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 Incumbents are outdated, slow, and burdened by high-cost services.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 support

Act as a trusted product advisor , responding to questions, troubleshooting issues, and helping customers make the most of our platform

Collaborate with external partners (e.g., vendors assisting with study participant recruitment) to ensure smooth research execution

Contribute to product knowledge by building and maintaining help center content and improving internal documentation

Advocate for our users and inform our product roadmap by sharing customer insights and feedback with the Outset team

Develop process and systems to optimize our internal workflows , including incorporation of automation and AI

Qualifications

Experience in consulting, market research, research operations (including expert networks/ participant recruitment), social science research, or adjacent fields

1-2+ 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 audiences

A proactive, problem-solving mindset and a passion for helping customers succeed - when you see a problem that needs to be solved, you take ownership

Experience developing strong product expertise and/or technical expertise

Strong organizational skills and experience managing multiple priorities or workstreams in parallel