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About the Role

TAF Carbon is seeking a Strategic Operations Manager to contribute across multiple business functions within an innovative and fast-growing company. This role involves taking on diverse projects, from strategic initiatives to day-to-day operations, directly contributing to company growth and partnership development while fostering personal career advancement.

Responsibilities

• Own research about specific product components and related market landscapes.
• Identify and evaluate potential partners, and help shape the approach and partnership strategy for each.
• Support special strategic projects as needed (JDA process, partner comparables, market intelligence).
• Consolidate board and partnership decks and other content from different C-level executives into single cohesive presentations.
• Interact with senior leadership and corporate counsel as needed to prepare term sheets, financial models and documents for strategic partnerships in multiple areas.
• Track multiple business deals and work with senior leadership to close contracts.
• Work closely with the CEO to capture action items in meetings and manage follow-up.
• Manage and triage the CEO's email to ensure projects stay on track.
• Schedule and coordinate meetings and special events.
• Track and reconcile receipts/expenses and payables and manage reimbursements.
• Serve as primary point of contact for the building and coordinate with building management on all issues.
• Order lab chemicals and supplies and track MSDS sheets.
• Receive, log, and secure all incoming deliveries; coordinate all outgoing shipments.
• Build company table tennis brackets and encourage inter-functional team participation.
• Execute and reconcile purchase orders and assist accounting resources as needed.
• Track procurement/shipping issues and resolve billing discrepancies with vendors.
• Track vendor and partner action items and follow up to ensure timely completion.
• Coordinate contracts, documents, and NDA execution as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field required, MBA preferred.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience in operations, administrative support, procurement/purchasing, or office coordination.
• 2-5 years of experience in detailed market research and/or strategic projects preferred.
• Experience supporting senior leadership or C-suite executives a plus.
• Research and analytics experience using advanced AI and direct outreach a plus.
• Experience in a fast-paced startup or tech environment highly preferred.
• Self-starter with a proactive mindset and strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent researcher, able to learn and analyze quickly.
• Strategic thinker with strong organizational skills, able to manage and track multiple projects simultaneously.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communicator.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build positive relationships, including with external vendors and partners.
• Flexible and adaptable, comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Reliable, responsive, and able to take initiative with little direction.
• Innate willingness to proactively contribute to the growth of a demanding, innovative and irreverent corporate culture.
• Freakishly punctual and able to tenaciously and graciously manage upwards while working with creative and strong executives.
• Trustworthy and discreet with confidential information.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and virtual collaboration tools (Zoom, Teams).
• Comfortable representing the company professionally with external suppliers and partners.

Skills

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Virtual collaboration tools (Zoom, Teams)
• Problem-solving
• Research
• Strategic thinking
• Organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Communication (written and verbal)
• Interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Adaptability
• Reliability
• Responsiveness
• Initiative
• Discretion

Location

• Syracuse, NY

Work Type

• Full-Time
• On-Site

Experience Level

• 2-5 years relevant experience
• 2-5 years market research/strategic projects experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field
• MBA preferred

Benefits

• High visibility working directly with CEO and senior leadership
• Networking across the Endeavour ecosystem and beyond
• Ability to create and move into senior business functions not yet defined or assigned
• Interview your full-time replacement for duties you are least interested in within 18 months
• Travel opportunities (domestic and international)
• Fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Culture of respect, learning, and excellence
• Experienced, highly talented experts as team peers
• Growth opportunities
• Significant impact on people and the planet

About the Company

• TAF Carbon develops ultra high end carbon based materials that compete with “ordinary materials” in the construction market and beyond.
• Our team of passionate change-makers want to leave the world better than the way we found it and work towards a future of Better Materials Everywhere.
• TAF Carbon prides itself on hiring talented, highly motivated people because that’s what our mission requires.
• To work at TAF Carbon is to know that you are part of something special—something bigger than yourself.
• We’re deploying solutions that are game changing, scalable and profitable, taking on challenges based on the needs of our clients and partners and of local and global economies.
• At TAF Carbon we combine the best of what technology and the natural world can offer in developing a truly game changing material.