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About the Role
You will work directly with the CEO and founding team, owning the day-to-day operations of Nous, including pace, planning, OKRs, and major company initiatives. You will also oversee hiring and help secure key hires, with the authority to reshape meetings and processes to drive efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Set the pace by identifying and resolving bottlenecks, often by making or facilitating decisions.
- Own quarterly OKRs, weekly management meetings, and planning sessions, ensuring alignment across autonomous squads.
- Maintain and update the company scorecard, reporting on OKR status and identifying deviations.
- Lead major company-wide initiatives, from scoping and owner selection to execution and post-mortem analysis.
- Oversee the hiring process, monitoring all searches and actively participating in closing critical candidates.
- Represent Nous in discussions with recruiters, senior candidates, partners, suppliers, and investors.
- Automate repetitive tasks and coordination efforts using AI tools.
Requirements
- 4-7 years of experience, potentially including fast-growing startups, consulting, BizOps, strategy, or product management.
- Proven ability to coordinate and drive action, with a focus on unblocking stalled initiatives.
- Strong persuasive skills for candidate closing, recruiter engagement, and senior stakeholder interaction.
- Comfort with data analysis, including building models, writing SQL, and interpreting dashboards.
- Proficiency in using AI tooling like Claude for daily work.
- Excellent written communication skills for various business needs.
- Ability to provide direct feedback and maintain confidentiality.
- Low ego and a willingness to perform unglamorous tasks.
- Experience closing difficult candidates, working in recruiting, talent, or business development.
- Experience running company planning cycles, offsites, or end-to-end launches.
- Experience in regulated industries (energy, fintech, insurance).
- Proven success in automating parts of one's own job.
- Commercial acumen or professional experience in deep domains like law or accounting.
Skills
- Decision making
- Planning
- OKRs
- Data analysis
- SQL
- AI tooling
- Written communication
- Persuasion
- Coordination
- Process improvement
- Hiring oversight
- Candidate closing
- Stakeholder management
- Automation
Location
- Farringdon
Work Type
- Office-first
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Benefits
- Share options with life-changing upside
- Competitive salaries
- Great office setup for collaborative working
- Equipment, setup, and training for optimal work
- AI subscriptions (including Claude Code Max tier)
- High-context environment with exposure to major decisions
- Flexibility for focused remote work
- Well-stocked kitchen with complimentary breakfast/lunch
- Informal weekly social events
- Monthly larger social events
- Set-piece summer and Christmas events
- 33 days paid holidays (including bank holidays)
- Health and dental cash plans
- Employee assistance programme
- Travel benefits (cycle-to-work scheme, season ticket loans)
About the Company
- Nous is a household AI agent that manages bills and administrative tasks for users.
- The company focuses on using AI for practical, real-world applications.
- Nous operates with small, autonomous teams owning specific product areas end-to-end.
- The company is growing rapidly, with over 250,000 UK households signed up.
- Nous has raised over $30M from notable investors.
- The company culture emphasizes doing great work with smart people.
- Nous is building a future of simpler, cheaper, and fairer household life.
- The company is intentionally lean and AI-native in both product and operations.
- Nous fosters a high-performance, high-agency, and high-trust technical environment.
Equal Opportunity
- Nous is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace.
- Applications are actively welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds.
- Every candidate is thoughtfully considered, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.