Strategy Manager, Operations

About the role

The Strategy Manager will own business planning, contribute to Operations strategy, uplevel business insights & analytics, and assist in building (+occasionally executing) overarching strategic priorities for the Operations department in partnership with the COO, leadership team, and the broader Nofence organization. This role requires equal parts business insight, analytical skills, the ability to set vision (both to seek consensus and set direction for others), plus the humility to lead initiatives across teams.

The Operations department is responsible for Support, Logistics, Inventory Management, Procurement, Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, and IT.

The positions will be Oslo based, and the candidate is required to be on-site minimum two days a week.

What You'll Do

• Leading projects: Be the glue that brings teams together to ensure critical initiatives reach our customers and team stakeholders. Be a hustling multi-tasker, driving cross-functional groups to decisions on strategically significant questions
• Setting strategy: Work in partnership with the COO and Operations leaders to set the vision, strategy, and goals for Operations, and define strategic priorities. You will work closely with and advise our leaders across the organization on topics ranging from specific analyses to annual strategic planning to multi-year visions
• Fact finding: The team uses Nofence's data and external data sources to improve our understanding of our operations to find opportunities and risks that may have a significant impact on the business; be proactive about surfacing robust insights from this data with clear recommendations for the team
• Maintaining accountability: Develop and coordinate the governance and accountability models for the team to ensure that we are on track to achieve our goals; own and maintain metrics dashboards and reporting cadences, ensuring key leaders always have the right information in front of them to foster data-driven decisions
• Building Relationships: Interface beyond the core Operations team with other teams and functional areas (Product/Eng, Marketing [Brand, CRM, Performance], Business Development, People Operations, Legal, etc.) to leverage learnings and ensure cohesive business strategy.
• Prepare content for regular business reviews

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, analytics, tech, finance, or a related field
• Basic knowledge of SQL
• Bachelor's degree

• Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced stakeholder management skills - Experience influencing across functions in a matrix organization
• Ability to work with ambiguity
• Effective team player
• Strong communications skills
• Entrepreneurial spirit - willingness to challenge the status quo and move quickly to test and learn new strategies and tactics
• An ability to build deep relationships across a broad organization, cultivate a fun and collaborative work environment, and identify problems from different perspectives. Humility and empathy are essential to success in this role
• High standards and a bias toward action. You can find the context and information you need through relationships across the organization, you push for clarity and delivery, and you hold a high bar from your contributions and those of the people you work with
• Financial acumen - understands the importance of investments and different means of measuring return
• Proven ability to go deep and wide on a variety of subjects
• Experience balancing multiple priorities within an organization, moving quickly in a rapidly changing environment with tight deadlines

About Nofence

Nofence is a pioneering Norwegian company at the forefront of modern agriculture technology, with a mission to revolutionize livestock management. Nofence has developed a cutting-edge virtual fencing system that utilizes advanced GPS technology and intelligent collars to replace traditional physical barriers.

Nofence offers a solution that allows animals to roam freely within virtual boundaries, offering a sense of freedom while enabling farmers to exercise precise control over their herds. The data-driven analytics offered by Nofence’s technology empowers farmers with insights that inform strategic decisions. Good grazing management is essential for grass regrowth, and Nofence allows farmers to change the barriers that the livestock is roaming. This gives them the opportunity to ensure that the natural plants are given optimal recovery time. This synergy between technology and tradition enhances operational efficiency and mitigates the environmental impact associated with traditional fencing methods.

We are a group of dedicated individuals with high ambitions on behalf of ourselves, our customers and the future of Agri-tech. We think it is important to have fun while working hard, both for it to be worthwhile, and because it improves our output and chance of success.

Nofence is backed by multiple impressive investors such as Ferd, Sandwater and Momentum and is in a good position for international scaling and expansion. The company currently has around 80 international professionals based in Norway, UK, Spain and the US, that all share a common goal – to support farmers and cattle owners, improve animal welfare, and restore soil fertility and biodiversity.

For more information see www.nofence.no

About the Application

Are you ready to change pasture? After all, the grass is sometimes greener on the other side. 

Candidates will be interviewed on an ongoing basis. For questions about the role and recruitment please contact Axel Lindner at axel.lindner@nofence.no.