About the Job
🎯 NPD (New Product Development) Operations Strategist
🌍 London, N4
️ 4 days in our office, 1 day working from home
🤝 Reporting to Kelan Patel, Operations
💰 £45-55k per annum + equity
Join Shellworks as an Operations Strategist and help us materialise a better future by eliminating
plastic pollution.
About Shellworks
Our vision is a world where the products around you don't damage our environment or our health. At
Shellworks we're making that a reality by creating high performance plastic-free materials for everyday
products.
Our technology Vivomer makes the impossible possible. It's grown by bacteria using fermentation,
creating a material that is stable in use but degrades in every environment. Its breakthrough is being
dishwasherable and home compostable at the same time.
We've closed our Series A and are working with some of the world's most recognised brands to replace
plastic at volume. We're at an inflection point: scaling from proof-of-concept to mass-market production.
About the Role
This is a high impact role sitting at the heart of Shellworks’ desire to deliver 1 Billion units by 2030. You
will drive new initiatives to market standing up operational capabilities and relentlessly executing against
them. We are looking for a system builder who can go deep into new problems (e.g. launching our D2C
business in a new geography or delivering a new product to market) to drive Shellworks forwards.
You will need deep understanding of what Shellworks does and who we are to constantly bring
commercial/ operational & engineering views to new problems and find the right solutions for
Shellworks
Key Responsibilities:
● Drive new products to market: Own the delivery of new Shellworks products (e.g. Suri
toothbrush/ Before Oral Care bottles/ Ocean Saver cleaning products), balancing financial,
commercial and engineering perspectives to deliver success for the customer
● Own the operations for new initiatives: Lead the execution of our newest initiatives. In the
short term this is launching direct to consumer products in 2 geographies.
● Leverage analysis for decision making: Build robust analysis of the operational expenditures,
understand what decision cost and why, to maintain healthy scaling pathways
● Identify Improvement opportunities: Relentlessly hunt for ways to improve systems and fix gaps
Our Ideal Candidate
● High-agency owner: 3+ years in a high-intensity operational environment (e.g. Start-up, Strategy
Consulting) where you’ve owned, end-to-end, the outcomes and process of high-stakes projects.
● Strong first-principles thinker: You break unfamiliar problems down to their fundamentals and
reason your way to the best answer, balancing analysis, research and judgement to decide and
move
● Operational Excellence: You execute with high precision under conditions of high ambiguity and
uncertainty, maintaining momentum against tight timelines without constant supervision
● Bias to execution: You are relentless about turning strategy into shipped reality. Ambiguity and
obstacles energise you rather than stall you, and you keep momentum without needing to be
managed
● Solution-focused: When something isn’t working, you find another way. You’ve pushed through
hard things before and you’ll learn whatever it takes to make this succeed
● STEM Background
What we offer
🌴 28 days holiday + statutory holidays
👶 12 weeks maternity, 6 weeks paternity, both at full pay
💚 Heka wellbeing allowance - gym, therapy, nutrition, fertility support and more
🩺 Virtual GP with same or next day appointments
🚲 Cycle to work scheme - save up to 42% via salary sacrifice
🍕 Daily catered lunch at the office
Hiring Process
📞 Initial Chat
🧠 Technical task
🏭 Onsite
🙌Offer subject to 2 references
NPD (New Product Development) Operations Strategist in London employer: Shellworks
At Shellworks, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer dedicated to sustainability and innovation. Our collaborative work culture fosters creativity and growth, offering employees the chance to engage in meaningful projects that tackle pressing environmental challenges. With competitive salaries, generous benefits including enhanced parental leave and a wellbeing allowance, and opportunities for professional development, we empower our team to thrive both personally and professionally while making a positive impact on the world.
