Lead Operations Project Manager (Remote)

CALSTART; France; Remote; EUR 76,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Vacation & holidays

Paid sick time

Family leave

Job summary

CALSTART is seeking a highly organized Head of Operations to manage concurrent projects and programs. You will turn ambiguous asks into structured plans, set milestones, and drive execution across remote teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on project management using Monday.com, with a focus on delivering billable and internal programs efficiently. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in project management within professional services or grant-funded contexts, strong MS 365 skills, and experience with AI

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing projects or programs in professional services, GovCon, or grant-funded environments.
• Proven ability to execute independently with minimal instruction.
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills (Excel with pivots, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).
• Hands-on experience building project plans in Monday.com from scratch.
• Experience in or knowledge of clean transportation or similar mission-driven programs.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools (Claude, Copilot) for real work products.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of assigned internal projects and programs from intake through close-out.
• Translate initiatives into fully structured Monday.com projects with phases, tasks, owners, dependencies, milestones.
• Break vague asks into clear tasks, owners, and deadlines; map dependencies and critical paths.
• Flag risks and blockers early and manage trackers accordingly.
• Support with meeting prep, recaps, and action-item follow-through.
• Maintain a central SOP library and ensure consistent, repeatable processes.

Skills

Project management

Independent execution

Microsoft 365

Cross-functional collaboration

Written communication

Education

PMP or equivalent

Tools

Monday.com

Power BI

SharePoint

Claude

Copilot

Job description

CALSTART is seeking a highly organized Head of Operations to manage concurrent projects and programs. You will turn ambiguous asks into structured plans, set milestones, and drive execution across remote teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on project management using Monday.com, with a focus on delivering billable and internal programs efficiently. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in project management within professional services or grant-funded contexts, strong MS 365 skills, and experience with AI