Business Operations Manager

Rocket Lab•Littleton, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Based out of Rocket Lab's office in Littleton, CO, the Business Operations Manager will work directly with Senior Leadership to manage and drive closure on key business, operations, staff, and technology initiatives within Space Systems Software and the Denver site location. This position requires a strategic thinker and creative problem solver with strong leadership skills, organizational skills, technical skills, and a persistent desire to make lasting progress. The successful candidate must demonstrate emotional intelligence to operate with confidence in difficult situations and be a role model for dedication to the company mission. Passion for personal and organizational efficiency is a must along with high standard of work product. With some guidance, this person will identify areas of greatest impact to the business, design and test creative solutions, and take ownership to implement them to completion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, technology, engineering, or related field
5+ years of experience working in technology and/or business
2+ years’ experience in a leadership role
Experience in a software, technology, or engineering business
Experience in AI use for business or technology
Understanding of agile methodologies

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in business, accounting, finance, technology, engineering, or related field
Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar
Experience with Excel, including pivot tables
Experience with aerospace or similar engineering field
Experience with staff management and compensation
Experience with P&L management
Experience with technology integration
Experience with IT project management
Experience with AI tool development

Responsibilities

Work in a fast-paced space software organization using agile principals.
Make a lasting impact to daily operations, ensuring staff can operate effectively.
Collaborate with leadership to develop strategic plans that align with company objectives.
Collaborate with senior leaders using KPIs to drive strategy and execution excellence.
Collaborate with senior leaders to manage financial performance.
Design and implement organization-level process related to software technology, IT, business, staffing, hiring, project management, contracts, facilities, security, etc.
Generate creative and scalable solutions to high impact problems.
Construct and deliver communications at the organization level
Maintain strong collaborative relationships with shared services and other business units.
Implement reporting and autonomy across all business needs.
Work with AI daily to drive operational excellence