Business Ops (BizOps)
The executive's analytical strike force: strategic problems framed, analyzed and solved through to execution.
Why this hire matters.
BizOps is your internal consulting firm, minus the useless slides and with execution accountability: they take the problems with no natural owner — a pricing to redo, a market to size, degrading unit economics, a post-acquisition integration — and drive them from diagnosis to implementation. Their value to a CEO: analytical and execution capacity deployable on the quarter's most important problem without reorganizing the company. They're also one of the best internal talent pools: today's BizOps become tomorrow's Heads of and GMs. The typical pool (ex-strategy consulting, investment banking) is analytically excellent; your differentiating criterion must be genuine appetite for execution — some brilliant consultants only know how to recommend.
Key missions.
- Frame and solve priority strategic problems
- Build deep analyses (pricing, unit economics, markets)
- Drive cross-functional projects through to execution
- Prepare exec-committee decisions (business cases)
- Improve steering (KPIs, dashboards, reviews)
- Identify and quantify growth or efficiency opportunities
- Hand over to teams with processes installed
Skills.
Technical skills
- Financial and analytical modeling (Excel, SQL)
- Problem structuring
- Business cases
- Project management
- Data visualization
Expected qualities
- Learning speed
- Autonomy
- Cross-functional influence
- Execution orientation
Common stack
Salaries 2025-2026
| Level | Experience | Annual gross base |
|---|---|---|
| Junior | 0-2 yrs | 45–55 k€ |
| Mid-level | 2-5 yrs | 55–70 k€ |
| Senior | 5-8 yrs | 70–90 k€ |
| Lead / Head of BizOps | 8+ yrs | 90–120 k€ |
Paris market ranges, 2025-2026.
Outside the Paris region, expect 10 to 15 % less.
Sources : elinoi 2026 · Glassdoor France 2026 · Michael Page 2026
Hiring this profile.
Typical background
Strategy consulting, investment banking, or top-tier analytical profiles — with a committed pivot to operations.
When to hire
When cross-functional strategic topics pile up without an owner and the CEO lacks analytical bandwidth — typically Series B.
Career path
Senior BizOps → Head of BizOps → GM/COO, department Head, or founder.