Operations Manager

Matchtech; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative startup in the UK is seeking an Operations Manager to spearhead operational strategies and build foundational teams. This role involves overseeing HR, finance, and office management as the company scales rapidly. Ideal candidates will have startup experience and be passionate about driving impactful change.

Qualifications

• Experience managing HR and finance in a fast-growing startup.
• Impact-driven and committed to smooth business operations.
• Ability to analyze numbers and create onboarding processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee recruiting pipelines, onboarding, payroll, and compliance.
• Analyze data and create dashboards for decision-making.
• Manage daily bookkeeping, invoices, and cash-flow forecasting.

Skills

People Operations

Financial Management

Data Analysis

Communication

Process Design

Recruitment

Job description

We are looking for an Operations Manager to join our client, a hybrid startup located in Liverpool street. Startup experience is ideal!

Key skills required for this role

Operations Manager, Operations

Important

Operations Manager

We're an early-stage, well-funded startup that has grown 10X in the last year, with a million users a month. We now need a sharp operator to help us maintain this momentum. You'll be our first Ops hire and will work closely with the three founders to build the foundational teams in people, finance, and office management that will support our product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

1. People Ops: Oversee recruiting pipelines, onboarding, payroll, contracts, and compliance.
2. Strategy: Analyze data and create dashboards to guide company decisions.
3. Finance: Manage daily bookkeeping, invoices, expenses, FP&A, and cash-flow forecasting; coordinate with external accountants and investors.
4. Process & Compliance: Design scalable processes, maintain policies, and ensure accessibility.
5. Office & Equipment: Manage office operations and equipment.

Requirements

• You are impact-driven and committed to ensuring smooth business operations.
• You are willing to work hard for success.
• You possess a broad skill set, capable of analyzing numbers and creating onboarding checklists.
• You communicate clearly.
• You have experience managing HR and finance in a fast-growing startup.
• You have a passion for efficient learning, gamification, or ed-tech.
• You have scaled headcount from approximately 10 to 50+ employees.
• You have founded or co-founded a company before.

About Matchtech

Matchtech is a STEM Recruitment Specialist with over 40 years of experience.