XTEND is seeking a visionary and high-impact VP Operations to spearhead our U.S. operational infrastructure. As we scale our advanced drone solutions for Defense, Law Enforcement, and HLS, you will be responsible for building and optimizing a world-class operational engine. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will own the end-to-end supply chain, production, and back-office functions, ensuring our U.S. site operates with peak efficiency while maintaining seamless alignment with our Global HQ in Israel.
Your Mission:
- Strategic Oversight: Lead and optimize all U.S. operational pillars, including procurement, logistics, quality assurance, and production.
- Global-Local Bridge: Serve as the critical liaison between the U.S. team and Israel-based global functions (Finance, IT, HR), ensuring a unified organizational culture and operational standard.
- Operational Strategy: Design and execute strategies that support rapid scaling, cost-efficiency, and rigorous compliance.
- P&L & Performance: Drive operational excellence to meet revenue goals and production milestones.
What You’ll Do:
- Operational Leadership: Provide executive-level leadership, fostering a culture of accountability and coordination between local teams and Global HQ.
- Production Excellence: Implement Lean Manufacturing methodologies and continuous process improvements to maximize output and quality.
- Supply Chain Management: Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, ensuring a resilient, cost-effective, and scalable supply chain.
- Corporate Alignment: Act as the local representative for global Finance, HR, and IT, ensuring all U.S. activities align with XTEND’s global policies and procedures.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all operations meet stringent local and international regulations (including ITAR/EAR where relevant).
- Experienced Leader: 10+ years of progressive experience in Operations and Supply Chain Management (with at least 5 years in a leadership role).
- Manufacturing Expert: Proven track record in leading and optimizing complex manufacturing and logistics operations.
- Strategic Problem Solver: A high-level thinker who can navigate complex operational bottlenecks and deliver scalable solutions.
- Effective Communicator: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to manage diverse stakeholders across different time zones and cultures.
Bonus Points:
- Experience in Aerospace, Defense, or complex Hardware manufacturing – Major Plus.
- Deep knowledge of U.S. business regulations and government contracting standards.
- Expertise in ERP implementation and advanced supply chain optimization tools.
Why XTEND?
- Impact: Shape the operational future of a company at the forefront of drone technology.
- Growth: Lead a strategic production site during a period of massive global expansion.
- Innovation: Work with cutting-edge, life-saving technology in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
Skills Required
- 10+ years progressive experience in Operations and Supply Chain Management, including at least 5 years in a leadership role
- Proven track record leading and optimizing complex manufacturing and logistics operations
- Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing and continuous process improvement initiatives
- Experience ensuring regulatory compliance, including ITAR/EAR where relevant
- Strong strategic problem-solving skills and ability to navigate operational bottlenecks
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to manage stakeholders across time zones and cultures
- Experience building and managing strategic supplier relationships and resilient supply chains
- Experience in Aerospace, Defense, or complex hardware manufacturing
- Deep knowledge of U.S. business regulations and government contracting standards
- Expertise in ERP implementation and advanced supply chain optimization tools
What We Do
XTEND provides revolutionary human-guided autonomous machine systems that enable any operator to perform extremely accurate maneuvers and actions, in any environment with minimal training. The company's patented XOS operating system fuses the best of human intelligence and machine autonomy to enhance the operator's abilities, and simultaneously reduce the need for physical confrontation, thereby minimizing casualties and injuries. Hundreds of XTEND's systems are already operationally deployed worldwide, and the company is continuously developing its XOS operating system and platforms to deliver the future of human-machine teaming to defense, public safety, and security professionals worldwide.
