Operations Manager

QPerfect SAS; Strasbourg; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

QPerfect SAS in Strasbourg, France, is seeking an Operations Manager to work closely with the CEO to manage financials, operations and administration, enabling scientists and engineers to progress the technology roadmap.

You'll coordinate with external accountants, payroll providers and legal counsel, manage grants and reporting, and implement scalable processes. The role combines hands-on administration with strategic oversight in a fast-moving deeptech startup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in operations, office management, finance administration, HR operations, or startup-generalist roles.
• Ability to build and own a cash-flow file and read budgets.
• Fluency in French and English; English as working language; French for administration and suppliers.
• Highly organized, autonomous, turning ambiguity into structure.

Responsabilités

• Ensure cash-flow reporting and accounts are up to date.
• Coordinate with external accountant and payroll provider.
• Prepare grant reporting and tax incentives (Bpifrance, EU programmes).
• Prepare reporting data for investors, funding agencies and BTQ group.
• Design and implement lightweight SOPs and processes to support scaling.
• Prepare documentation for GDPR and sovereignty milestones with CEO/CTO.
• Handle day-to-day procurement, invoices, and office management.
• Coordinate logistics for events we host or attend.
• Oversee HR administration, contracts and visa processes.
• Serve as the operational interface to stakeholders: reporting, board prep, meetings.

Connaissances

Organisational skills

Financial literacy

Bilingual French-English

Stakeholder management

Autonomy

Description du poste

Full-time, permanent (CDI) · Strasbourg, France

At a glance

• Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
• Languages: French and English
• Team: currently 15 people, 80% R&D, scaling to ~30 in ~18–24 months

Who we are

Quantum computers exploit quantum mechanical principles such as superposition and entanglement to perform specific computational tasks that would take years or decades on classical computers. But quantum computers are fragile machines – at QPerfect we build the software and control layer for neutral atom quantum computers that makes them useful. QPerfect was founded 2023 as a spin-off of the European Center for Quantum Sciences in Strasbourg and recipient of the prestigious iLab Grand Prix, and in 2026 became the European R&D hub for BTQ Technologies (Nasdaq: BTQ), a Canadian quantum-security company. Our first flagship product MIMIQ (one of the most advanced quantum emulators in the world) lets end users design and test quantum programs in software, at scale, before running on real hardware. We are now building the Quantum Logical Unit (QLU), the control framework that enables error-corrected operation of neutral-atom quantum systems at scale.

We are a young, multicultural, and deeply technical team, now backed by a listed group, and we are scaling fast. We need someone to help build the operational foundations for that growth.

The role

As Operations Manager, you will work directly with the CEO to manage the company’s financials, operations and administration, and stakeholder relations, so that the scientists and engineers can deliver on our technology roadmap. We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast paced, rapidly evolving environment and can adapt to different tasks with ease. One week you’re overseeing the budget with our accountant and preparing a grant report or a board meeting; the next you’re onboarding a new team member relocating from abroad. You won’t do it alone: you work with an external accountant, a payroll provider, external legal counsel, and the BTQ group’s finance, HR and comms functions. If you like ownership, variety, and structuring a fast-moving company for success, then this will suit you.

Responsibilities

Financial and reporting

• Make sure our cash-flow reporting and accounts are clean and up to date
• Act as the day-to-day liaison with our external accountant and payroll provider
• Work with the R&D teams to coordinate grant reporting (Bpifrance, EU programmes) and the Crédit d’Impôt Recherche tax incentives
• Prepare the reporting data needed for investors, funding agencies and the BTQ group

Operations

• Design and implement lightweight SOPs/internal processes: onboarding, expense/approval workflows, procurement, vendor tracking, to support company scaling.
• Work with the CEO and the CTO to prepare the documentation, processes, and administrative groundwork for compliance milestones like GDPR and technological sovereignty requirements
• Handle the day-to-day: ordering and tracking equipment, processing invoices, and managing the office space itself
• Coordinate logistics for events we host or attend

Administration

• Oversee HR administration, contracts, immigration/visa process (Passeport Talent, ICT permits), and a smooth, welcoming onboarding for new hires
• Be the reliable operational interface to our stakeholders: reporting, board and leadership prep, and organising meetings

Your first 6–12 months might look like

• You have a full working knowledge of our operations, financials, and active grants and are the primary contact to the accountants, payroll officers, funders and legal counsel.
• You have built financial reports that the CEO can trust at a glance, and a clean quarterly rhythm with the accountant and the BTQ group to streamline our reporting obligations.
• You have developed a lightweight, documented set of internal processes, and selected the tools we use to support them. This helps the current team function well and new recruits integrate quickly.
• You help organise at least one hosted event for key stakeholders, ensuring it runs smoothly end to end.

Who you are

• You have at least 5 years experience across operations, office management, finance administration, HR operations or a startup-generalist role, ideally in a startup, scale-up or other fast-moving environment.
• You are genuinely comfortable with numbers: you can build and own a cash-flow file, read a budget, and hold your own with an accountant.
• You are fluent in French and English (English is our working language; French for administration, suppliers and authorities).
• Highly organised and autonomous: you turn ambiguity into structure and close loops without being chased.
• A natural first point of contact for the team: clear, reliable, and easy to work with.
• You are comfortable with both internal operations and external communications: you can manage stakeholder relationships and represent QPerfect to partners and visitors.
• You are pragmatic about compliance: you respect French labour and admin realities but find the simplest path that works for our team.

Nice to have

• Exposure to deeptech, R&D or research environments, public grants (Bpifrance / EU), or international / cross-border operations.
• Experience supporting a company through a transition: acquisition, fundraising, or rapid headcount growth.

We’re a young, international team building the future of computing, at a genuine inflection point for the company. You’ll build and have real ownership of the operational foundations as we grow. We’re flexible in how you work, and your scope will grow with the company.