to the CEO with data-backed recommendations
● Continuously removing complexity from systems, processes, and decision flows
SKILLS
As a COO, you need a rare mix of strategic, technical, and leadership skills:
Leadership & Strategy
● Strong leadership mindset with system-level thinking
● Ability to design organizations, not just manage people
● High ownership, decisiveness, and accountability
Operations & AI
● Deep understanding of AI-assisted workflows and automation frameworks
● Experience building purpose-built, scalable operations in startups or tech platforms
● Strong knowledge of KPI systems, execution frameworks, and process design
Communication & Execution
● Exceptional communication with founders and senior leaders
● Ability to operate under uncertainty and rapid change
● Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
About Sam Iranian
At Sam Iranian, we partner with ambitious organizations to design, build, and scale high-impact initiatives at the intersection of technology, media, and entertainment. We operate as a modern, AI-native creative organization, purpose-built to be fast, intelligent, and outcome-driven—where talents consistently deliver the impact of much larger teams through strong judgment, refined taste, sound decision-making, clear thinking and disciplined execution with the effective use of intelligent tools.
Our culture values people who take ownership, move fast with clarity, and create momentum, enabling a level of innovation and speed that large organizations are often unable to achieve due to structural complexity, bureaucracy, and organizational inertia.
At Sam Iranian, the COO doesn’t just keep things moving—they own execution, scale, and operational outcomes across the company.
