Operations Associate

About Us : Backed by one of Europe's leading tech VCs, Academy is a seed-funded education startup on a mission to build a new generation of technology leaders.

Created in partnership with leading technology companies, our programmes launch top early career talent into high-impact careers in tech. Taught by industry experts, we combine world-class technology training with leadership and performance coaching to unlock genuinely life-changing opportunities at scale.

Operations associate

We're looking for an Operations Associate to join the team as we begin to scale out Academy Operations. As Ops Associate, you'll work directly with our co-founder and COO to coordinate and drive all areas of the business. This is the ideal environment for someone with an entrepreneurial mindset to gain experience of building a business from the ground up, work directly with team members from all business functions and drive meaningful impact in their career.

Location: Remote (global) with the following guidelines:

• You must be able and willing to attend multiple UK team offsites in any given year - typically we run these on a quarterly basis
• You must be available for team and company meetings between 9am and 6pm UK time
• You must be able to speak, read and write English to full professional proficiency

Responsibilities : You will work directly with our co-founder, assisting with the day-to-day management of the business from an operations and finance perspective, as well as with longer term strategic initiatives, responsibilities to include:

• Conduct research on future strategic initiatives and assist with planning and execution, such as new market entry, strategic partnership opportunities and new product expansion
• Research, recommend and implement new software and systems to allow automation of tasks within the business and realisation of efficiencies
• Assist with ongoing company management and visibility initiatives, take the lead on producing the monthly management pack and running internal initiatives to increase visibility across the business
• Work with the co-founders on future funding rounds, aiding with the production of collateral materials
• Produce financial analysis such as monthly cost reviews, monthly reporting packs, forecasting and scenario analysis
• Assist with day-to-day administrative tasks such as bookkeeping, office management, invoicing and cash collection, employee onboarding and more

Requirements :

• At least a 2.1 degree from a top tier university
• Track record of exceptional achievement
• Demonstrable entrepreneurial spirit with inbuilt versatility
• Willingness to learn with high resilience to challenges
• Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship at this time._

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion : Our Vision : Academy's vision is to become a global hub for high-potential early career talent, fast-growing technology companies, and world-class leadership development.