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About the Role
As Operations Lead, you will build the operational foundation for Cell Labs' next growth phase alongside the founders. You will create the structures, processes, and systems necessary to scale from 30 to 100+ employees, ensuring the organization evolves as rapidly as the technology.
Responsibilities
- Develop and scale operational structures, processes, and systems for current efficiency and future growth.
- Lead the Operations team and act as a strategic sparring partner to the founders.
- Serve as the central interface between customers, partners, and tech teams, coordinating contracts, project plans, and delivery schedules.
- Manage workplace, procurement, and facilities, including service providers, supply chains, and supplier networks.
- Establish structures for scalable People and Finance operations, covering onboarding, performance, reporting, cash flow, and workflows.
- Ensure professional organization of data protection, occupational safety, and fire safety, collaborating with General Counsel and external experts.
- Develop tooling, create transparency on KPIs, deadlines, and priorities, and ensure alignment among teams and external stakeholders.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Operations, preferably in Tech, Hardware, or Startup environments, with responsibility for multiple operational areas and building scalable structures during growth phases.
- Initial leadership experience, including building or managing teams and taking initiative.
- Strategic thinking with a hands-on mentality.
- Experience in vendor management, operational compliance, and negotiation skills with service providers and suppliers.
- Proficiency with modern operations tools such as Personio, Google Workspace, Moss, or Notion.
- Experience in a founder-led environment with short decision paths and significant creative freedom.
- Enthusiasm for robotics, AI, and Deep Tech.
- Excellent German and English language skills.
- Willingness to work on-site in Berlin daily.
Skills
- Operations
- Team Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Process Development
- Scalability
- Customer Operations
- Business Operations
- Vendor Management
- Procurement
- Facility Management
- Supply Chain Management
- People Operations
- Finance Operations
- Compliance
- Tooling Development
- Stakeholder Management
- KPI Tracking
- Negotiation
- Personio
- Google Workspace
- Moss
- Notion
- Robotics
- AI
- Deep Tech
- German Language
- English Language
Location
- Berlin
Work Type
- On-site
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience
- Leadership experience
Benefits
- Learning day and individual training budget
- Quiet room for rest, meditation, or prayer
- Regular office massages
- Mental health workshops
- Office gym and ping-pong zone
- Paid day for social or ecological engagement
- Flexible Benefits Program (Home Interior, Mobility, Health, Food, Music subscriptions)
- Modern labs, creative spaces, focus zones
- Fully equipped kitchen with snacks, drinks, and coffee
About the Company
- We are a freshly founded VC-backed robotics startup from Berlin, building tangible humanoid robots and the intelligent systems behind them.
- Our team consists of engineers, designers, and operators working side by side to bring complex ideas into the physical world.
- We focus on deep tech execution, turning prototypes into reality.