The Operations Manager will oversee operations, finance, HR, and compliance across two businesses, ensuring effective execution and team management while driving organizational performance and optimizing costs.
This is a remote position.
Business Operations Manager - Job Description
Employment Type: Full-time, Remote
Reports To: Founder & CEO
Working Hours: Aligned to AEST business hours
About the Opportunity
Remote Office is a global talent infrastructure company helping Australian businesses build and manage high-performing offshore teams. Shift AI is an execution infrastructure company that helps businesses scale through intentional automation and AI agent deployment.
Both businesses are growing. As for the Founder of the businesses, the time needs to move toward building - not running. This role exists to take the operational layer off entirely.
The person in this seat will own execution across two businesses - covering operations, finance, people, compliance, and commercial function. This is not a coordination role. It is an ownership role. You will make decisions, hold accountability, and drive outcomes without needing to be managed.
If you are looking for a role where your manager tells you what to do next, this is not it. If you are someone who sees the gap, fills it, and reports back with the outcome - read on.
What You Will Own
Operations & Execution
- Drive organisational performance across both businesses by coordinating with the sales team, setting targets, and tracking delivery against those targets
- Manage HR project management across the full talent lifecycle - structure, compliance, documentation, advisory, and escalation
- Handle people management matters including disputes and sensitive situations; escalate only what genuinely requires the Founder's involvement
- Be the practising custodian of organisational culture - you model it, reinforce it, and hold the team to it
Finance & Commercial
- Execute financial transactions and maintain clean financial records in coordination with the accounts team
- Own client invoicing - accuracy, timeliness, and follow-through are non-negotiable
- Own all tool and software subscription management - renewals, cancellations, cost reviews
- Optimise operational costs and contribute to pricing and cost strategy across both businesses
- Formulate talent cost strategy across regions, accounting for market rates, compliance obligations, and business margins
- Handle corporate structure matters and tax planning with appropriate professional stakeholders
Legal & Contracts
- Draft, review, and manage commercial contracts, contractor agreements, service agreements, and internal employment documentation
- Make sound commercial and compliance decisions within your authority; flag edge cases appropriately
Communication & Presentation
- Prepare business presentations for internal and external use as required - Canva proficiency is expected
- Collaborate regularly with clients, team members, and relevant external parties in a professional and clear manner
What We Are Looking For
Non-negotiables
- Fluent English - written and spoken; your communication must be clear, precise, and professional
- Demonstrable experience across operations, finance, and HR - not one of these, all of them
- A decision-maker, not a task-taker - you must be comfortable owning outcomes
- High integrity and discretion - you will be handling sensitive financial, legal, and people matters
- Systems thinker - you see processes, not just tasks; you build for durability, not convenience
Strong Edge
- Proficiency with AI tools and automation - ClickUp, Slack, Zoho Books, and AI agents
- Experience working across multi-entity or cross-border business structures
- Familiarity with Australian business compliance context
- Contract drafting experience beyond templates
The Kind of Person We Are Looking For
The title is Operations Manager. The reality is closer to a business partner.
We value calm over urgency, clarity over volume, and ownership over effort. We do not reward heroics - we reward systems. If you are the kind of person who builds the right process and then lets it run, you will fit here.
What You Can Expect
- A role with genuine scope and real decision-making authority
- Direct access to the Founder - you are not buried in a hierarchy
- A team that values clarity, ownership, and doing things properly
- The tools, structure, and context to do your job well - not just the title
Remote Office and Shift AI are equal opportunity employers. We hire based on capability, character, and fit - nothing else.
Similar Jobs
Retail
Lead and coordinate ALH's pub refurbishment and relaunch program across sites. Program-manage project rollout, launch coordination, stakeholder communication, performance tracking, ROI reviews, and partner with internal project managers and operations to deliver commercial outcomes.
Real Estate
Support the Operations Manager to maintain safety, compliance, presentation, contractor management, emergency preparedness, budgets and projects for a retail mixed-use centre, while building stakeholder relationships and driving sustainability and efficiency initiatives.
Top Skills:
ExcelMS OfficeVision
Food
Lead and coach a regional restaurant operations team to deliver food quality, guest experience, compliance, and strong commercial results. Translate strategy into execution, develop managers, ensure food safety and operational standards, manage stakeholders, and support system adoption.
Top Skills:
CrunchtimeMS OfficeTandaWorkday
What you need to know about the Sydney Tech Scene
From opera to comedy shows, the Sydney Opera House hosts more than 1,600 performances a year, yet its entertainment sector isn't the only one taking center stage. The city's tech sector has earned a reputation as one of the fastest-growing in the region. More specifically, its IT sector stands out as the country's third-largest, growing at twice the rate of overall employment in the past decade as businesses continue to digitize their operations to stay competitive.
