Business Operations Manager

AddOptics; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

AddOptics in Rotterdam, NL, is seeking a capable professional to join as a core operator ensuring smooth business functions across finance, HR, legal, and operations. You’ll work closely with management, taking on ownership and progressively handling broader responsibilities as you grow.

The role emphasizes proactive problem solving, structured work, and the ability to coordinate with external partners, bookkeepers, and multiple internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Business Administration, Management, Economics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional experience in business operations or related roles.
• Proactive and resourceful with solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong ownership and follow-through on tasks.
• Structured, reliable, and detail-oriented.
• Curious and able to learn on the go.

Responsibilities

• Support key business processes across finance, people, legal, and company operations
• Coordinate recruitment from screening through interviews and hiring
• Own day-to-day HR processes and coordinate employee requests
• Manage NDAs, signatures, and legal/documentation
• Keep financial administration complete and accurate across Moss and Exact Online
• Coordinate with bookkeeper, banks, authorities, agencies, and external partners
• Support monthly financial and shareholder reporting, invoicing, payments, and subsidy administration
• Manage team events, office matters, suppliers, and workspace improvements
• Take ownership of operational challenges and drive them to resolution

Skills

Business operations

HR coordination

Finance coordination

Project ownership

Education

BSc or MSc in Business Administration

Tools

Moss

Exact Online

Job description

Drive Business Operations. Find Solutions. Keep Things Moving.

Location: Rotterdam, NL Commitment: Full time Experience: 3+ years

You’re a few years into your career and ready for more: more ownership, more variety, and the opportunity to understand how a growing company really works. At AddOptics, you’ll work closely with management and play a central role in keeping the business running smoothly — across people, finance, legal, and operations.

You’ll start with guidance, but your ownership will grow quickly. As you learn the business, you’ll increasingly solve problems independently, improve how we work, and take on broader responsibilities. This is a role for someone who wants to learn fast, make an impact, and build the experience to take the next big steps in their career.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Support key business processes across finance, people, legal, and company operations

• Coordinate recruitment from first candidate screening through interviews, communication, and hiring

• Own day-to-day HR processes and coordinate employee requests

• Manage NDAs, signature processes, and legal, corporate, and patent-related documentation

• Keep financial administration complete and accurate across Moss and Exact Online

• Coordinate with our bookkeeper, banks, authorities, agencies, and other external partners

• Support monthly financial and shareholder reporting, customer invoicing, payments, and subsidy administration

• Manage team events, office matters, suppliers, and workspace improvements

• Take ownership of operational challenges, drive them to resolution, and improve how we work along the way

What We’re Looking For

• BSc or MSc in Business Administration, Management, Economics, or a related field

• 3+ years of professional experience in business operations, consulting, HR, finance, management support, or a similarly broad role

• Proactive and resourceful — you look for solutions rather than waiting for instructions

• Strong ownership and follow-through: when something lands with you, you make sure it gets finished

• Structured, reliable, and attentive to detail

• Curious and comfortable tackling unfamiliar topics and figuring things out as you go

The Kind of Person Who Thrives Here

You’re early in your career, but not junior in mindset. You naturally become the person others rely on to get things organised, figured out, and done. You enjoy switching between different business topics, aren’t afraid to be hands-on, and take responsibility for outcomes rather than just completing tasks. Most importantly, you want to learn quickly, earn trust, and keep expanding what you’re responsible for.

What You’ll Get

• A hard and meaningful challenge — be part of building and operating a growing deep-tech company with real-world impact.

• A varied role where you’ll continuously learn, solve problems, and develop new skills.

• Real responsibility and the opportunity to work closely with management.

• We take the work seriously, and we take the time to celebrate what we achieve together

• Competitive salary and benefits