Bjak

Chief Operating Officer

United States full-time Executive Salary not listed
full-time Executive level Technology & IT Curated
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About the role

About ActAI
There are over 5 billion users using basic applications today such email, notes, tasks, calendar and they're not AI-native. Our mission is to build proactive applications for anyone in the world, who are not used to complex prompting. We aim to bring intelligence to conversations, errands, organising and workflows, with minimal to no prompting.
Our product focuses on achieving high reliability for long-running workflows, persistent context, and real-world task completion. We believe products will greatly reduce hallucinations.
Our objective is to organise anyone's life, allowing us all to spend time on valuable and meaningful things
About the Role
The COO will own group-wide operations and execution across ActAI businesses, functions and markets. The role is responsible for making sure priorities translate into clear ownership, measurable outcomes and fast execution.
What you will be doing

Turn group priorities into targets, owners, timelines and operating plans.

Run operating reviews and identify businesses, teams or projects that are behind plan.

Solve cross-functional problems across product, technology, operations, people and commercial teams.

Build processes for planning, performance management, accountability and resource allocation.

Lead the operating setup of new businesses, markets and teams.

Improve organisational structures and processes that slow execution.

Step directly into critical projects when execution or ownership is weak.

What you will need

Strong track record building and scaling operations in a technology company, startup or high-growth business.

Experience owning company-wide, multi-market or multi-business execution.

Strong understanding of business metrics, operating models and organisational design.

Ability to identify why a business or team is underperforming and implement the fix.

Highly analytical with strong execution capability.

Hands-on operating style - comfortable working directly with data, processes and teams.

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Executive
Technology & IT Operations Chief Operating Officer Technology Executive level

Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Chief Operating Officer role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Bjak?
  3. Which of Operations, Chief and Operating have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. How have you led people, improved a process, or made a hard decision in a previous role?
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

Prepare before the call

  • A recent example that proves your experience with Operations, Chief and Operating.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

Ask them

  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the Chief Operating Officer role because I can bring practical experience in Operations, Chief and Operating, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Bjak needs from this hire.

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