Director of Operations / Chief Operating Officer

Job Description: • Lead, support, and build a multi-functional operations team • Ensure CEA's core operational functions are reliable and fit for purpose as we scale • Drive continuous improvement across functional areas • Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team by translating strategic priorities into clear operational plans, decisions, processes, and execution across teams • Act as an outward-facing spokesperson and build our relationships with other organizations Requirements: • Experience successfully managing and developing a team • Strong operational judgment and the ability to execute in ambiguous, fast-moving environments • High standards for reliability, integrity, and follow-through, and strong value alignment with CEA’s mission • Leading multi-disciplinary operational functions • Overseeing budgeting, forecasting, and cash/runway management • Scaling people operations and recruiting in a growing organization • Building systems of record and operational workflows that are fast, accurate, compliant, and audit-ready • Navigating legal and reputational risk tradeoffs effectively and in partnership with counsel • Driving cross-functional process improvement and “connective tissue” work across teams that don’t share a natural owner • Operating in a startup or other entrepreneurial environment where there wasn’t an established playbook • Communicating clearly with diverse stakeholders, including senior leaders, specialists, and external partners, and building trust in high-stakes situations Benefits: • private insurance • flexible work hours • $6,000 / £5,000 annual professional development allowance • $6,000 / £5,000 mental health support allowance • extended parental leave • ergonomic equipment • unconditional 10% pension / 401k contribution • 25 days of paid vacation Apply tot his job

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