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AI Operations Lead

AI Operations Lead

BuildPassMelbourne, Australia
20 days ago
Job description

About BuildPass

At BuildPass, we’re building the world’s smartest operating system for construction to drive safer, more efficient job sites. AI is at the core of our mission to digitise one of the world’s largest and least tech-enabled industries. After raising a AUD$7.5M Seed in 2024, we’re growing ~10% month over month. Our team comes from diverse backgrounds and skill sets. We don\'t expect you to have stepped onto a construction site. What matters most is curiosity, ambition, and a bias for action.

The Role

This is a new kind of Business Operations role – one that blends traditional operational excellence with AI-driven leverage. As our AI-Powered Business Operations Lead , you’ll work across Sales, Marketing, Product, Customer Success, Operations, and Finance to turn data into decisions, systems, and automation. This isn’t a research or engineering role. You\'ll be the connective tissue between what AI can do and what teams need to do. You’ll spot inefficiencies, design smarter workflows, and drive adoption across the business. You’ll shape how BuildPass uses AI day-to-day – defining standards, sharing best practices, and making every team more productive. If you’ve been described as “a problem-solver who just figures stuff out” and want to help a global startup run like 100 people with a team of 50, this is your role.

Attention to detail is incredibly important in this role. To be seriously considered, please apply via the steps outlined and send your resume to the email listed with the subject line “AI Operations Lead + Your Name.” Not completing this step is an easy way to show you didn\'t read this carefully. You’ll report to the Head of Operations, working closely with Functional Leads and the CTO. You\'ll learn fast, shape your own career, and be rewarded for using AI to drive smarter ways of growing our business.

What You\'ll Do

  • Process Design & Optimisation : Audit workflows, identify inefficiencies, and redesign for speed and clarity. Create templates, automations, and SOPs in Notion, HubSpot, and AirTable to make teams self-sufficient. Use low-code and AI automation tools (Zapier, Make, OpenAI API) to remove repetitive tasks across functions.
  • AI Enablement : Partner with functional leads to identify high-impact AI use cases (from customer research to proposal generation). Build and maintain prompt libraries, internal copilots, and mini-agents. Run AI training sessions to raise company-wide fluency.
  • Operational Intelligence : Build and maintain dashboards tracking GTM performance, retention, CAC payback, and cost-to-serve. Speed up data cleaning, analysis, and visualisation to turn noise into clear insights for leadership.
  • Strategic Projects : Support leadership on cross-functional initiatives (pricing experiments, geographic expansion, new product launches). Collaborate with our global team across Australia, North America, and the Philippines. Some calls may be outside standard hours; we flex up when needed and flex down in return.

What You\'ll Learn

This role sits at the intersection of AI, operations, and scale-up execution. You’ll gain cross-functional mastery, AI in action, systems thinking, startup 0→1 experience, and leadership exposure by collaborating with senior leaders on projects that shape the business.

What You\'ll Bring To The Team

  • 3+ years of experience solving cross-functional problems in operations, strategy, consulting, or fast-moving startups
  • Proven track record of turning ideas into scalable systems that improve efficiency and outcomes
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven decision-making
  • Comfortable with low-code / no-code tools (Zapier, Notion, Airtable, Make, Retool) and eager to experiment with new ones
  • Confident using or learning AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) to automate tasks, summarise data, and improve workflows
  • Experience designing or implementing internal AI workflows, building lightweight automations, or managing AI-related projects
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate technical ideas into clear, actionable, non-technical language
  • Highly organised and proactive, able to manage multiple priorities and follow through independently
  • Bonus : Exposure to LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, or agent-based systems; interest in applying them to real business problems
  • Bonus : Exposure to construction, SaaS, or startup environments and an understanding of how AI can drive real-world business impact
  • Why BuildPass

    Construction is transforming – and BuildPass is leading that change. You’ll gain first-hand exposure to how a startup scales globally and how AI is reshaping the way construction operates.

    We Also Offer

  • Equity opportunities through our Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP)
  • Central Richmond office – behind Richmond Station with cafés nearby and a proper espresso machine
  • Team culture – quarterly celebrations, team lunches, and offsites
  • High visibility with leadership and opportunities for rapid growth
  • How To Apply

    If you’re excited about joining a fast-growing startup redefining how the world builds, we want to hear from you. Please click the Apply Now button to submit your resume and a brief paragraph on why you think you\’d thrive as our AI Operations Lead at BuildPass. We\’re accepting applications on a rolling basis, so apply sooner rather than later. If you have any questions, email .

    End note : This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities or qualifications.

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