Director of Business Operations
On-siteDublin, Leinster, Ireland
Job Summary
Oversee daily company activities across Ireland and Singapore offices, translating leadership goals into repeatable, scalable workflows that keep teams on track and on budget. Design, implement, and maintain ISO 22301-aligned Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery frameworks while managing the Corporate Risk Register and Health & Safety programs. Drive company-wide goal execution through OKRs, architect end-to-end SOPs, and serve as the operational bridge for data privacy and export controls. Lead external program coordination and manage non-technical milestones such as entity setups and physical expansions to build a structured, high-performance work environment. Constantly evaluate productivity and operational spend to recommend and implement efficiency improvements.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years in Business Operations, Management Consulting, or GRC within high-growth deep-tech or SaaS
- Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) or similar, ISO 22301 certification, or verifiable formal training and operational ownership of ISO 22301-aligned BCDR frameworks
- Practical experience with GDPR/PDPA and a working knowledge of international export controls
- A track record of delivering complex, non-technical projects (entity setups, grant applications, or office expansions) on time and under budget
- Proven track record of leading company-wide OKR (or equivalent) planning, tracking and execution cycles to align cross-functional priorities
- A minimum of 10 years of management experience managing diverse teams and operations
- You aren't a developer, but you understand the SDLC and can communicate effectively with PhD-level researchers and senior engineers
- Demonstrable experience taking a company-level policy through its complete lifecycle—from initial gap analysis and drafting to cross-functional rollout, training and ongoing auditing
- A high degree of technical literacy and an ability to learn new technologies quickly
- Bachelor's in Business, Law, Engineering or a related field
Desired Qualifications
- PMP, CIPP, or similar certifications
- Direct operational experience supporting or preparing an organization for an ISO 27001 or SOC 2 Type II audit
- Experience managing operations across distributed, multi-time-zone environments (eg. follow-the-sun operational models)
- High degree of technical literacy (knowledge of the SDLC, developer tooling, and modern SaaS stacks like Notion, Jira, Power BI)
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