
Operations Administrator
Denver, CO at a glance
- Rent
- #11 of 51$2,580/mo+9% vs US avg
- Weather
- #42 of 51145 mild days85 hot · 0 cold
- Income tax
- #30 of 514.4% top rateColorado
What you need
- 3+ yrs admin/operations support experience
- Microsoft Office Suite proficiency
- Strong organization and written communication
- Comfort in high-growth multi-function environment
- Passion for space exploration
What you'll do
- Own shared inbox triage and follow-up tracking
- Support onboarding/offboarding and employee records
- Coordinate admin work across multiple departments
- Manage vendor requests, logistics, and office tasks
- Maintain SOPs and documentation for recurring work
Did you dream of being an astronaut as a kid, or have a current desire to contribute to space exploration?! If yes, then this is a unique and opportunistic opening for you! We are seeking a self-motivated, passionate, detail-oriented individual to be our kick-ass Operations Administrator in Denver, Colorado.
What it’s like to work at Red Canyon:
At Red Canyon we expect and promote a work hard, play hard attitude! The Red Canyon Operations Team is lean and mean. The Red Canyon home office is open, fun, flexible, green, and a high-energy, fast-paced environment. We strive for innovative efficiency. We put in the effort to exceed our customers’ expectations in contract management, bid and proposal responses, and engineering services. We are all A-team players, and will expect the same of you. You will have the opportunity to grow with our small business and share in our triumphs. On the flip slide, we go out and have fun celebrating our achievements together. When we win proposals, happy hour is on Red Canyon!
We always have the Sonos bumping, filling our hard-working silence with motivating beats. The kitchen is permanently stocked with our favorite soft drinks, seasonal beers, tasty snacks, and fun-sized candy! You’ll work with a group of go-getters at The Castle every day. Yes, our home office is dubbed, “The Castle!” You can expect to see the whole team together only on Tuesdays for our operations meetings. Tuesdays are a long day of internal meetings, but it’s not too bad - Red Canyon always buys us a delicious lunch! We’re a goofy bunch of nerds who love what we do in - and outside of work.
What Red Canyon Does:
Red Canyon Software is passionate about “exploring other planets, improving our own.” Do you want to help a small company make a BIG difference in space by helping humankind reach the stars? We specialize in building spacecraft, developing renewable energy technologies to help make our planet a better world, and generating cutting edge R&D.
Who We Need:
This role is the dependable catch-all and process owner for administrative execution across a scrappy, fast-growing Operations environment. The ideal candidate that we are looking for will create a reliable administrative execution layer that keeps routine Operations work moving without requiring senior leaders to be the reminder/follow-up layer. You must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, trustworthy, and can perform quickly and accurately. You will support all areas of multiple businesses, so ability to prioritize is a must.
Work Arrangement:
Primarily onsite in Denver, CO with potential hybrid flexibility once fully established. Expected to be onsite enough to support office/admin execution needs.
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About Red Canyon Software
Red Canyon Software develops embedded flight software and ground systems for satellites, launch vehicles, and space missions, serving NASA, the U.S. Space Force, and commercial operators.
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