Job Description

What We Do

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Axe builds AI agents for logistics and supply chain operations.

Logistics is a trillion-euro industry still powered by billions of phone calls, emails, and spreadsheets. Axe replaces this manual work with intelligent AI agents - so human teams can focus on high-impact, strategic work.


Founded by

James McElroy

and

Dan Quill

(exits to Blackstone and Wayflyer), Axe has grown rapidly in its first 7 months. We now operate across Europe and the U.S., partnering with some of the world's largest logistics providers and

backed by top tier EU VC's

. You can learn more about our vision in our Manifesto.


We're building a world-class team to create a generational AI company and modernise how the physical economy runs.

About the Role

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We are looking for a highly motivated

Operations Lead

to join our growing team and work directly with the founders. This role is critical to helping the company scale by building the operational backbone that enables our product, revenue, and team to move faster.


As Operations Lead, you will own day-to-day business operations, unblock founders, and bring structure to a fast-moving startup environment. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in ambiguity and wants real ownership from day one.

What You'll Do

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Own and improve core company operations across finance, people, tooling, and internal processes. Act as a force multiplier for founders by taking operational work off their plates. Build and maintain lightweight systems for planning, reporting, and execution (OKRs, metrics, dashboards). Partner with Engineering, Growth, and Customer teams to remove operational bottlenecks. Support hiring operations, onboarding, and internal team processes as the company scales. Manage vendors, contractors, and external partners (e.g. finance, legal, compliance). Help prepare materials for board updates, investor reporting, and fundraising. Identify inefficiencies and proactively propose solutions before they become problems.

Must Have

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Experience in operations, strategy, consulting, or an early-stage startup role. Strong organisational skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. High ownership mindset Comfort operating in ambiguity with little process or structure in place. Founder mindset - you're excited to build something from zero to one and take real responsibility.

Nice to Have

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Experience working at a startup (Seed-Series A preferred). Exposure to finance, hiring, or go-to-market operations. Background as a founder, operator, or early employee. Experience working with tools like Notion, Airtable, Slack, CRM systems, or analytics tools.

Why join us?

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Be part of a fast-growing, VC-backed AI company redefining a massive industry. Work directly with experienced founders who have scaled and exited companies before. Huge career growth opportunities as we scale across Europe and the US. High ownership, high impact your work directly shapes customer success. Competitive salary + performance bonuses. Join the early team building Europe's next AI powerhouse.

Key Benefits

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Stock-options Health Insurance Generous Paid Time Off - work hard and take the time you need * Annual company-wide offsite