Junior Sales and Operations Associate

**Junior Sales & Operations Associate**

**About Milvus Advanced**

Milvus Advanced is redefining materials science by replacing expensive, scarce elements (e.g., indium, gold, iridium, platinum) with high-performance, earth-abundant nanoalloys and functional materials. We have built a discovery and scale-up platform that turns deep chemistry into manufacturable products for energy, optoelectronics, and chemical manufacturing.

As critical minerals take centre stage geopolitically, we ask: _what happens when key elements are constrained or run out?_ Rather than only optimising today’s devices, we pursue transformational substitutions i.e., reducing dependence on fragile supply chains and rare elements by creating new, lab-made materials that are abundant, affordable, and sustainable.

Our technologies aim to:

- Reduce dependence on rare/critical metals
- Improve device efficiency, stability, and manufacturability
- Enable affordable, scalable next-gen materials and devices
- Accelerate the clean-tech transition

We are backed by leading global investors and are scaling rapidly from lab breakthroughs to real-world products. We have validated PGM-substitution materials and are now extending our platform into optoelectronics.

**The Role**

Commercial generalist to fill the funnel, move deals forward, and keep the machine humming. You will split your time across outbound sales, customer ops, light marketing, and day-to-day company ops. Perfect for a sharp self-starter who wants to learn deep tech from the inside and grow fast.

**Location**: Oxford & London

**What you will do**
- **Sales enablement**: Prepare decks/one-pagers, case studies, and proposals; manage NDAs/MTAs and DocuSign workflows.
- **Customer ops**: Coordinate sample shipments, track feedback/metrics, schedule demos, log and chase actions.
- **Market intel**: Light competitive research; maintain a clean view of market segments and conference calendars.
- **Content & events**: Help with LinkedIn posts, website tweaks, and conference logistics (booths, meetings, follow-ups).
- **RevOps hygiene**: Keep HubSpot up to date; build simple dashboards; support forecasting.
- **Company ops (a bit of everything)**: Take meeting notes, organise travel, tidy the data room, update investor/customer trackers, assist with vendor onboarding and basic purchasing.

**What you will bring**
- 2-3 years in BD/sales/ops/analyst roles (internships count).
- Clear, concise writing; confident communicator on calls.
- Strong organisation: lists, calendars, follow-through; you close loops.
- Comfortable with Google Workspace, OneDrive, HubSpot/Pipedrive PowerPoint, and spreadsheets (pivot tables/basic formulas).
- Eager to learn technical concepts (you don’t need to be a scientist, just curious).
- Nice to have: presentation design & conference experience.
- Mindset: proactive, positive, bias to action, comfortable with ambiguity, team player.

**Growth path**

Clear progression to Sales/Account Executive or Chief of Staff / Operations depending on your strengths.

**Why Milvus**

Competitive salary - Private health (FT) - Training budget - Hands-on role with direct exposure to customers and leadership.

**How to apply**

Research shows that talented people from historically marginalised groups often self-select out if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. If you believe you have the skills to thrive in this role, we strongly encourage you to apply.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £33,000.00-£37,000.00 per year

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person