Jobs in Lorient, Italy

Endeavour has an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about sustainability and eager to be part of an innovative company that’s on a journey to transform the world’s infrastructure. We are seeking an European Business Operations Manager to join Endeavour's growing global team, working directly with Endeavour's Chief of Staff, Executive Assistant, and Business Operations Teams, and focused on coordinating Endeavour's business operations and expansion activities throughout Europe. This role is part of the critical support infrastructure that services the entire our Endeavour ecosystem and contributes to the overall health and success of the organization.

The European Business Operations Manager needs to be agile, professional, and comfortable in a rapidly changing environment. The right person is trustworthy with confidential information, highly organized, has excellent communication skills, thinks strategically, and works equally as well independently as with a team. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, eager to take on challenges, and ready to make an impact.

Endeavour is highly selective about the people we bring on board because our ecosystem depends on it. Change happens quickly here, and we must maintain a strong team of honest, communicative, collaborative, open-minded, strategic, reliable, and driven team members. We seek ultra-creatives and superstar performers with self-awareness, a sense of humility, and a hunger to bring positive change to the world. Endeavour offers flexibility and endless growth opportunities to those who can harness their skills and talents and identify how and where to use them to add value. Our support team is the heart of the ecosystem. We’re a diverse group of bright, passionate, dedicated people, working together to make a real difference. Are you ready to join the journey?

Key Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to :

• Works together with the Chief of Staff and Sr. Director of Human Resources on the development and implementation of organizational strategies across Europe.
• Supports the initial establishment and ongoing management of European offices and teams to ensure seamless operations and customer experiences across the pond.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams (IT, HR, finance, marketing, OEP etc.), to efficiently align operations with sustainability and business development goals, ensuring project success.
• Works with the Founder / CEO’s Executive Assistant to interpret and respond to technical communications and customer requests.
• Provides executive support to Endeavour’s Founder / CEO during European business hours to ensure seamless coordination across time zones.
• Attends daily check-ins with the Chief of Staff and Founder / CEO’s Executive Assistant to stay aligned on priorities, ensuring tasks are moving forward, whilst maintaining a high standard of execution and responsiveness.
• Contributes to special projects, strategic initiatives and process improvements as appropriate, and as directed by Endeavour’s Senior Executives and / or the Founder / CEO.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement and presents solutions to enhance operational efficiency.

Skills & Requirements

Education / Experience

• Education : Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Sustainability, Business Management or related field
• Experience : Circa 2 - 5 years’ experience in business operations, project management or a technical business function.

Specific Skills / Abilities

• Fluent French and English are required
• Technically adept; comfortable interpreting and responding to technical issues or customer needs.
• A quick learner with an analytical mindset and a passion for sustainability and innovation.
• Has excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Tech savvy, learns new systems quickly and easily.
• Adaptable with a proactive, results-driven mindset.
• Energized by challenges and able to make sense out of a bit of chaos.
• Able to be productive with little direction.
• Has a desire to learn, grow and develop, taking on increasing levels of responsibility.
• Can see the forest through the trees.

Great Place to Work

A fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation.

A flexible, autonomous work environment.

A culture of respect, learning, and excellence.

Experienced, highly talented experts as team peers.

Growth and travel opportunities.

A team of change-makers having a significant impact on people and the planet.

About Endeavour

Endeavour is the main hub—a self-sustaining incubation platform for innovation—within a larger ecosystem focused on sustainable infrastructure. It provides the space, time, and resources necessary to take advanced technologies from ideation through development to launch. Our teams are working hard to decentralize infrastructure and deploy innovative energy, water, and waste treatment solutions that are more sustainable and more profitable than those currently in existence. Our aim is to guarantee clean water and renewable energy to everyone, everywhere. We’re passionate change-makers who want to leave the world better than the way we found it. There is a strong sense of camaraderie between good-natured people who bring their A-game to work, every day, to make a difference. To work at Endeavour is to know that you are part of something special, something bigger than yourself.

Today, we’re deploying solutions that are immediately scalable and profitable, including EV charging, data center cooling, and waste to fuel systems. As we look to the future, Endeavour intends to remain at the forefront of innovation, taking on grander challenges based on the needs of our clients and of local economies. We hope that our S ustainable H abitat for I nnovation towards a P urpose (SHIP) will be a model that inspires people and businesses to join the journey so that together we can combine the best of what technology, and the natural world, can offer to ensure a regenerative / sustainable world for generations to come. Are you ready to #JoinTheJourney?

Position : European Business Operations Manager

Full-Time or Part-Time : Full-time

Reports to : Endeavour's Chief of Staff

Location : Remote / EU-based (France preferable)