At Beam, you get to do work that matters for the world. We’re solving the toughest social problems with an incredible team, tech and AI. And we’re growing fast 🚀
It’s not easy. Nothing worth doing ever is. But we take care of everyone who works here with everything from coaching to personal budgets and pay competitively.
You’ll be joining a company that’s having a huge positive impact with a high-performance culture where you can learn and grow, enjoy your career, and progress rapidly.
About the role
Beam has gone through a lot of change through the years: supporting different demographics of people, launching new services, growing our team and creating a first of its kind AI tool for social workers.
All of this is underpinned by our ambitious mission, to give everybody access to human-centred welfare services. There's a long way to go to achieve this!
We need to ensure the best structure and focus post-Series A and this role will play a crucial part in achieving that, a unique opportunity to work side by side with our Co-Founder and create measurable impact in the company.
Your legacy will be a world-class culture known for combining social impact with high performance.
You’ll be
Setting and monitoring targets - ensuring every team at Beam is crystal clear on what their targets are and why they are working to achieve them
Developing a high performance culture - creating an environment where success is celebrated and we learn from missed opportunities
Supporting team leaders - empowering team leaders to think strategically and level their teams up that retains clear accountability across the company as we scale
Strategising and planning - running sessions with our leadership team to review company health and refine our strategy towards success
Iterating - alongside our Business Insights team, making sure we are assessing the metrics that matter
You’ll need
A history of driving high performance in a growing company - evidence of setting clear, ambitious performance metrics as part of a leading startup or support organisation
Results-driven - nothing motivates you more than running at big stretch targets that move the needle on company growth
Operational superstar - you can elegantly simplify the complex and create clear memorable processes for use across a team of nearly 200 Beamers
Analytically minded - comfortable working with qualitative and quantitative data to decipher insights and deliver tangible changes
A natural storyteller - natural communication skills and the gravitas to bring various teams and a truly diverse workforce together on a journey
Passionate about strategic project management - able to both meticulously plan and execute projects, with the confidence to change direction when something isn’t working
You are
Humble, empathetic, hungry to make an impact
Excited about the possibilities of tech and AI to bring measurable social change
Strategic and analytical, eyes on the big picture whilst constantly understanding what we need today to achieve tomorrow
An engaging communicator, ready to communicate at all levels and functions within Beam
Ambitious, dedicated to achieving great things and hands on when needed to achieve them
About Beam
We’re a team of over 150 working from our beautiful, light-filled co-working space in Shoreditch and from home.
We’ve picked up an armful of awards for our work, including one from our former Queen. We've also been named by WIRED as one of London's 10 hottest startups and by LinkedIn as a Top 15 UK Startup. Meanwhile, we've been covered in the media literally thousands of times, including the likes of The FT, BBC, TechCrunch, Forbes and The Guardian.
We’re also proud to be backed by some of the world's leading tech investors and entrepreneurs, including the founders of Booking.com, Calm, Shazam and Dropbox.
Application process
Moving to a new company is a big step. So we have a rigorous process that's not for everyone, but key to giving you plenty of time to learn about Beam while we get to know you.
1st stage interview
Role-specific task, giving you the opportunity to show your skills and experience the role
Presentation to various stakeholders
Culture & Values Interview
Feeling excited?
Start your journey to a more impactful career today. We're excited to hear from you.
