Business Operations Manager

The role

This person will lead operational strategy and business performance management for the Lithium business. They will integrate operational KPIs with financial metrics and partner with Finance, Business Development, and software teams.

What you will do

• Own the business performance framework for the Lithium business
• Work closely with the Finance team to support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Partner with the Business Development team to build processes and tracking systems for greenfield project development
• Identify and drive improvements across operational and corporate functions
• Lead the company's ISO 9001 certification effort
• Partner with software and data teams to build and improve reporting systems and digital tools
• Own the cadence of leadership reporting

Required qualifications

• 5-10+ years in business operations or program management
• Demonstrated ability to build and own operational reporting systems
• Experience implementing or maintaining a quality management system
• Able to build operational structure around the technical and commercial work of others
• Strong communicator with experience distilling complex operational issues into clear updates for leadership
• Proven track record leading cross-functional projects in fast-moving environments with minimal oversight
• Experience working directly with frontline operations and executive leadership
• Comfortable on-site in an industrial environment

Nice to have

• experience in energy, chemicals, manufacturing, or another industrial sector
• familiarity with ISO 9001 or similar frameworks

About the company

Mariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company. They aim to supply critical minerals for energy, AI, and defense technologies by combining industry expertise with software and automation.