Flashbots is hiring an Ops Lead

About us At our organization, we're constructing the foundational infrastructure for the future digital landscape and financial ecosystem. As a research and development entity, we concentrate on Miner Extractable Value through dual innovation channels of open research and breakthrough product creation – encompassing groundbreaking technologies like mev-geth, Flashbots Protect, MEV-Boost, MEV-Share, Flashblocks, and BuilderNet. Our culture embodies an accelerationist, exceptional, compassionate, and autonomous spirit. We are explorers, innovators, builders, and strategic thinkers. We excel through action, intellectual curiosity, and meaningful impact - propelling forward progressively while maintaining a long-term vision of our desired global transformation. As Operations Lead, you'll manage the Ops team's daily functioning to enable organizational velocity and minimize operational friction. You'll collaborate with leadership and team heads, introducing structure across personnel, recruitment, financial, legal, and strategic planning processes. This role suits individuals who excel at transforming complexity into coherent systems, leading compact teams, and generating substantial organizational impact. What You'll Do - Supervise and empower the Ops team through transparent expectations, consistent feedback, and continuous coaching - Manage fundamental operational processes spanning personnel, hiring, finance, legal, and planning domains - Establish and maintain lightweight frameworks for strategic planning, objective tracking, and project management - Convert high-level strategic guidance into actionable plans, timelines, and assigned responsibilities - Construct and refine streamlined systems, documentation, and workflows to standardize recurring tasks - Leverage advanced technological tools for data tracking, progress monitoring, and strategic decision-making What We Look For - Substantive experience managing operations in startup or rapidly scaling environments - Comfort leading a compact team while maintaining hands-on involvement - Demonstrated capability to introduce predictability to ambiguous work environments - Proven capacity to rapidly assimilate new domains and deliver immediate value - Transparent communication style characterized by low bureaucracy and high interpersonal trust Who you are - 3-5 years operational experience with meaningful leadership exposure - Proven track record of small team management - Advanced analytical capabilities with technological proficiency - Expertise in designing comprehensive planning and project management systems - Exceptional attention to detail and communication skills - Comfortable operating through influence within leadership structures Nice-to-haves - Technical background or engineering experience - Expertise in people operations, recruiting, finance, or legal coordination - Experience in founder-driven or complex organizational structures - Familiarity with cryptocurrency and decentralized ecosystems Details that matter - Competitive equity compensation package - Unlimited PTO with significant work autonomy - Comprehensive health coverage for US employees - $3000 annual professional development budget - Collaboration with leading cryptocurrency professionals - Contribution to maintaining crypto's decentralized principles - Global remote work with preference for EU/US time zones - Sponsored international team gatherings and event travel We are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive team, welcoming qualified candidates across all demographic backgrounds.