Job description

This is a high-impact leadership role suited to someone who enjoys solving complex problems, building organisations, and helping ambitious businesses navigate periods of rapid growth. You will be trusted with some of the company's most important priorities and will help shape what Beyond Reach Labs becomes over the coming years.

The Role

We're looking for an experienced operator with a proven track record of driving execution within growing organisations. You will act as a force multiplier for the founders, helping ensure that critical initiatives are delivered, decisions are implemented, and the business continues to scale effectively.

You should be equally comfortable discussing long-term growth strategy, improving operational processes, supporting key customer relationships, and rolling up your sleeves to solve immediate challenges.

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Growth

Partner with the founders to define and execute the company's strategic priorities
Support long-term planning, organisational development, and growth initiatives
Track key objectives and ensure delivery against critical milestones
Translate strategic ambitions into actionable delivery plans

Operational Leadership

Build and improve the systems, structures, and processes that enable scale
Drive operational excellence across the business
Create management reporting and performance tracking mechanisms
Identify organisational risks and develop mitigation strategies

Cross-Functional Execution

Lead company-wide initiatives that span multiple teams and disciplines
Ensure effective coordination between engineering, operations, commercial, and leadership functions
Remove blockers and help teams maintain momentum
Drive accountability and follow-through across strategic priorities

Customer & Stakeholder Delivery

Support delivery of major client engagements and strategic partnerships
Represent the company with customers, investors, and external stakeholders when appropriate
Help ensure operational and delivery commitments are consistently achieved
Strengthen processes that improve customer outcomes as the organisation grows

Organisational Development

Support workforce planning and organisational design
Help build management capability across the company
Foster alignment, accountability, and transparency
Lead initiatives that strengthen company culture during periods of growth

Leadership Partnership

Act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the founders
Lead special projects that are critical to the success of the business
Help ensure leadership time is focused on the highest-impact activities
Support board, investor, and executive-level planning activities

What We're Looking For

10+ years of experience in operations, strategy, consulting, programme leadership, or executive management
Proven experience scaling teams, organisations, or complex programmes
Strong strategic thinking and commercial judgement
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
Experience driving organisational change and operational improvement
Ability to influence without relying solely on formal authority
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building structure from scratch
Strong leadership presence combined with a willingness to be hands-on

Nice to Have

Experience in aerospace, manufacturing, engineering, or deep-tech environments
Experience working directly with founders, CEOs, or executive leadership teams
Experience supporting fundraising, investor engagement, or corporate growth initiatives
MBA or equivalent advanced business qualification

Why Beyond Reach Labs

Help shape the future of a pioneering space infrastructure company
Work directly alongside the founders on the company's most important challenges
Significant autonomy, responsibility, and influence
Opportunity to build and scale the operational foundations of a category-defining business
Join a mission-driven team working on technology that will transform what is possible in space

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What applying to Beyond Reach Labs usually looks like

Based on publicly available information, candidates applying through ashby can generally expect a structured online application involving a resume submission and possibly some initial screening questions. Ashby-based processes commonly include an application review stage, followed by a recruiter or hiring manager conversation, and may include multiple stages such as technical assessments, take-home exercises, or panel interviews depending on the role, whether chief-of-staff, mechanical-engineer, qa-engineer, or software-engineer. Communication is typically handled through automated status updates within the platform, though response times vary and candidates should not assume a fixed timeline. At Beyond Reach Labs, as with other companies using this ATS, applicants may be asked to complete role-specific evaluations or provide supplementary materials. Overall, the experience tends to be organized, though exact steps and duration can differ by position and team.”

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