Chief Operating Officer (COO)

What you will do** - Build an AI-first organization with me from the ground up: every recurring process, from pipeline to reporting to admin, gets automated before it gets a headcount - Take ownership of the day-to-day operations, and take the proactive lead on decisions from your first week - Convert the signed Letter of Intent for 47,000 sensors into delivered, invoiced revenue - Build the commercial pipeline end to end: who buys, what we say, what it costs, how long it takes, and what shortens it - Over time, take ownership (together with the Founder’s Associate) of the financial engine: cash plan, monthly close, board and investor reporting, and preparation of the next round - Recruit and onboard the next wave of hires, and build their operating structure - Extend your role wherever you see you can add the most value, and shape the company’s vision and path with me ### **Must have** - 2+ years at a top-tier strategy consultancy (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) or similar, with the analytical toolkit and pace that implies - Experience at an early-stage startup in an exposed, leading position with real skin in the game. You need to know what full ownership looks like - Comfortable with operating across many domains at once: commercial, financial, operational, and administrative - High agency and self-direction. You decide what matters next without being told, and you take it to its full conclusion (delivering value, not crossing off a “to-do”) - Practical fluency with AI as a working tool. You use it daily, as an integral part of your work to deliver real value and automation ### **Nice to have** - Been a founder or co-founder of a company. Commercial success is not a requirement - Background in or commercial exposure to heavy industry: wind energy, mining, marine, oil and gas, or infrastructure - Experience with hardware businesses, and an understanding of their development requirements and commercial sales cycles - Experience preparing or running a venture fundraise - Experience building and leading a team through a period of rapid headcount growth ### What you get Options from the company’s option pool, and a competitive salary on top. For the right person, this is a real opportunity to earn a significant amount, way above the norm. As I will ask full ownership of you, I will give full transparency even before we sign, to discuss traction, cap table, pipeline, etc. ## **Education** MSc in Business, Economics, or equivalent. The academic background matters less here than demonstrated judgement and delivery, but the analytical foundation is much needed. ### **Experience level** 8+ years combining top-tier consulting with early-stage startup operating experience. I am looking for someone who can run a company, not someone learning to. /Jonatan Carlsson, Founder and CEO Avdelning Operations Locations Stockholm Remote status Hybrid Safety Bolt develops wireless retrofit sensors that monitor bolted joints in critical infrastructure. Using magnetostrictive sensing, each sensor converts mechanical stress in a standard steel bolt into a measurable signal, giving asset owners continuous data on clamping force without modifying the joint or replacing any hardware. Measurements are transmitted wirelessly to a cloud platform, where trend analysis and alerts identify developing risk long before a scheduled inspection would. The company focuses on wind energy, bridges and civil infrastructure, rail, tunnels and mining, and heavy process industry. The technology is patented in the US, Europe and Asia and has been independently validated by several large industrial partners. Safety Bolt was selected as one of the top 33 tech companies in Sweden 2025, and for the NATO DIANA program 2025/26. Safety Bolt AB was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Apply for this job Let’s recruit together and find your next colleague. @safety-bolt.com Log in Close modal Close modal