A World-Changing Company

At Palantir, we’re passionate about building software that solves problems. We partner with the most important institutions in the world to transform how they use data and technology. Our software has been used to stop terrorist attacks, discover new medicines, gain an edge in global financial markets, and more. If these types of projects excite you, we'd love for you to join us.

The Role

As a Business Development Operations Analyst, you do more than just support our leaders; you track and stabilize projects, remove roadblocks, and anticipate needs to free up your team to focus their time and attention on the problems they are best equipped to solve. This position requires a combination of administrative, project management, process optimization, and execution skills.

In this role, you will be responsible for handling a variety of professional and personal administrative responsibilities such as: expenses, travel, and calendaring. You leverage your strength in organization and thrive off of enabling the people you support to be as productive and impactful as possible. You maintain incredible accuracy and flexibility when completing any given task and are committed to seeing every project through to its completion. You take ownership and step up when things go wrong; even if a problem is outside your area of expertise, you make the first move to fix it.Communication is one of your greatest strengths and you excel at constructing order out of chaos.

You will also be responsible for driving projects forward and owning their outcomes, either via delegation or direct ownership. You will need to be innovative, self-motivated, collaborative, and capable of dealing with complex interpersonal dynamics. You will be a part of a team of talented individuals who are just as passionate about supporting one another as they are about Palantir’s mission. We operate in a high accountability, high expectation environment where the goal is always to produce the best solution. Honesty and willingness to accept and respond to feedback are critical.

Core Responsibilities

• Work on many different types of problems and challenges – from managing complex projects, to providing execution support with existing teams.
• Craft and implement processes to reduce friction and enable the teams / projects you support to use their resources most effectively.
• Partner with Palantir’s internal stakeholders to scope projects / initiatives and deliver results on-time, on-budget, and at a high quality bar.
• Plan offsites and events to promote cohesion and awareness of work across large teams.
• Handle complex calendars and prioritize commitments to maximize time and productivity.
• Leverage the collective knowledge of the team – learn and develop expertise to cover a critical gap or bolster and important effort / project, internalize feedback, and take charge of your personal growth

What We Value

• College degree, or equivalent experience.
• A collaborative mindset. You thrive in situations with many different people and many different points of view. You're open to new ideas and not afraid to learn from failure.
• Ability to learn new skills and technologies to deliver the most effective solutions, and break down technical work into pieces that you both understand and can re-articulate to others.
• Extraordinary judgment and composure in high-pressure situations.
• Ability to recognize inefficiencies and compensate on-the-fly across your own projects or those owned by people you support
• Meticulous attention to detail, including maintaining accurate records and diligently tracking key project metrics.
• Enthusiasm for supporting internal projects and senior leadership, bringing order and efficiency to critical internal initiatives.
• Strong organization skills with an ability to adapt, navigate complexity, and multitask in a rapidly changing environment.
• Extraordinary communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent computer skills, proficiency with Microsoft products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)