<div><p>Last Energy seeks a Business Operations Lead to run the day-to-day operational backbone of the company — vendors, facilities, insurance, compliance calendars, and office infrastructure. This role will act as a right-hand to leadership across a broad operational portfolio.</p><p>This role will work across operations, IT, legal, finance, and security to keep the company running smoothly, and must be comfortable with both process-building and hands-on field work.</p></div><br><br><h3>Key Duties &amp; Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Run the weekly operations standup (ops, IT, compliance, accounting) and own the office manager's task management</li><li>Oversee the team coordinating vendor management: corporate services, office leases/facilities, travel vendors, and related providers</li><li>Spin up and directly manage external service providers for administrative projects, ensuring continuity in transfers between service providers or internal teams</li><li>Own the insurance program and program renewals in partnership with the legal team</li><li>Maintain the non-legal corporate compliance calendar and renewal calendar (permits, licenses, facilities-related filings)</li><li>Oversee IT on policy drafting, hardware/software procurement, training, and compliance</li><li>Work with the Head of Security to maintain building security for office spaces, visitor management, safety protocols, and access control</li><li>Lead space growth planning and the real estate portfolio, including lease negotiation (in partnership with legal) and space build-out</li><li>Partner with legal and finance to improve approval matrices and controls</li><li>Partner with legal/compliance to roll out new policies and procedures</li><li>Partner with People Ops on new hire logistics, including desk setup and building access</li><li>Oversee physical asset and equipment inventory in partnership with IT and manufacturing teams</li><li>Build and maintain dashboards to track operations KPIs, project budgets, and equipment inventories</li><li>Oversee special projects as needed; must be comfortable with field work and getting hands dirty</li><li>Own event logistics for both internal and external-facing events</li><li>Act as right hand to the C-Suite, supporting other duties as assigned</li><li>Other duties as assigned</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><div><li>8+ years of experience in business operations, office/facilities operations, or a similar function, ideally in a high-growth environment</li><li>Proven experience managing vendors, service providers, and facilities or real estate projects</li><li>Familiarity with insurance programs, compliance calendars, and corporate renewals</li><li>Comfort overseeing IT policy, procurement, and physical security in partnership with specialist teams</li><li>Strong project management skills; able to coordinate many workstreams and stakeholders simultaneously</li><li>Data-oriented; experience building dashboards and tracking operational KPIs</li><li>Hands-on, resourceful, and willing to do field work when needed</li><li>Based in Austin, TX (or open to relocation)</li></div></ul><br>

<p>Last Energy's mission is to decarbonize global energy production and increase access to clean, affordable power. We are a full-service developer of micro modular nuclear power plants with the goal of finally scaling nuclear by dramatically reducing the time and cost of construction.</p>

Business Operations Lead

<div><p>Last Energy seeks a Business Operations Lead to run the day-to-day operational backbone of the company — vendors, facilities, insurance, compliance calendars, and office infrastructure. This role will act as a right-hand to leadership across a broad operational portfolio.</p><p>This role will work across operations, IT, legal, finance, and security to keep the company running smoothly, and must be comfortable with both process-building and hands-on field work.</p></div><br /><br /><h3>Key Duties &amp; Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Run the weekly operations standup (ops, IT, compliance, accounting) and own the office manager's task management</li><li>Oversee the team coordinating vendor management: corporate services, office leases/facilities, travel vendors, and related providers</li><li>Spin up and directly manage external service providers for administrative projects, ensuring continuity in transfers between service providers or internal teams</li><li>Own the insurance program and program renewals in partnership with the legal team</li><li>Maintain the non-legal corporate compliance calendar and renewal calendar (permits, licenses, facilities-related filings)</li><li>Oversee IT on policy drafting, hardware/software procurement, training, and compliance</li><li>Work with the Head of Security to maintain building security for office spaces, visitor management, safety protocols, and access control</li><li>Lead space growth planning and the real estate portfolio, including lease negotiation (in partnership with legal) and space build-out</li><li>Partner with legal and finance to improve approval matrices and controls</li><li>Partner with legal/compliance to roll out new policies and procedures</li><li>Partner with People Ops on new hire logistics, including desk setup and building access</li><li>Oversee physical asset and equipment inventory in partnership with IT and manufacturing teams</li><li>Build and maintain dashboards to track operations KPIs, project budgets, and equipment inventories</li><li>Oversee special projects as needed; must be comfortable with field work and getting hands dirty</li><li>Own event logistics for both internal and external-facing events</li><li>Act as right hand to the C-Suite, supporting other duties as assigned</li><li>Other duties as assigned</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><div><li>8+ years of experience in business operations, office/facilities operations, or a similar function, ideally in a high-growth environment</li><li>Proven experience managing vendors, service providers, and facilities or real estate projects</li><li>Familiarity with insurance programs, compliance calendars, and corporate renewals</li><li>Comfort overseeing IT policy, procurement, and physical security in partnership with specialist teams</li><li>Strong project management skills; able to coordinate many workstreams and stakeholders simultaneously</li><li>Data-oriented; experience building dashboards and tracking operational KPIs</li><li>Hands-on, resourceful, and willing to do field work when needed</li><li>Based in Austin, TX (or open to relocation)</li></div></ul><br />

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