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Global Commercial Operations Specialist

Northern Nanopore Instruments Inc

Northern Nanopore Instruments Inc

Operations
Oxford, UK
Posted on Jan 9, 2026
Commercial Operations Specialist

🕒 10-month fixed-term contract (Maternity Cover)
📍 Oxford / Hybrid | 🌍 Global Commercial Operations

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) is looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Commercial Operations Specialist to join our Global Commercial Operations team on a 10-month maternity cover contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their Sales Operations, Service Operations, or Business Operations career to gain hands-on experience supporting global commercial processes, systems, and transformation initiatives.

The Role

As a key member of the Commercial Operations team, you’ll support the operational rollout and ongoing management of Sales & Services processes, helping turn process improvements into real-world execution.

You’ll contribute to high-impact initiatives across areas such as Sales & Quoting, Stratified Support models, and Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS), working closely with stakeholders across the business.

You will:

Maintain and update process documentation across Salesforce and related systems

Coordinate input from cross-functional teams to capture as-is and to-be workflows

Support user stories, process maps, governance, and project documentation

Coordinate workshops, meetings, demos, and project reviews (including minutes and actions)

Support system testing and UAT for Salesforce enhancements

Log issues and track resolution with internal stakeholders and system owners

Help compile training and rollout materials

Support reporting on user adoption, engagement metrics, and KPIs

Gather feedback from frontline teams to inform implementation decisions

About You

You’re organised, curious, and enjoy working across teams to make processes work better.

Essential:

1–3 years’ experience in Sales Operations, Service Operations, or CRM administration

Familiarity with Salesforce (reporting, accounts, opportunities, cases, activities)

Understanding of user stories and acceptance criteria

Strong attention to detail and organisational skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Clear written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have:

Exposure to quoting tools, service platforms, or pricing processes

Experience with JIRA or ticket management tools

Familiarity with customer lifecycle or funnel reporting

Experience supporting global or matrixed teams

Interest in AI-enabled tools (e.g. Salesforce Einstein, chatbots, knowledge systems)

Why Join Oxford Nanopore?

This 10-month maternity cover offers exposure to:

Global Sales & Services transformation programmes

End-to-end commercial tools from quoting through post-sales support

Cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Customer Services, Finance, Legal, IT, and more

Continuous improvement and project delivery in a fast-growing organisation

👉 Apply now to join Oxford Nanopore Technologies on a fixed-term maternity cover contract and build valuable experience in global commercial operations.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

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Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments. With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.


We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Commercial Operations Specialist to support the operational rollout and ongoing management of our Sales & Services processes. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their Sales, Services or Business Operations career to gain hands-on experience across commercial systems, stakeholder management & project execution.