Special Projects Lead

Overview Nios Group is a multi-disciplinary company building experiences at the intersection of physical space, technology, and human perception. Our portfolio includes Nios and noyah, modern spa and wellness concepts where software, sound, lighting, operations, and physical design all have to work together in the real world—not just on slides. We also incubate Virtual Fudge, an AR startup exploring how digital layers interact with physical environments and human behavior. This means our problems don’t live in one domain. They span storefronts, sensors, software systems, vendors, customer experience, and operations—often all at once. We build, test, and deploy fast, and we care deeply about things actually working once customers show up. If you’re excited by projects where code meets concrete, where ideas turn into installed systems, and where responsibility doesn’t stop at “handoff,” you’ll feel at home here. The Role We’re not hiring a specialist. We’re hiring a high-agency generalist who closes loops. This role owns messy, high-impact problems that span business, software, hardware, vendors, and real-world deployment. You don’t just manage projects—you design systems and make sure they actually work in the wild. If something breaks, you fix it—or you hire the right person and supervise the fix. Either way, the loop closes. This role is part time contract to start, with the opportunity to grow into full time. What You’ll Do Architect and ship software systems (AI tools, ops automations, internal platforms) Evaluate SDKs, APIs, and no-code tools and pick what ships fastest without future regret Design, prototype, or commission physical systems (audio, sensors, office infrastructure) Source, vet, negotiate with, and manage vendors Get hands-on when it’s high-leverage; delegate low-leverage work Document systems, SOPs, risks, and decisions so nothing lives only in someone’s head How You Operate High agency: You\'re proactive & like to hit the ground running Systems judgment: You de-risk unknowns early and prioritize correctly Outcome ownership: You prioritize follow through Example Problems You Might Solve Deploy an AI chatbot and handle edge cases (e.g., refunds route to humans—no hallucinations) Scout commercial real estate, cold-call brokers, and rank locations based on constraints Design and install a directional audio system for a storefront Debug real-world hardware issues (sunlight, vibration, interference) Roll out ops software and make sure it actually gets adopted Figure out safety/compliance needs (e.g., fire extinguishers), install, document, and standardize About You Proven high agency and loop-closing behavior Evidence of shipped work (deployments, installs, metrics, photos, postmortems) Comfort operating across software + physical systems Strong judgment about when to DIY vs when to hire licensed pros Love for the “messy middle” Nice To Have Operations+ technical background overlap Titles like: Engineer (any flavor), Creative Technologist, Ops Engineer, Technical Program Manager, Solutions Engineer, Special Projects Lead The Bottom Line This is a role for people who turn ambiguity into working systems—across code, hardware, ops, and vendors—and take pride in making things actually function. If that’s you, then send us your resume & cover letter! #J-18808-Ljbffr NIOS SPA