About the company
Our client is a technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Keep the non-technical side of a small, hands-on team running so that technical staff are never delayed by logistics. The work spans purchasing, inventory, vendor relationships, back-office and people administration, executive support, IT setup and investor materials, with the person expected to notice and fix gaps unprompted.
What you'll do
- Order equipment and supplies, manage vendors, and oversee shipping, receiving and inventory tracking.
- Handle returns and warranty claims when hardware fails.
- Manage bookkeeping, accounting, insurance and legal paperwork with outside advisors.
- Run office management and keep day-to-day administration in order.
- Run recruiting from start to finish, including scheduling and onboarding non-technical hires.
- Coordinate work authorization cases with outside immigration counsel.
- Manage the leader's calendar, travel and errands.
- Set up and test computing hardware, manage devices and accounts, and maintain security practices.
- Maintain the shared documents used with funders, draft presentation content, and handle correspondence after investor meetings.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Prior experience in a business operations role at a fledgling company, a device maker or a scientific institution.
- Experience managing recruiting processes or vendor relationships from start to finish.
- Financial operations experience covering accounts payable and receivable, budgeting and procurement.
- Enough technical literacy to follow conversations with engineers about the work.
- Comfort with hardware and general technical tools.
- Takes initiative to finish open items unprompted and keeps written and spoken updates concise.
- Ability to take on ambiguous tasks and carry them through correctly without close supervision.
- Willingness to take on unglamorous, detail-heavy work.
- A valid driver's license, as some of the work involves driving.
Bonus points
- A STEM or finance or business undergraduate degree.
- Sysadmin, infrastructure or security experience.
- Fundraising or investor relations experience.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: $80,000 to 160,000 per year
- Equity
- Health coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
Location and work model
- Santa Clara, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days in-office
- Full-time