As the operational co-pilot to the CEO, you will own the day-to-day machine of a company growing 42% month-on-month. You'll transition the business from a 15-person startup to a 50+ person scale-up, managing finance, HR, delivery, and process optimization to support a trajectory toward £100m ARR.
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Chief Operating Officer at AdvisoryAI - UK's #1 AI for Financial Advisers
AdvisoryAI is the UK's #1 ranked AI system for financial advisers, currently growing at a staggering 42% month-on-month. We are looking for a relentless Chief Operating Officer to serve as the operational co-pilot to our CEO. If you have experience scaling a startup from 15 to 50+ people and want to own the entire operational machine of a profitable, category-leading fintech, this is the definitive 'number two' role in London. Help us reach £100m ARR and define the infrastructure layer for the future of financial advice.
Overview
Role overview
Company
AdvisoryAI
AdvisoryAI - Hypergrowth fintech building the infrastructure layer for AI-powered financial advice
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Own the full operational stack including finance, HR, recruitment, and delivery processes to enable rapid team expansion.
- Implement rigorous operational frameworks that bring order to hypergrowth chaos while maintaining high team energy and execution speed.
- Serve as the primary internal leader, allowing the CEO to focus exclusively on strategy, fundraising, and product vision.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Proven track record as a COO, VP Ops, or Head of Ops who has personally scaled a startup from 15 to 50+ employees.
- A relentless execution specialist known for extreme diligence and the ability to "run through walls" to solve complex problems.
- Versatile generalist experience across the full stack of operations, ideally within the fintech or wealthtech ecosystem.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Join the UK's most-used AI system for financial advisers, ranked #1 by FTAdviser and two-time "Best in Show" winner at EATT.
- Partner directly with a high-velocity founder to lead a profitable, well-funded startup during its most critical scaling phase.
- Huge market opportunity to automate 60-80% of admin workloads for 300+ firms and 2,000+ active users.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
Meet Jack
Jack gets to know what you're great at and what you want next, then searches 14 million jobs daily and introduces you directly to hiring managers.
How does this work?
Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network.
If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.