Operations Manager

Dada Consultants; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The company is seeking an Operations Manager to sit at the Founder’s Office, acting as a mini-COO in a fast-growing AI startup headquartered in Singapore. You will own cross-functional programs, implement SOPs, and build workflows spanning multiple countries and teams.

Ideal candidates have 5–8 years in operations, a builder’s mindset, and strong communication with engineers, finance, and vendors. Experience with startup environments and data-driven decision-making is valued.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in operations, PMO, or business operations in tech/startups preferred
• Bachelor's degree or above in Business Admin, Eng. Mgmt, Information Mgmt, Supply Chain, or related
• Builder's mindset: you create or improve processes from scratch
• Strong cross-functional communication with engineers, finance, and external vendors
• Data-driven: you identify problems in ops data and propose fixes
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Feishu/Lark or similar tools
• Thrives in a fast-paced startup environment

Responsibilities

• Build the company's internal operating system: SOPs, workflows, project tracking, and operational trackers
• Drive cross-functional projects across engineering, product, data, hardware, finance, and HR across multiple countries/time zones
• Own contract, procurement, and payment workflows end-to-end including vendor communication and follow-up
• Maintain operational data on projects, vendors, and costs; assist budgeting and spend tracking
• Implement and continuously improve internal systems and ensure they actually work

Skills

Builder's mindset

Cross-functional communication

Data-driven

Startup environment experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or above (Business Administration, Engineering Management, Information Management, Supply Chain, or related)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Feishu/Lark

Job description

Our client is an early-stage AI company headquartered in Singapore, backed by top-tier international VC funds and angel investors from leading Silicon Valley technology companies. The founding team hails from world-class universities and frontier AI research organizations, and the business — serving customers primarily in overseas markets — is scaling rapidly across multiple countries following a recent funding round.

They are now hiring an Operations Manager / Senior Operations Manager to sit at the heart of the company: the Founder's Office. Think of it as the "mini-COO" seat of an early-stage startup — the founders set the direction; you make the company run.

What You'll Own

• Build the company's internal operating system from the ground up: SOPs, approval workflows, project-tracking mechanisms, and operational trackers
• Drive key cross-functional projects across engineering, product, data, hardware, finance, and HR teams spanning multiple countries and time zones
• Own contract, procurement, and payment workflows end-to-end — vendor communication, quotations, delivery follow-up, filing
• Maintain operational data on projects, vendors, and costs; help prepare budgets and track actual spend
• Implement and continuously improve internal systems (approval, project management, finance), and be the person who makes them actually work

What We're Looking For

• 5–8 years in operations, project management, PMO, or business operations — tech companies, startups, or fast-growing organizations preferred
• Bachelor's degree or above (Business Administration, Engineering Management, Information Management, Supply Chain, or related)
• A builder's mindset: you've set up processes from zero, or significantly improved messy ones, and you enjoy it
• Strong cross-functional communication — comfortable working with engineers, finance, and external vendors alike
• Data-driven: you spot problems in operational numbers and propose fixes
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Feishu/Lark or similar collaboration tools
• Thrives in a fast-paced, multi-thread startup environment

Nice to Have

• Experience in AI, robotics, smart hardware, data platforms, or other deep-tech industries
• Experience driving projects across regions and time zones
• Founder's Office, PMO, or chief-of-staff-adjacent experience

We regret that only successfully shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Business Registration Number: 201735941W

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