Director of Operations / Chief Operating Officer
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Director of Operations leading operational functions at CEA, an organization focusing on effective altruism's principles. This role involves managing cross-functional teams and scaling operations globally.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, support, and build a multi-functional operations team
- Ensure CEA's core operational functions are reliable and fit for purpose as we scale
- Drive continuous improvement across functional areas
- Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team by translating strategic priorities into clear operational plans, decisions, processes, and execution across teams
- Act as an outward-facing spokesperson and build our relationships with other organizations
Requirements:
- Experience successfully managing and developing a team
- Strong operational judgment and the ability to execute in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- High standards for reliability, integrity, and follow-through, and strong value alignment with CEA’s mission
- Leading multi-disciplinary operational functions
- Overseeing budgeting, forecasting, and cash/runway management
- Scaling people operations and recruiting in a growing organization
- Building systems of record and operational workflows that are fast, accurate, compliant, and audit-ready
- Navigating legal and reputational risk tradeoffs effectively and in partnership with counsel
- Driving cross-functional process improvement and “connective tissue” work across teams that don’t share a natural owner
- Operating in a startup or other entrepreneurial environment where there wasn’t an established playbook
- Communicating clearly with diverse stakeholders, including senior leaders, specialists, and external partners, and building trust in high-stakes situations
Benefits:
- private insurance
- flexible work hours
- $6,000 / £5,000 annual professional development allowance
- $6,000 / £5,000 mental health support allowance
- extended parental leave
- ergonomic equipment
- unconditional 10% pension / 401k contribution
- 25 days of paid vacation

















