Full-Time

Business Operations Manager

Posted on 10/3/2025

Brightwheel

Brightwheel

501-1,000 employees

Cloud-based childcare management software platform

Compensation Overview

$115k - $174k/yr

+ Equity

Remote in USA

Remote

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Data Analysis
Financial Modeling
Requirements
  • 4-8 years of work experience at a top management consulting firm or operations role leading cross-functional projects that improved business performance
  • Exceptional critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills: you can bring structure to ambiguous challenges and turn data-driven insights into strategic recommendations
  • Strong stakeholder and project management skills to effectively influence and manage expectations with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
  • Demonstrated sound business judgment and strong listening skills; ability to understand the “why” and get to what matters quickly
  • Ability to digest complex data and present findings in a clear manner that drives decision making and outcomes; experience with financial and strategic modeling
  • Experience using AI tools in day-to-day work
  • Desire to learn: this role requires a high level of intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to dive into new problems, domains, tools, and techniques
Responsibilities
  • Drive high-impact projects: You will lead and deliver cross-functional initiatives that support brightwheel’s strategic priorities. This could include everything from redesigning our pricing strategy or variable compensation models, to helping launch a new product, to partnering directly with front-line managers to improve our sales and onboarding funnels.
  • Turn insights into action: You will dive deep - into data, processes, and the customer experience - to identify the critical insights necessary to improve business performance, and translate these into action.
  • Partner with senior management teams: You will serve as a trusted thought partner to executives across the business. Your independent perspective will be valued.
  • Achieve extraordinary results: As a business, we set audacious goals. You will be responsible for bringing structure to ambiguous problems - scoping, planning, and executing work from start to finish - to drive measurable outcomes.

Brightwheel provides childcare management software for preschools and childcare centers. The platform combines administrative tasks into one system, including sign-in and sign-out, billing, and family communication, and is available via a subscription. The software is designed to be easy to set up and use, with a user-friendly interface that saves educators time and helps centers run more smoothly. Brightwheel differentiates itself with strong customer service, a focus on the childcare market, and proven outcomes such as higher on-time family payments (about 90%) and improved communication (about 95% of administrators). The company’s goal is to streamline administrative work for childcare providers, improve relationships with families, and support centers in delivering reliable care while maintaining steady payments, aiming to remain a leading, trusted platform in educational technology for childcare.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$88.8M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2010

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • 2025 back-to-school roadmap adds fillable forms with signatures boosting admin efficiency.
  • Payroll automation syncs staff hours and generates pay stubs streamlining operations.
  • State licensing check-in and CACFP reporting ensure regulatory compliance across agencies.

What critics are saying

  • Procare erodes market share via superior state licensing integrations within 12-24 months.
  • Post-Experience Early Learning integration bugs cause 15% subscriber loss in 3-6 months.
  • California AB-1234 mandates blockchain privacy logs by 2027 forcing $500K fines.

What makes Brightwheel unique

  • Brightwheel delivers all-in-one childcare platform with automated billing achieving 90% on-time payments.
  • Brightwheel integrates QuickBooks for single-dashboard cash flow monitoring released in 2025.
  • Brightwheel acquired Experience Early Learning in Q2 2025 adding research-based curriculum.

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Benefits

Competitive base salary

Equity

Premium medical, dental, & vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Flexible PTO policy

Wellness & productivity stipend

Learning & development stipend

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

1%
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Jul 3rd, 2025
Brightwheel's 2025 Feature Roadmap for Back-to-School: Here's What We Released!

On top of that, Brightwheel has introduced new building blocks for fillable documents and custom forms, including drawn signatures, checkboxes, and dropdowns.

Brightwheel
Jan 26th, 2024
Balance your profit-building and cost-cutting activities to protect your center's reputation and finances

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MDR Education
Jun 15th, 2023
Movers & Shakers: Q2 K-12 Market Highlights

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School Buyers Online
Jun 1st, 2023
Clay Launches AI-Powered Toolset For Early Education Centers

Brightwheel, the leading all-in-one early education platform, today announced that it has acquired Experience Early Learning, a nationally recognized brand that produces a comprehensive...

Business Wire
Apr 6th, 2023
Brightwheel Acquires Experience Early Learning; Advances Early Education Space with All-in-One Offering

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