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This role will work closely with company leadership and department heads, providing operational, administrative, marketing, and business development support across the organization.\nThe ideal candidate is resourceful, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities can shift quickly. This person will take ownership of coordination and administrative processes, anticipate needs, and help ensure teams have the information, materials, and support needed to execute effectively.\nKey Responsibilities:\nManage and maintain the company CRM, including business development activity, opportunities, contacts, and follow-up.\n Support the development of proposals, presentations, pitch decks, and other business and marketing materials.\nCoordinate meetings, conferences, tradeshows, and other company events, including logistics and materials.\nProvide operational and administrative support across Finance, supplier and vendor management, contracts, and general business operations.\nMaintain organized business records, contracts, documentation, and shared resources.\nProvide cross-functional support to department heads and assist with projects and priorities as business needs arise\nRequirements\n4+ years of experience in business operations, project coordination, executive/administrative support, marketing coordination, or a related role. Startup experience preferred \nStrong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.\nFamiliar with government contract support \nExcellent written and verbal communication skills.\nStrong attention to detail and follow-through.\nProficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Teams.\nExperience working with CRM systems and maintaining accurate business data.\nAbility to create and format polished presentations and business materials.\nComfortable working across multiple departments and interacting with employees at all levels of an organization.\nAbility to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and limited direction.\nPreferred Qualifications\n Familiarity with government contracting processes, documentation, and compliance requirements\nExperience working in a startup\nCore Behaviors:\nBuild trust through ownership, transparency, and follow-through\nCommunicates clearly, directly, and respectfully across teams\nLead by example and model expected behaviors\nAbility to give and receive direct, constructive feedback\nComfortable operating in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with evolving priorities\nTravel Requirements:\n\nOccasional travel and on-site work at the local hangar may be required\nCompensation:\nThe expected salary range for this position is $31.25 - 38.56 an hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on qualifications, relevant experience, skills, and business needs.\nBenefits\nHealth Care Plan (Medica, Dental, Vision)\nRetirement Plan - 401k\nUnlimited PTO\nOnsite Gym Access\nNatilus Inc. hires solely based on qualifications, merit and competence. Natilus Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Natilus Inc. does not hire on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.\nPlease note: Recruiters will never ask for sensitive personal or financial information during the application phase","description_format":"text","description_chars":3647,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Company events","Retirement plans","Unlimited PTO"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Air Transport","Commercial Aviation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-26T01:57:10Z"}],"liveness":{"score":9,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.328,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":61,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:3","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-26T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":76000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/natilus-business-operations-associate","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/natilus-business-operations-associate.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-27T00:18:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":245,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4755,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z"}}}