Chief Executive — Growth & Operations Leader

TalentPort Consulting; Torrance (CA); Hybrid; USD 270,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule: 4 days in office / 1%

Location: Torrance (may consider San D

Job summary

Arc Experience, providing after-school programs, enrichment, and outdoor education for youth across Southern California, seeks a President to work directly with the CEO to turn strategy into disciplined execution while protecting and enhancing the ARC culture.

The President will run the internal enterprise and lead the executive team, including the CFO, CPO, VP of Growth and COO, to scale a complex, people‑intensive organization to new levels of performance and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 15 years of business experience to include 3-5 years as a President, COO, or related executive level role.
• History of success growing a complex people-intensive organization to (preferably) $80 million or more.
• Familiarity with school/governmental education or related sectors.
• Ability to travel from the northern reaches of Los Angeles County to the southern California border in San Diego, to Imperial Valley, Riverside and San Bernardino counties as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of ARC’s long-term strategic plan and ambitious growth goals.
• Build the systems, organizational structure and management discipline required for ARC’s next stage.
• Translate strategy into clear priorities, ownership, KPIs and accountability.
• Use data proactively to identify problems and opportunities.
• Strengthen coordination and accountability across departments.
• Lead, coach, and develop ARC’s executive team.
• Improve organizational effectiveness, workforce stability, and operational consistency.
• Drive strong financial performance through disciplined execution and thoughtful growth.
• Simplify structures and processes that are easy to follow.
• Pace organizational changes thoughtfully and sustainably.
• Protect and strengthen ARC’s culture as the organization grows.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

15+ years business experience incl. 3-5 years as President/COO or related executive level role

Experience growing a complex people-intensive organization to ~$80M+

Familiarity with school/government education or related sectors

Willingness to travel across SoCal (LA to San Diego, Imperial Valley, Riverside & San Bernardino)

Job description

Arc Experience, providing after-school programs, enrichment, and outdoor education for youth across Southern California, seeks a President to work directly with the CEO to turn strategy into disciplined execution while protecting and enhancing the ARC culture.

The President will run the internal enterprise and lead the executive team, including the CFO, CPO, VP of Growth and COO, to scale a complex, people‑intensive organization to new levels of performance and growth.