Senior Business Operations Partner

The Role: At Olix, speed is existential. We’re building the infrastructure for frontier AI, and doing that well requires every part of the company (hardware, software, people, finance) to move with precision and zero drag. We want every teammate focused on their highest-impact work, not lost in manual processes, context-switching, or outdated tools. This role exists to change that.

The Business Operations Partner will design, build, and scale the systems that make Olix operate at 10× efficiency. You’ll treat internal teams as your customers, understanding their workflows, mapping friction points, and using automation, AI, and well-designed systems to make things “just work.” Your job is to remove obstacles before others even notice them, and to create a foundation that lets Olix scale from 50 → 150 → 300+ without losing velocity. If you love diving into messy workflows, finding hidden bottlenecks, and turning them into elegant, self-service systems, you’ll thrive here.

Responsibilities:

• Hunt for bottlenecks, friction points, manual work, and unnecessary cognitive load across all functions - from People and Finance to Engineering, Labs, and Operations.
• Work with teams to map workflows, deeply understand their pains, and co-create solutions that actually get used.
• Build AI-powered and automated workflows that remove the burden of repetitive tasks and free teams to focus on high-impact work.
• Identify opportunities to collapse multi-step processes into seamless, user-friendly experiences.
• Treat each team as a customer. Understand their goals, constraints, and edge cases.
• Prototype quickly, iterate with real users, and only ship systems that create measurable value.
• Champion simplicity, if it’s not intuitive, it’s not done.
• Drive projects from first principles through rollout with minimal disruption and maximum impact.
• Work closely with stakeholders across functions to coordinate changes, align timelines, and ensure teams adopt new workflows.
• Lead by example in your own use of AI, automation, and system tooling.
• Decide when to build vs. buy balancing cost, complexity, and long-term scalability.
• Create a coherent systems architecture so that tools talk to each other and data flows automatically.

Skills & Experience:

• Strong capability in workflow automation platforms (Zapier, Make, n8n, or similar).
• Hands-on experience with databases, APIs, data modelling, and basic scripting (Python/JS ideal).
• Ability to create internal dashboards, reporting flows, and lightweight internal apps.
• Comfort evaluating and integrating third-party tools.
• A bias for building things that scale cleanly and are easy for others to maintain.
• Deep understanding of AI use cases across business operations, and an insatiable curiosity for what’s changing as new models emerge.
• Ability to translate AI capabilities into practical tools, workflows, and automations.
• Excellent project management skills to be able to run cross-functional initiatives without chaos.
• Comfort getting your hands dirty and shipping quickly.
• A sharp eye for eliminating complexity and designing for simplicity.
• Ability to flex your approach to match the working style of each team.
• Treat your internal partners as customers, measuring success by their adoption and delight.
• Product design instincts: understanding real problems, co-creating solutions, and iterating to deliver actual value.
• A belief that the best system is the one people actually use.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive salary ranging from £77,000 to 105,000, depending on experience.
• Competitive salary and stock options, you’re not just part of the journey, you will own a piece of it.
• Work from our HQ in King’s Cross, right in the middle of London’s buzzing AI scene.
• Live within 45 minutes of the office? Perfect. Live within 20 minutes? We’ll add an extra £24,000 a year to your salary.
• We offer visa sponsorship and full relocation support (UK and abroad), through a dedicated third-party provider who are on hand to make your move to London as seamless as possible.
• Full BUPA healthcare and dental cover, medical history disregarded.
• High-spec tech for everyone - M4 Macs as standard, M4 Pros for Engineers.
• Sony noise-cancelling headphones and ergonomic setups to keep you comfortable and focused.
• Personal company card to spend on tools that help you do your job - like ChatGPT Pro or anything else that boosts your workflow.
• Healthy, chef-cooked dinners in the office every night, with something for every diet and tastebud.
• Monthly off-site team socials.
• 25 days of paid holiday, plus all the UK bank holidays.
• Access to our in-house 3D printer for personal or work projects.
• Cycle2work scheme.
• Need a caffeine fix? We’ve got you covered with a tab at our favourite local coffee shop.
• We offer a pension plan and salary sacrifice options.

If you are passionate about pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in AI and thrive in a high-energy, fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you. Apply now to join Olix and be a key player in shaping the future of computing.