Business Operations Team Leader

About Nebius: Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure. Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI. Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D. About the role: The Business Operations Team Lead is a hands-on leadership role, combining people management with direct ownership and execution of Business Operations activities and processes. The role is responsible for leading and developing a team of Operations Specialists, driving strong operational performance, and ensuring effective and scalable execution across the purchase-to-pay (P2P) lifecycle. Working closely with Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, Legal, Accounting, Treasury, Logistics, and other stakeholders, the Team Lead drives process improvements, resolves cross-functional challenges, supports the implementation of new capabilities and ways of working, and helps ensure that Business Operations can effectively support the organization as it grows. ________________________________________________________________ Key Responsibilities • Lead, coach, and develop the Business Operations team, setting clear expectations, providing ongoing feedback, managing performance, and supporting individual professional growth. • Maintain an active hands-on role in Business Operations activities, including managing assigned PRs, requests and tickets, while also supporting complex cases and operational escalations across the P2P lifecycle, alongside team leadership responsibilities. • Own and continuously improve Business Operations processes and operational standards, ensuring effective, consistent, and scalable execution across the team. • Drive operational performance and quality by managing team priorities and workload, monitoring key metrics, identifying trends and gaps, and taking action to improve results. • Partner with Procurement, Finance, AP, Legal, Accounting, Treasury, and other stakeholders to manage cross-functional topics and resolve operational challenges. • Identify recurring issues, process gaps, and inefficiencies, and drive practical improvements from identification through implementation. • Drive and contribute to the design, testing, implementation, and adoption of new workflows, systems, automation, and operational capabilities. • Ensure processes and execution are aligned with internal policies, controls, and business requirements. • Lead and contribute to cross-functional projects and initiatives that improve efficiency, quality, controls, and scalability. Key Qualifications & Experience • 5+ years of experience in Business Operations, Procurement Operations, Finance Operations, P2P, or a related operational role, with a strong understanding of end-to-end procurement and purchase-to-pay processes. • Demonstrated experience leading and developing team members, either through formal people management or a team leadership role. • Experience driving cross-functional processes and working with stakeholders across Procurement, Finance, AP, Legal, Accounting, and other business functions. • Demonstrated experience identifying process gaps, resolving complex operational issues, and driving improvements through implementation. • Strong analytical an