Business Operations Associate

About Us:

We are building a world-class foundational science team, founded by former Tesla leadership. We’re a well-funded seed-stage sodium-ion battery company focused on truly redefining the future of energy storage and we are very excited about it.

About This Role

We are seeking a highly motivated, action-oriented business generalist to be our first business operations hire as we scale from R&D to pilot scale at breakneck speed. You will work directly with our cofounders to execute cross-functional projects across the organization and do whatever it takes to keep us moving.

What you’ll do. The following responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Own the financial model and the company's key metrics: forecasts, actuals, and making sense of it all.
• Track pilot line costs against budget and flag variances early.
• Run PO and vendor administration, spend tracking, and contract hygiene in partnership with Supply Chain.
• Support fundraising: pitch materials, data room, investor updates, board materials, and cap table.
• Support non-dilutive funding: DOE and state grant applications and reporting.
• Keep the day-to-day business running: outside accountants and counsel, insurance, vendor contracts, and whatever else it takes.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field, or equivalent experience
• 1–3 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking or similar analytically rigorous field
• Exacting attention to detail. Small errors get expensive.
• AI-native. Use LLMs and agents daily; build with them.
• High ownership; stays cool with ambiguity. Comfortable context switching and working vague problems.
• Crisp communication.

Bonus If You Have…

• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment or large-scale industrial projects

Work Environment

• Innovative / flexible / yet fast-paced development environment
• Very close collaboration with technical team and stakeholders across the company
• Small, growing, international team from 7+ countries
• Office snacks include healthy options, chips, drinks
• Onsite work schedule currently

Why join:

• Ground-floor opportunity to shape both the science and the culture of a well-funded seed-stage company
• Direct access to founders; no bureaucratic barriers to pursuing bold ideas
• Work on a problem that matters - sodium-ion is one of the most consequential battery chemistries of the next decade

Benefits:

As a full-time regular employee, you're eligible for the following.

• Competitive salary + meaningful early-stage equity
• Flexible time off (for exempt employees)
• Medical Healthcare Insurance, plus additional coverage offered for family members
• Dental and Vision Insurance, plus additional coverage offered for family members
• HSA (Health Savings Account) option
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account) option