Business Operations Manager

Salience Labs is building an industry-defining approach to optical circuit switching for AI infrastructure, engineered for real latency reduction and cost savings. We're moving towards real-world deployment, and joining at this stage means genuine ownership over that next chapter, working alongside a highly technical team on one of the most consequential problems in AI infrastructure today.

As Business Operations Manager at Salience Labs, you will be the connective tissue that keeps a fast-moving deep-tech company running smoothly. You will own a varied portfolio of operational work streams that help the business deliver  will work closely with the leadership team, engineers and external partners in a UK/US start-up environment.

• Managing legal and corporate administration, including contracts, compliance documentation and company reporting
• Manage the UK Operations team
• Maintaining IP records and coordinating with external advisers
• Supporting with some logistical challenges as they arise
• Implementing and owning our inventory and resource planning systems
• Supporting people and talent processes, and building strong working relationships with our technical teams
• Supporting finance operations, including grant administration, procurement and requests from investors and partners
• Leading facilities and capital projects, including lab and office development, health and safety and office management
• Supporting the IT team with security, resilience and supplier requirements
• Owning marketing, PR and events operations, including website, media, agency management and international trade shows
• Providing ad hoc support to the leadership team on presentations, reporting and research
• Proactively identifying opportunities to improve how the business operates

• 5+ years in operations, business operations or an executive generalist role, with ownership of planning, implementation and results
• Experience managing a small Operations team
• Experience working across a UK/US start-up structure
• A track record of delivering to fixed external deadlines, such as building projects, events and equipment shipping
• Strong written communication, with the ability to produce polished external copy and slides
• Comfort using AI tools to work efficiently across a wide remit
• Quick to learn unfamiliar subjects, and clear about when to bring in specialists
• Comfortable managing a varied portfolio of work streams and prioritising effectively

• Have experience in hardware, deep-tech, semiconductor or lab-based start-ups
• Have managed trade compliance or international shipping for technical equipment
• Have led facilities or capital projects from start to finish
• Have implemented inventory or resource planning systems
• Have run international events or managed PR and marketing agencies