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Since then, we’ve worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human-centric AI. You can read about our real-world impact here.\nWe don’t chase hype cycles. We innovate, build and deploy responsible AI which moves the needle - and we know a thing or two about doing it well. We bring an unparalleled depth of technical, product and delivery expertise to our clients who span government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences and defence.\nOur business, and reputation, is growing fast and we’re always on the lookout for individuals who share our intellectual curiosity and desire to build a positive legacy through technology.\nAI is an epoch-defining technology, join a company where you’ll be empowered to envision its most powerful applications, and to make them happen.\nAbout the role\nAs a leader of the operations team you will be responsible for establishing and growing key business processes, strategy, operational leadership and the embedding of Faculty culture and practices in new expansion markets. Your experience will be key in establishing the business support frameworks that allow Faculty to provide global leading services to our clients. \nAustralia is a rapidly growing and key strategic market for Faculty. Working closely with senior leadership you will facilitate the solutions to challenges and enable the top tier delivery Faculty is renowned for.\nWhat you'll be doing:\nLead market launch operations, designing the central functions operating model and partnering closely with Faculty UK and local partners to ensure cross-entity alignment.\n\nHire and scale an agile in-country operations team, determining the optimal split between internal roles, global team support, and partner outsourcing.\n\nDrive the local office strategy, managing partner coordination during the setup phase and securing a dedicated office space as local teams expand.\n\nCoordinate in-country operations across key central functions (People, Finance, Marketing, Legal, Security, and IT), managing specialist team members.\n\nDirectly steer critical operational areas during the agile ramp-up phase, including HR/Talent, local marketing support, and project staffing.\n\nServe as a core member of the Country Leadership Team, defining the local team's culture and strategic direction in alignment with existing Faculty principles.\n\nChampion Faculty’s vision, mission, and core principles across the organization, ensuring strong adherence to global ethics policies and standards.\n\nWho we're looking for:\nYou bring strong strategic operational leadership, with proven experience designing scalable operating models, establishing local legal and office infrastructures, and managing key external service providers\n\nYou are an authentic champion of company culture and ethics stewardship, dedicated to instilling Faculty’s mission, vision, and principles within a fast-growing local team\n\nYou excel at stakeholder management across complex, matrixed environments, acting as a trusted operational bridge between central HQ (Faculty UK) and local expansion operations\n\nYou exhibit a people-first leadership mindset focused on talent development, skilled at coaching, unblocking, and mentoring local talent to take on broader ownership as the team scales\n\nOur interview process\nTalent Team Screen (30 minutes)\nIntroduction to the team (30 minutes)\nPresentation Task (60 minutes)\nCultural Conversation (30 minutes)\nOur Recruitment Ethos\nWe aim to grow the best team - not the most similar one. 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