Top Director of Operations Jobs

Leads finance support for manufacturing, operations, and supply chain across multiple sites. Responsibilities include long-range planning, budgeting, cash flow, KPI reporting, cost management, inventory and procurement analysis, make-versus-buy decisions, capital allocation, ROI and NPV business cases, standard costing, variance analysis, COGS improvement, and ERP or planning-tool implementation. The role manages finance business partners and advises operations leadership in a fast-growing, matrixed manufacturing organization.

Lead and partner with franchise owners to drive operational excellence, profitability, and brand consistency across multi-unit locations. Conduct business reviews, develop improvement plans, coach leadership, support new openings, and collaborate cross-functionally to improve KPIs, customer experience, and long-term franchise growth.

Build and lead Peak21’s centralized People and Talent Operations function across its portfolio companies. Responsibilities include developing HR infrastructure, policies, benefits, compliance standards, recruiting systems, sourcing strategies, employee lifecycle processes, people metrics, employer branding, and candidate experience. The role partners closely with founders and senior leaders to improve hiring quality, retention, onboarding, performance management, compensation planning, and scalable people operations.

Supports athletic department procurement, contracting, fiscal operations, and assigned sports or unit processes. Responsibilities include managing contract flow, researching best practices, performing finance tasks in Workday, analyzing fiscal data, preparing reports, ensuring compliance, and helping implement a contract management system. The role collaborates across departments and handles confidential information while improving business processes and supporting leadership decision-making.

Directs hospital plant operations, maintenance, facility systems, preventative maintenance, regulatory inspections, life safety compliance, capital projects, vendor relationships, budgets, emergency response, and a small maintenance and biomedical support team. The role includes hands-on troubleshooting, contractor coordination, infrastructure planning, documentation, and ensuring reliable hospital operations.

Provides administrative and operational support to the Athletics department and Athletic Director. Responsibilities include calendar and travel coordination, sponsorship records, athletics camp compliance, event planning, concessions management, vendor coordination, purchasing-card and payroll review, and collaboration with Business Office and Human Resources. The role requires maintaining accurate records, applying university policies, managing staff and vendors, monitoring financial activity, and supporting athletic events, including occasional evenings and weekends.

Lead daily administrative and operational functions for the School of Business, supervising staff, managing budgets, coordinating assessment and accreditation, supporting faculty and academic operations, improving processes, and partnering with university departments to ensure efficient academic and student services.

Leads global fundraising strategy and development operations for a distributed nonprofit team. Responsibilities include prioritizing the funding pipeline, coordinating multi-country proposals, managing team capacity and performance, standardizing processes and collateral, overseeing CRM data quality, and producing leadership dashboards and reports. The role translates funder and field intelligence into strategy, supports country and program teams, and partners with senior leadership to improve fundraising effectiveness.

Owns go-to-market analytics, forecasting, sales performance reporting, and GTM operating cadence. Leads annual planning, develops performance metrics, prepares executive and board reporting, and partners with finance, data, and marketing to improve revenue processes and systems. Uses SQL, CRM, analytics, and forecasting tools to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and operational improvements.

Leads Talent Acquisition strategy and operations, including recruiting technology, Workday Recruiting, analytics, workforce intelligence, recruitment marketing, process optimization, and strategic initiatives. Oversees dashboards, automation, AI adoption, employer branding, vendor management, workforce planning support, and enterprise recruiting processes. Partners with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to improve recruiting effectiveness, scalability, candidate experience, and hiring outcomes while developing the Talent Acquisition Operations team.

Leads employee benefits operations across a major region, focusing on client retention, growth, service quality, talent development, process optimization, technology adoption, performance monitoring, risk management, financial planning, regulatory compliance, vendor partnerships, and post-acquisition integration. The role manages operational scalability, cross-functional alignment, customer experience, and continuous improvement while supporting business development and maintaining strong client relationships.

Lead operational workflows for EBT and prepaid debit cardholder servicing. Manage vendor performance, incident/problem management, SLAs, settlement processes, and operational documentation. Partner cross-functionally with product, technology, risk, and clients to drive service improvements and ensure regulatory and financial controls.

Lead strategic oversight and continuous improvement of non-academic operations for a 45-acre school campus, including campus safety, EHS, mail, food services, logistics, risk management, CUP compliance, vendor and budget management, community relations, and business continuity. Supervise operational staff, coordinate emergency preparedness, and collaborate with senior leadership to align operations with institutional priorities.

Lead end-to-end talent acquisition and people operations for a remote, contractor-centric organization. Responsibilities include sourcing and closing candidates, managing interviews and test projects, optimizing recruiting channels, monitoring employer brand, reporting hiring metrics, designing scalable people systems, workforce planning, performance frameworks, onboarding, retention, contractor renewals, and leadership enablement.

Leads marketing planning, operating rhythms, budgeting, and cross-functional process infrastructure. Owns long-range, annual, and quarterly planning; executive communications; workflow design; agency procurement; and real-time budget tracking. Partners with the CMO, Finance, and marketing leaders to align priorities, improve operational efficiency, control costs, and connect marketing execution to company objectives across global B2C and B2B teams.

Lead day-to-day operations of a non-medical home care agency, ensuring regulatory compliance, staffing, quality assurance, financial performance, and client satisfaction. Oversee recruitment, scheduling, audits, budgets, community relations, and supervise care coordinators, schedulers, caregivers, and administrative staff.

Lead operational management, regulatory compliance, staffing, quality assurance, and financial performance for a non-medical home care agency. Oversee scheduling, onboarding, audits, KPI monitoring, client satisfaction, community relations, budgeting, and workforce development while ensuring regulatory readiness and driving operational improvements.

Lead and manage day-to-day operations of a non-medical home care agency, ensuring regulatory compliance, staffing oversight, quality assurance, financial performance, and community relations. Drive operational policies, monitor KPIs, handle recruitment and employee relations, and support strategic growth and payer/contract management.

Lead daily operations of a non-medical home care agency, ensuring regulatory compliance, staffing and HR oversight, quality assurance, financial management, client satisfaction, and community relations to support growth and operational excellence.

Directs creative operations for brand campaigns, product launches, ecommerce, social, and email initiatives. Manages project scopes, timelines, budgets, workflows, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders. Oversees photo and video production from concept through post-production, including casting, logistics, shoot execution, asset delivery, usage rights, and licensing. Optimizes project management and digital asset processes while ensuring creative quality, accountability, and on-time delivery.

Lead multi-site retail delivery operations, manage Site Managers, P&Ls and budgets, develop customer relationships and leadership teams, ensure service and profitability, and travel extensively (50–75% within the U.S.).

Lead and optimize the operational backbone of a delegated underwriting insurance program, managing internal teams and overseas outsourcing partners, coordinating with carriers, regulators, and parent company functions, resolving cross-functional issues, and owning special projects to improve workflows and compliance.

Provides administrative, accounting, and project coordination support to the Operations Director and multiple departments. Responsibilities include managing correspondence and filing systems, maintaining office supplies and equipment coordination, processing invoices, performing bookkeeping and data entry, managing banking and credit information, and coordinating onboarding and real estate-related projects. The role also supports software implementations, project planning, documentation, budgeting, timelines, and reporting.

Leads internal manufacturing and contract manufacturing partners across safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, capacity, and production execution. Drives operational excellence, continuous improvement, manufacturing strategy, product commercialization, design for manufacturability, scale-up, supply continuity, supplier capability, and cost improvement. Partners cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, Production, and Product Development while managing operational budgets and manufacturing network governance.

Directs operations for a shopping center, overseeing facilities, maintenance, safety, security, capital planning, construction, vendors, budgets, compliance, emergency preparedness, and customer service. Develops long-range capital plans, manages preventative maintenance and contracted services, leads maintenance staff, coordinates construction activities, controls operating expenses, and ensures the property remains safe, functional, and aesthetically pleasing.