Chief Operating Officer
Applied Blockchain is a blockchain technology company that advises, designs, and builds solutions for startups and global enterprises. Its services span blockchain, advanced cryptography, secure enclaves, data privacy, tokenisation, digital assets, payments, and supply-chain applications.
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About Applied Blockchain Ltd
Applied Blockchain develops bespoke blockchain and privacy-focused solutions for startups and enterprises across finance, energy, supply chain and logistics, aviation, healthcare, retail, telecommunications, automotive, and art. The company provides consulting, development, technical due diligence, AI-accelerated development, enterprise data-privacy solutions, and a Web3 sandbox, with work including digital securities, tokenisation, wallets, payment systems, trade finance, NFT marketplaces, and traceability systems.
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About the Role
You will provide hands-on maternity-leave cover from early September 2026 to the second week of May 2027. You will manage company secretarial and governance activities, run end-to-end recruitment, line-manage a direct report, maintain project-delivery reporting, and support leadership administration. You will personally administer share options, prepare confirmation statements and board materials, minute meetings, issue shareholder updates, coordinate governance matters with legal advisers, and manage hiring from job drafting through offers. You will also prepare meeting materials and use AI-assisted portfolio management tooling following training.
Requirements
- Hands-on company secretarial and governance experience
- Share option administration experience
- Confirmation statement preparation experience
- Board meeting preparation and minuting experience
- Shareholder communication experience
- End-to-end recruitment experience
- Direct-report management and development experience
- Stakeholder management
- Ability to work directly with CEOs, board members, shareholders, and legal advisers
- Ability to work autonomously
- Comfort with AI-based tools
- Right to work in the United Kingdom
- Availability from early September 2026 to mid-May 2027
Responsibilities
- Administer share options, including approvals, allocations, valuation reports, and day-to-day Vestd management
- Prepare and file annual confirmation statements
- Prepare board packs, coordinate and minute board meetings
- Produce and issue shareholder updates
- Coordinate non-standard governance and legal matters with the CEO, legal advisers, and stakeholders
- Run end-to-end recruitment, including drafting roles, screening candidates, coordinating interviews, managing offers, and liaising with hiring managers
- Line-manage and develop a direct report
- Run portfolio-format project delivery reporting to the CEO
- Chair delivery-reporting calls and hold regular CEO check-ins
- Prepare team and management meeting materials and provide ad-hoc leadership support
Benefits
- £1000 annual training allowance, with up to 50% available for home-workstation equipment
- 5 training days per year
- In-person team events every three months
- Company equipment and onboarding kit
- Annual bonus
- Stock Option Plan
- Birthday off
- Referral programme