Startup Operations Generalist

About the role

Adaptyv is building an automated lab that lets AI agents run biology experiments, and is opening a second lab in London. As the operations generalist, you handle finance admin, payroll, people operations, hiring logistics and general office and lab-site operations. The role is hands-on and covers everything that keeps the company running, from payroll and invoicing to compliance and vendor contracts.

Key responsibilities

• Payroll and people admin: monthly payroll, contracts, onboarding and offboarding, benefits and pension, leave and absence.
• Finance back office: supplier invoices and payments, customer invoicing and collections, expense and card reconciliation, and the monthly hand-off to external accountants.
• Hiring logistics: interview scheduling, candidate logistics, NDAs, work-trial setup and offer paperwork.
• Compliance: Swiss and UK employment rules, permits and visas, insurance, VAT filings and company registers.
• General operations: office and lab-site logistics, vendor and software contracts, renewals and company-wide tools and access.
• Automate the above using the APIs of payroll, invoicing, the ATS and the ledger.

Required profile

• Several years of operations experience at a fast-growing startup, ideally as one of the first or second people doing it, mixing finance admin, payroll, HR and office operations.
• Detail-oriented, able to spot errors such as a wrong payslip or a missed filing.
• AI-native: uses AI tools and scripts to automate work and checks their output; software engineering experience is a plus.
• Self-starter who fixes problems proactively, and trustworthy with salaries, contracts, personal data and company finances.
• Swiss or UK employment and payroll experience is a plus.
• English required.