Chief Operating Officer

Landing in US, Remote

Bearing is a startup at the forefront of bringing AI to the maritime shipping industry. This is a trillion-dollar industry that moves 90% of the goods we interact with on a daily basis but has traditionally lagged far behind other industries in adopting new technologies. At Bearing, we’re changing that. We’ve built AI-enabled products that solve the industry’s biggest pain points and are helping with the transition to a more environmentally-friendly future. We are growing quickly and already have some of the world’s biggest shipping companies as our customers.  Bearing is looking for an entrepreneurial executive that can take the organization to the next level and beyond. This is a remote role.
This is a full-time position based in the United States. Our team operates mostly in the US west coast time zone. You must already have, or be able to obtain, authorization to work in the United States.
At Bearing we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Bearing believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Selection for employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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    • Lead company operations (People function). You will lead the company’s operations function. As part of this, you will be responsible for overseeing the people function, including HR, people operations, and recruiting. You will also oversee the development of our people processes to ensure our team is well supported and executing efficiently.
    • Lead company operations (Finance and admin function). You will also lead the company’s finance and admin functions (including legal). This will involve working with external service providers as well as building in-house capabilities.
    • Help operationalize our growth strategy . As part of the executive team of the company, you will be involved in decision-making around overall company strategy, play a leading role in ensuring cross-functional collaboration and be responsible for developing and tracking key metrics.
    • Experience in a leadership position at a Series Seed or Series A startup. Plus, experience seeing that early-stage startup transition to a later stage company (Series C or onwards)
    • Minimum 10 years of direct people management experience with a proven track record of managing business operations
    • Experience growing and mentoring small teams in a fast-moving environment
    • Proven communication and interpersonal skills, with experience communicating and working effectively at all levels
    • Would thrive in high growth, fast-changing, but limited resources and sometimes ambiguous environments (i.e., a startup!)
    • Creative and scrappy problem solver who rolls up their sleeves and does what needs to be done
    • Experience in product a huge plus
    • Experience working in an enterprise SaaS business
    • Experience working with AI-enabled products
    • Experience working in the logistics industry
    • Experience with customers or teams from Asia and/or Latin America
    • Experience with executive coaching or mentorship
    • Interest in maritime shipping
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