Operations Associate

Junior AI; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Equity

Third Space

Health insurance

Team lunch

Offsites

Dinner on late shifts

Job summary

Junior is seeking an Operations Associate in London to own a wide range of high-impact functions, from information security and legal coordination to recruiting operations and internal product quality and evaluations.

You will design and launch foundational processes, work closely with the Chief of Staff, and gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI systems as the company scales its infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience: at least 18 months in consulting or 2+ years in a similar bizops role at a startup.
• Strong organisational abilities with independent planning and tracking across multiple projects.
• Ability to prioritise and execute based on business impact, with proactive problem solving.
• Active interest in AI and curiosity about LLMs and their applications in professional services.
• High work ethic with focus on operational excellence and bias to action.
• Collaborative mindset with clear, constructive opinions to drive improvements.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with high responsiveness.

Responsibilities

• Own a wide range of high-impact functions including Infosec, Legal, Procurement, Recruitment and Product.
• Work closely with the Chief of Staff to keep the early-stage startup firing on all cylinders.
• Get hands-on with cutting-edge AI systems and help design foundational processes.
• Architect operational infrastructure to support growing teams and workflows.

Skills

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

AI interest

Operational excellence

Bias to action

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Job description

About Junior

We're building cutting-edge LLM-powered workflow tools to supercharge investment research for private market investors. Our clients include most of the global top 10 private equity and consulting firms - Junior already powers hundreds of billions of dollars invested annually. We're a profitable, bootstrapped company with a growing team of 40+ based in London, NYC and Sydney. We 10x'd our revenue in 2025.

You can read more about the company mission & values here

Role description

As we scale, keeping the business running safely, compliantly, and intelligently is mission critical. We're looking for a sharp, hands-on Operations Associate to own a wide range of high-impact functions - from information security and legal coordination to recruiting operations and internal product quality and evals.

We're looking for someone methodical, collaborative, and agile, who thrives on action, has an AI-first mindset, and has the drive needed to build up the infrastructure and processes we need as we scale. If you're ready to architect the operational engine that will power Junior's growth, you're the right fit.

In this role, you'll have the unique opportunity to:

• Work across a wide range of functions, including Infosec, Legal, Procurement, Recruitment and Product

• Work closely with our Chief of Staff, learning first-hand about what it takes to keep an early-stage startup firing on all cylinders

• Get hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI systems

• Design and launch the foundational processes that will power our future growth

Example focus areas

• Work with the Operations Leads, commercial team, and engineers to build internal infosec and compliance systems to streamline processes

• Build internal systems for and support onboarding of new-hires — a critical task as we continue to rapidly expand our team

About you

We're looking for an experienced operations associate who:

• Has at least 18 months of consulting experience, or 2+ years of experience in a similar bizops role at a startup

• Is organised and meticulous, able to independently plan, track, and tie off a wide variety of projects and tasks across a range of operational domains

• Has a strong ability to prioritise and execute, driven by business impact, and is quick on their feet when it comes to addressing operational needs and solving problems

• Has an active interest in AI; we're looking to hire someone who is curious about how LLMs work, comfortable getting into the weeds on model behaviour, and excited to be working at the frontier of what AI can do in professional services

• Has an exceptional work ethic, with a relentless focus on operational excellence and a bias to action

• Is a collaborative team player with strong and clear opinions they are unafraid to share to make things better

• Is highly responsive and has excellent communication and presentation skills

Benefits

• Visa sponsorship

• Equity

• Third Space membership

• Private health insurance

• Team lunch provided everyday at the London HQ!

• Multiple all-expense paid offsites per year (recent trips include Barcelona, Spain; Crete, Greece; and Cancun, Mexico)

• Dinner when working late

Compensation

• £50K – £55K
• Offers Equity
• Offers Bonus