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Business Operations Associate (Brazil)

fonio· 4. People
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Campinas, São PauloFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Business Operations Associate for Fonio Brazil, supporting office, people operations, finance and admin as the Country Manager’s right hand to scale the Brazil presence from 7 to 100+ employees, establishing processes and operations from scratch.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and own the Campinas office: fit-out, contractors, equipment, supplies, food & drinks
  • First point of contact for everything office – solve problems before others notice them
  • Scale the space with the team: from 7 desks to 100, including the next move when we outgrow the first office
  • Every new hire is fully set up from day one: desk, access, equipment, first-week plan
  • Onboarding in waves: run the process for 5, 10, 20 people starting at once, hand in hand with our People team in Vienna
  • Local HR admin: contracts, documents, time off, offboarding – coordinated with our Brazilian accountant and payroll partner
  • Team events and offsites for the Brazil team, hosting visits from Vienna
  • Local invoices, expenses and payments run correctly and on time and reach Finance in Vienna clean
  • Local registrations, insurance, supplier contracts, point of contact for our Brazilian accountant and legal counsel
  • Structure in the local numbers: budget tracking, cost overview, no surprises
  • Prepare and follow up on leadership meetings, decisions and action items
  • Track the numbers that matter for Brazil and keep them visible to Fernando and the founders
  • Own projects that fall between the chairs: new tools, new processes, new locations
  • Bridge to Vienna: you know what HQ needs and make sure Brazil delivers it without slowing down

Qualifications

  • Recent graduate from a top business school or first job under your belt, ideally with a startup, consulting or ops internship
  • Ownership mentality: you see problems before they escalate and fix them proactively
  • Generalist by nature: you want to touch everything, learn fast and are not above any task
  • Organized down to the detail without losing sight of the big picture
  • Comfortable with Brazilian bureaucracy and vendors – or ready to become the person who is
  • Native Portuguese, fluent English (our company language). German or Spanish is a plus, not a must
  • Based in or willing to move to Campinas

Skills

Required:Office setup and facilities managementHR operationsBudgeting and finance coordination

Benefits

  • Equity – you build it, you should own a piece of it
  • Health insurance, 30 days vacation
  • Unlimited budget with the right ROI
  • Equipment of your choice – whatever makes you happy
  • Regular team offsites
  • The growth story of one of Europe’s fastest-scaling startups, now in Brazil
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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