About the Role
Last Energy seeks a Business Operations Lead to manage the company's operational backbone, including vendors, facilities, insurance, compliance, and office infrastructure. This role will support leadership across a broad operational portfolio and work cross-functionally to ensure smooth operations.
Responsibilities
- Run the weekly operations standup and own office manager task management.
- Oversee vendor management for corporate services, leases, facilities, and travel.
- Manage external service providers for administrative projects and ensure continuity.
- Own the insurance program and renewals in partnership with the legal team.
- Maintain the non-legal corporate compliance and renewal calendar.
- Oversee IT policy drafting, hardware/software procurement, training, and compliance.
- Work with the Head of Security to maintain building security and safety protocols.
- Lead space growth planning and real estate portfolio, including lease negotiation and space build-out.
- Partner with legal and finance to improve approval matrices and controls.
- Partner with legal/compliance to roll out new policies and procedures.
- Partner with People Ops on new hire logistics.
- Oversee physical asset and equipment inventory.
- Build and maintain dashboards to track operations KPIs, project budgets, and equipment inventories.
- Oversee special projects, including field work.
- Own event logistics for internal and external-facing events.
- Act as right hand to the C-Suite, supporting other duties as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in business operations, office/facilities operations, or a similar function, ideally in a high-growth environment.
- Proven experience managing vendors, service providers, and facilities or real estate projects.
- Familiarity with insurance programs, compliance calendars, and corporate renewals.
- Comfort overseeing IT policy, procurement, and physical security in partnership with specialist teams.
- Strong project management skills; able to coordinate many workstreams and stakeholders simultaneously.
- Data-oriented; experience building dashboards and tracking operational KPIs.
- Hands-on, resourceful, and willing to do field work when needed.
- Based in Austin, TX (or open to relocation).
Skills
- Business operations
- Office operations
- Facilities operations
- Vendor management
- Service provider management
- Real estate project management
- Insurance program management
- Compliance calendar management
- Corporate renewals
- IT policy oversight
- Procurement
- Physical security
- Project management
- Dashboard building
- Operational KPI tracking
- Field work
- Event logistics
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 8+ years
About the Company
- Last Energy is a company focused on operations, IT, legal, finance, and security.
