Do you get restless when processes don’t run smoothly? Do you thrive on bringing order to complexity, safeguarding operational cadence and professionally organizing a fast‑growing organisation?
Datashift is looking for an Operations Manager who will take end‑to‑end ownership of our internal operations. You combine a strong consulting reflex with operational maturity and have the drive to professionalise, scale and continuously improve our operations.
Your Role
As Operations Manager, you work as a right hand of our Operations Director in taking responsibility over the operational backbone of Datashift. You bring structure, rhythm and reliability across teams and domains, with a clear focus on scalability in a growing consultancy environment.
You will:
* Drive the operational cadence across the organization — finance, HR, marketing, office — keeping the rhythm tight and reliable. Take ownership and actively intervene to improve.
* Focus on process improvement and automation. Bringing structure and clarity in a fast evolving organization.
* Act as liaison between business domains and senior management, ensuring decisions are followed through and outcomes are delivered.
* Keeping the planning and forecasting processes sharp. Identifying risks and ensuring actions are taken and followed through
* Actively drive the further rollout of an AI supported organization
* Take part in the post-acquisition integration of future acquisitions in helping aligning processes and operations.
What We’re Looking For
You are an operationally strong, process-driven professional who thrives in environments where not everything is fully defined yet — and where ownership, maturity and structure truly make a difference.
You bring:
* 5 to 15 years of relevant experience, with a proven long-term track record in consulting or within a fast-growing scale-up environment.
* Of the utmost importance: strong analytical and organizational skills. You identify patterns, make decisions and only stop when outcome is delivered
* You communicate with clarity and directness. Saying what needs to be said, while keeping stakeholders on board.
* At all times, your actions are guided with the bigger picture and Datashift’s best interests in mind.
* Proven experience managing operational processes and organisational cadences.
* A strong consulting reflex: comfortable with planning, forecasting and operating in a high-responsibility environment.
* The maturity to take ownership, challenge when needed and push things forward till tangible outcomes
* Fluency in Dutch and English.
* Data or analytics knowledge is nice to have, not a must.
We value mindset, ownership and learning ability more than ticking every box.
What You Can Expect
* A key role in shaping how Datashift operates and scales.
* Real impact with genuine responsibility and ownership.
* A no‑nonsense, entrepreneurial culture focused on pragmatism and quality.
* Close collaboration with leadership and domain managers.
* An attractive and negotiable compensation package aligned with your experience.
* Flexible working from Mechelen, Leuven or Ghent, combined with home‑office options.
Ready to Make an Impact?
Do you want to bring structure, rhythm and operational excellence to a fast‑growing data consultancy?
We’d love to meet you.