First, let's check if our company culture fits you

• Do you have a desire to work with a purpose? Join us in feeding the world while saving the planet.
• Are you looking for a bureaucracy-free company? We operate with flat hierarchy and open communication. Just like that.
• Do you wanna see the impact of your job? Our small team allows your contribution to be visible, whatever you do.
• Are new things usually exciting for you? We are disrupting the animal feed industry. Huge potential is ahead of us. We just need to make it happen.

Sounds like an appealing working culture? Then let's see the details:

About us

Livin Farms empowers food companies to upcycle their low-value organic waste to high-value insect ingredients through two main services: Building scalable, and modular automated insect factories on customer’s sites to access their food by-products; and regularly providing seedlings to turn bio waste into insect products. Through our farming as a service model, our customers can utilize insect products in the animal feed market, shortening the huge protein gap across industries.

The main goal of the position

As our Chief Operating Officer (COO), you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of LIVIN farms’ daily operations. You will work closely with our teams to develop and implement strategies that improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability. You will provide guidance and support to ensure that our company goals are met.

You’ll be expected to play an active part in strategic planning as well as day-to-day operations.

What you will do

• Operational Management: Overseeing the daily operations of the company, ensuring that all processes run smoothly and efficiently
• Strategic Implementation: Translating strategic vision into actionable plans and ensuring their successful execution
• Financial Oversight: controlling and overseeing of our finances (outsourced accounting), grant management
• Personnel Management: Delegating responsibilities, conducting staff performance reviews, and ensuring team members grow in their experience and capabilities
• Health and Safety: Overseeing of occupational health and safety standards
• Client Management: Keeping communication with clients and other stakeholders to understand business goals and deliverables

About you

• Bachelor's (or higher) degree in the Engineering or Economics field
• Solid track record in a leadership role in an industrial environment or in a strategic consulting company serving industrial / production cliental
• Hands-on attitude, experience in a start-up environment is a plus
• Experience in the management of change processes or transformation projects
• Strong project management and leadership skills
• Fluent German and English language skills
• If not living in Austria, located in the European Union, with the flexibility to travel to our HQ from time to time

Our benefits

• Fair and engaging compensation package
• Home office / remote working possibility
• Opportunity to take part in an innovative and growing industry
• An international, diverse team
• Company team-building

Become part of our team and help build a sustainable circular economy!