Operations Manager / Betriebsleiter

at  Nomad Atomics

Nomad Atomics is an Australian quantum start-up based in Melbourne, and we have recently expanded into Berlin, Germany. We are on a mission to make the broad uptake of quantum sensing a reality and simultaneously push the limits of our field beyond what we think is possible. We are building the world’s most advanced fit-for-purpose quantum sensors to allow us to see the world like never before.
Our team is made up of leaders in the quantum sensing field. We believe the time for commercial quantum sensing has come, and we are determined with making it happen.
We are growing here at Nomad Atomics – FAST and are searching for people who want to help build our Berlin headquarters to finally take the commercial sensing game into the modern era of technology.

REQUIREMENTS

You are a voracious learner, a problem solver, and a doer. Be ready to do almost anything and just get stuff done! You are driven by building things from scratch with a jack-of-all-trades mentality. You love working in a challenging environment and flourish with uncertainty. You are fascinated by emerging technologies and excited to help build a company with ground-breaking ideas.
You are looking for a role to take your skills and implement them in a fast-paced start-up environment. If you’re anything like us, you love a challenge and use your skills and creativity to solve any problem that comes your way.
Working hand in hand with the Berlin - based co-founder, you’ll be engaged across all aspect of Nomad Atomics Germany, from managing projects to implementing processes to improve operational efficiency across all business divisions. You will work with a high level of autonomy and be trusted to make well thought out strategic decisions while operating and a fast-paced dynamic environment.
For the project management aspect of your role, you will ensure the team is delivering quality outputs on time. For the operations aspect of your role, you’ll be responsible for building systems within the business that ensure accurate and efficient information flow and outputs, through enhancing team collaboration, quick decision making and accountability. Overall, being successful at this role means making everyone around you more successful at theirs!

Under the broad direction of the co-founder you will:

• Manage the day-to-day operations
• Maintain overview of the engineering, customer, and company milestones
• Improve and manage Nomad’s operational cadence
• Build the systems and processes responsible for information flow, collaboration, decision making and accountability
• Manage day-to-day financial tasks, such as paying bills and issuing invoices
• Monitor spending and provide insights for better financial budgeting and forecasting
• Ensure the business meets all regulatory requirements and has necessary insurance
• Track and record statistics for the engineering department and business development team
• Implement effective recruitment, development, appraisal, compensation, and retention schemes
• Ensure the team has the needed facilities, equipment, and software
• Assist with the external communications introducing and educating the world about Nomad

It’s not about specifically where you have come from nor what qualifications you have. What truly matters is that you are an impossibly fast learner with skills like:

• 3+ years’ experience as an operations manager and/or project management role
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with high attention to detail
• A willingness to step outside your comfort zone to acquire new knowledge and skills
• Demonstrated strong sense of curiosity and a genuine passion for continuous learning
• Ability to embrace ambiguity and demonstrate a willingness to acknowledge and explore unknowns
• Self-motivated and works independently while fostering effective collaboration within cross-functional teams
• You take initiative and recognise no task is too small

Please refer the Job description for details