BlackFrost

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This role is equity-only until our seed round closes in early Q1 2026** About BlackFrost BlackFrost is building the world’s first Physical Semantic AI (PSAI) platform — a new intelligence architecture that interprets the physical world through multimodal sensor telemetry, a physics-grounded ontology, and real-time semantic inference. Our AuralisIQ infrastructure and powerful FrostBase core form the foundation of a new category called Infrastructure Intelligence Utility™, enabling smarter homes, cities, utilities, and distributed systems. We are backed by academic collaborations with universitys, and deep-tech industry partners. About the Role We are hiring a Director of Operations — AuralisIQ to join our founding team. This is not a corporate ops job. This is a mission-critical execution role. You will build and manage the entire operational layer behind AuralisIQ: • Sensor + gateway deployment planning • Technician and vendor coordination • Hardware logistics and BOM management • Municipal and pilot readiness • Operational documentation and compliance • Reliability processes + rapid field troubleshooting If you want to help build the operational backbone of a national infrastructure intelligence platform from the ground up — this is that role. Responsibilities • Lead all AuralisIQ deployment operations (installation → QA → monitoring). • Coordinate technicians, municipal partners, and vendor networks (e.g., OnPoint). • Own hardware logistics, inventory, BOMs, staging, procurement, and field readiness. • Build SOPs, checklists, operational dashboards, and training materials. • Manage field issues, device onboarding reliability, and rapid troubleshooting. • Prepare operational documentation for investor diligence, pilots, and UC research partners. • Partner with the CEO, CTO, and CIO to translate strategy into crisp execution. • Build the foundation for nationwide scalable deployments post-seed. ⸻ Ideal Experience You don’t need IoT experience — but you must be an elite operator capable of building order from zero. • Field operations, logistics, deployment, PM, or service coordination • Experience managing distributed teams or technicians • Strong systems thinking and operational rigor • Excellent documentation and process-building instincts • Ability to take ownership and execute autonomously • Comfortable moving fast in a deep-tech, high-ambiguity environment Bonus: • IoT, utilities, or municipal deployments • Hardware or field engineering coordination • Startup or founding team experience Compensation This is an equity-only founding role until our seed round closes in early Q1 2026, with meaningful upside as a core operator of a deep-tech infrastructure company. ⸻ 📍 Location Requirement Candidate must reside within 3 hours of Cincinnati or Dayton, Ohio