Founded in 2020, Innergem is a leadership development and training consultancy that partners with organizations across local government, corporate, nonprofit, and HR-driven environments to deliver impactful trainings, retreats, and cohort-based programs. Essentially, we help teams work better, together. We operate from our signature framework: the G.E.M. Model, framed around growth, empowerment and mindshift techniques that we apply to all our client facing work.
Role Description
We are excited to be seeking a Business Operations Manager who thrives in a fast-moving, people-centered, mission-driven environment. We care about employees. We care about managers. We care about teams. We are looking for someone who aligns with our mission as this role will be the operational backbone of the business!
This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys organization, systems, managing meaningful work and who wants exposure to leadership development, facilitation, and the behind-the-scenes mechanics of a growing business. We are looking for someone who can jump right into the role into a fast paced, flexible environment.
Key Responsibilities
Operations & Administrative Support
- Support day-to-day business operations to ensure training, retreats, and engagements run smoothly.
- Manage operational calendars, timelines, and logistics for programs and events.
- Oversee our systems: Draft, organize, and track proposals, contracts, and administrative documentation.
- Maintain organized digital systems (folders, trackers, templates, CRM records).
Outreach & Research Support
- Research and build targeted outreach lists to support marketing and business development efforts.
- Identify potential opportunities such as RFPs, conferences, trainings, and partnerships.
- Organize and maintain outreach pipelines and contact databases.
- Create, update, and customize marketing, proposal, and program overview decks using existing content and brand guidelines.
- Support the maintenance and organization of marketing materials, templates, and collateral.
- Assist with light Canva-based design and document editing (formatting, polishing, consistency).
Program & Event Support
Manage
Manage
- administrative and logistical needs for trainings, retreats, and off-sites.
- Attend conferences, trainings, and events (as needed) to support on-site administrative and operational work.
- Create an organized system of follow-up related to client sessions and engagements.
Additional Cross Functional Support:
Partner
- closely with the Founder/CEO to anticipate needs, organize priorities, and keep projects moving.
- Communicate needs and priorities clearly and proactively across projects and timelines.
- Opportunity for people management down the pipeline
- Play an active role in the growth of the company
We are looking for someone with
4+
- years of experience in operations, administration, project support, or a similar role.
- Bachelor’s degree and/or relevant professional certifications, training, or comparable experience in a related field.
- Experience managing projects & operating with a managerial mindset
- Experience or knowledge in the Learning and Development, HR or operations landscape
- Encompasses an entrepreneurial mindset, willing to be a partner with new jntjistices, projects or ideas
- Strong organizational and time-management skills; able to manage multiple priorities.
- Comfortable creating structure in evolving environments, esp with an early start-up
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, unafraid to manage up, ask questions & communicate expectations in a timely manner
- Experience with tools such as Google Workspace, Canva, PowerPoint/Google Slides, and basic CRM or tracking systems.
- Comfortable working independently while staying closely aligned with leadership.
Work Environment & Schedule
- Part-time: 20 hours per week
- Hybrid role: 2 days per week in our Chino Hills office; remaining hours remote
- Some flexibility in schedule depending on project needs and events
Compensation & What We Provide
- Compensation: $32–$42/hour (commensurate with experience)
- Access to office space in Chino Hills, including coffee, snacks & a local farmers market on Wednesdays!
- Technology stipend included
- Professional development opportunities as they arise (trainings, workshops, conferences), including access to strengths assessments and coaching
- Exposure to leadership development, facilitation, and training design work
- Inclusive and fun work environment that values a life/work integration lifestyle
- Opportunity to attend conferences, events, and trainings
- Collaborative, supportive culture where your ideas and initiative are welcomed
- Possibility for role growth (or a full-time role) as Innergem continues to scale
How to apply:
- Send your resume and a 2-3 minute video highlighting who you are and why you would be a good fit for this role
Email it to Priya Sodha priya@innergemworks.com
Last date to apply: February 28th, 2026
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