Hybrid Operations Director

at SpaceCurve

• Job title: Operations Director
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Tokyo, Japan

About the role

• Operations Director executing strategic initiatives at Spacecurve, a new kind of venture capital company that builds products and leads operations.

Responsibilities

• Be the trusted right-hand executor of the CEO and be able to represent his vision and energy to team and public
• Bonus for COO level role: Be able to mentor and advice the CEO based on past operational wisdom gained from directly founding or growing startups or small to mid-sized companies
• Be able to ideate about the future of the company with leadership, then go and execute it
• Direct planning, buildout, and recruiting for our brick and mortar stores and future F&B projects
• Set up and direct operations of our domestic and global product fulfillment chain
• Direct continued buildout and maintenance of our design studio and office
• Drive hiring operations by liaising with our internal and external recruiting team and help fine-tune hiring strategies with the CEO and other members
• Liaise with our external accounting team to assist with financial strategy and year-end closings
• Create financial calculations for new initiatives to assess their feasibility and to support the executive planning process
• Flexibly jump in and out of any operational aspect of the company wherever tight oversight is needed
• Develop and implement efficient administrative processes to optimize all areas of operation

Requirements

• Ability to craft clean and tasteful presentations, reports, and other documents is required
• Native Japanese, impeccable written/spoken English and significant international experience is required
• Experience founding or growing a startup or successful small to mid-sized company is required
• Experience working in a small to mid-sized interior or architecture design operation is a big plus
• Experience working in a small to mid-sized luxury hospitality operation (hotel, restaurant) is a big plus
• Experience of directly planning store layout for premium products and working with customer psychology to maximize both revenue and customer experience (e.g. Louis Vuitton, Apple) is a big plus

Benefits

• We will provide you with all the tools and opportunities necessary to make a direct, meaningful and long-lasting impact on the legacy of our brand and the future of the Japanese design industry
• You will be part of a high-trust community that encourages risk-taking, experimentation and innovation
• You will be working alongside ambitious creatives and executors from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines