What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Operations Manager position at Wild Ducks?
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid, 2 days/week in office)
Role Type: Full-time
About Wild DucksIn aviation, supply chain leaders face constant pressure: stringent FAA compliance, global supplier coordination, and secure maintenance scheduling. The stakes are high — from parts traceability to uptime reliability — and legacy systems leave critical blind spots.
At Wild Ducks, we’re building AI-native supply chain software to address these challenges head-on. We help aviation companies streamline compliance, security, and inventory visibility with trusted, automated systems.
We’re hiring a Business Operations & Compliance Associate to ensure our internal operations meet the same rigorous standards our aviation customers demand.
What You’ll Do- Compliance & Security Alignment
- Drive SOC-II readiness to meet aviation customers’ vendor requirements
- Develop and document audit trails, part-traceability standards, and role-based access controls
- Partner with leadership to integrate aviation-specific compliance frameworks into Wild Ducks operations
- Operational Support
- Provide analysis that ties into forecasting, maintenance schedules, and supplier visibility
- Support projects that enhance aviation-grade security and compliance
- Experience in aviation supply chain, MRO, aerospace compliance, or regulated logistics
- Comfortable with compliance-heavy environments where audit readiness and secure data flows are non-negotiable
- Detail-oriented operator ready to grow into a compliance and security leadership track in a fast-scaling startup
- The opportunity to build the operational backbone of an AI-native startup solving the hardest supply chain problems
- Hands-on experience with compliance and security frameworks that matter most to enterprise customers
- A chance to shape our world class data security protocols, making Wild Ducks a trusted partner to global operators
- Competitive compensation with growth upside
👉 Apply if you’ve worked in operations or compliance, understand supply chain pain points, and want to help build a company where security and trust come first.