# Founding Operations Manager at Madrone

- Company: Madrone
- What the company does: Cool your data center with 20°C water while using 30% less water and electricity than a chiller. Forget the wet bulb, cool to the dew point. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://madrone.cool/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $125K to $150K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-16
- Apply by: 2026-10-31
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/madrone/a3820cd6-5af7-47c2-a7e2-112dbfc2add9
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/madrone-founding-operations-manager/

## About the role

We are hiring a Founding Operations Manager to build and run the physical operations that turn Madrone’s technology into deployed, reliable infrastructure. You will own the operational backbone of the company: setting up our R&D facility, coordinating suppliers and shipments, managing inventory and equipment, and supporting installation and maintenance at customer sites. You will create the processes that allow a small engineering team to move quickly without losing track of critical details.

## What they're looking for

- Experience managing physical operations in a hardware, industrial, manufacturing, construction, logistics, or field-service environment
- A track record of coordinating complex projects involving suppliers, equipment, shipping, facilities, and tight deadlines
- Strong organizational and project-management skills, with exceptional attention to detail
- Comfort working around mechanical and electrical equipment and learning unfamiliar technical systems
- The resourcefulness to solve practical problems with limited time, information, and infrastructure
- Sound judgment about when to build a process, when to improvise, and when to escalate

Tags: Operations