Head of Operations

Core Responsibilities:

• Translate company strategy into operational plans, KPIs, and measurable goals, partnering with the CEO and leadership team on company OKRs, board reporting, and investor communications.
• Build scalable processes across finance, people, legal, and compliance, driving continuous improvement to remove bottlenecks and increase cross-functional efficiency.
• Support talent strategy, hiring processes, and performance management while championing company culture as we scale to ensure employee engagement and retention.
• Partner with finance to manage budgets, forecasts, and business analytics, supporting fundraising activities, due diligence, and board preparation.

This role creates positive change by building the operational systems and processes that enable CarbonChain to scale effectively, helping the world's biggest emitters reduce their emissions and tackle decarbonization head-on.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 7+ years of relevant experience in operations, strategy, or business leadership, ideally in a fast-scaling Series A–C tech company.
• Strong background in building and scaling processes with a track record of improving operational efficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority.
• Financial acumen with comfort in budgets, forecasts, and key SaaS metrics, plus excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits and Perks:

• 28 days of annual leave
• Home office set up allowance of £500
• £2,000 annual learning allowance
• Private healthcare
• Generous parental leave policy
• Team lunches once a week in the office
• Subsidized gym classes, office gym, and cycle to work scheme

CarbonChain is a company bringing together talent to tackle decarbonization by helping the world's biggest emitters drive commercial wins through reducing their emissions, viewing the climate challenge as a transformative opportunity for the global economy.