Customer Operations Associate

Outset invented a better way to do research: AI-powered user interviews. Global brands like Hubspot, Microsoft, Uber and Nestle use Outset to achieve deeper, qualitative insights about their users at unprecedented speed and scale.The research industry is massive (>$140B and growing) and ripe for disruption. Incumbents are outdated, slow, and burdened by high-cost services. That's our opportunity.Outset is backed by top Silicon Valley investors and raised a $30M Series B in December 2025—less than six months after our Series A—led by Radical Ventures with participation from M12 (Microsoft’s venture arm), 8VC, Y Combinator, and Adverb Ventures. The raise follows a breakout year, with our business growing 8x as enterprise customers across industries adopt our category, AI‑moderated research, as the new standard for understanding people. We’re a tight-knit team serving some of the world’s largest enterprises.As a Customer Operations Associate, you’ll work closely with our Customer Success Managers and broader GTM and engineering teams to ensure our customers succeed in their research. You'll become our customers’ go-to partner, helping them navigate the platform, manage research logistics, and unlock the full value of our tools. This is a high-impact role with tons of room for ownership, learning, and growth.Qualifications Support customer research success by reviewing study content, assisting with participant recruitment, and providing hands-on research supportAct as a trusted product advisor, responding to questions, troubleshooting issues, and helping customers make the most of our platformCollaborate with external partners (e.g., vendors assisting with study participant recruitment) to ensure smooth research executionContribute to product knowledge by building and maintaining help center content and improving internal documentationAdvocate for our users and inform our product roadmap by sharing customer insights and feedback with the Outset teamDevelop process and systems to optimize our internal workflows, including incorporation of automation and AIQualificationsExperience in consulting, market research, research operations (including expert networks/ participant recruitment), social science research, or adjacent fields1-2+ years of experience successfully managing customer relationships (e.g., consulting, market research, project management, account management, etc.)Excellent communication skills, with experience adapting communication to relevant audiencesA proactive, problem-solving mindset and a passion for helping customers succeed - when you see a problem that needs to be solved, you take ownershipExperience developing strong product expertise and/or technical expertiseStrong organizational skills and experience managing multiple priorities or workstreams in parallel