A1
Technology
Director,Founder'sOffice
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“Director, Founder's Office at A1. Skills: Business operations, Strategic operations, Founder's office. Lead business operations. Manage and develop team”
What You'll Achieve.
Increase speed; Increase reliability
Industry & Context.
Identify problems; Make decisions; Drive execution
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience in business operations, Experience managing projects, Ability to manage multiple priorities, Comfortable working across functions, Able to identify problems, Make decisions, Drive execution independently, High ownership, Willingness to take responsibility
Nice to Have
Strategic operations experience, Founder's office experience, Similar roles experience
What You'll Do.
Lead business operations
Manage and develop team
Oversee entity incorporation
Oversee market launches
Oversee payroll implementation
Oversee local operational requirements
Manage external vendors
Manage service providers
Support recruiting operations
Support recruiter onboarding
Support hiring activities
Execute company events
Track key initiatives
Ensure actions are completed
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Multiple stakeholders; Across recruiting; Across finance; Across legal; Across administrative functions
Process & Methodology
Project management
Full Job Description
About A1 Our mission is to help in integrating intelligence to the world. A1 is building a proactive AI smart assistant for everyday users to bring intelligence to conversations, errands, organising and workflows, with minimal prompting. Our product focuses on achieving high reliability for long-running workflows, persistent context, and real-world task completion. The system must handle multi-step reasoning, interact with external tools, and remain reliable despite non-deterministic model behavior. About the Role You will be responsible for building and running the operational infrastructure behind A1. This includes setting up new offices and entities, implementing payroll and local operations, managing vendors, supporting recruiting operations, and ensuring the company can execute efficiently as it scales. You will be responsible for operational execution across markets. What You Will Be Doing - Lead business operations across multiple countries. - Manage and develop a team of Business Operations Partners. - Oversee office setup, entity incorporation, and market launches. - Oversee payroll implementation and local operational requirements. - Manage external vendors and service providers. - Support recruiting operations, recruiter onboarding, and hiring activities. - Plan and execute company events, offsites, and operational logistics. - Track key initiatives and ensure actions are completed on time. - Improve processes where needed to increase speed and reliability. What You Will Need - Experience in business operations, strategic operations, founder's office, or similar roles. - Experience managing projects involving multiple stakeholders. - Strong organisational skills and attention to detail. - Ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on commitments. - Comfortable working across recruiting, finance, legal, and administrative functions. - Able to identify problems, make decisions, and drive execution independently. - High ownership and will
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