Director, Business Operations

VideoRay; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVironment is building a team of elite operators to tackle critical challenges across supply chain, finance, and operations. You will lead high-priority projects, break down complex problems, and implement solutions with cross-functional partners to accelerate growth and execution.

This role requires hands-on problem solving, strong stakeholder management, and a willingness to own end-to-end outcomes in a fast-paced corporate environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years solving complex business or operational problems in fast-paced environments.
• Experience modifying or implementing enterprise systems (ERP, MRP, HRIS, CRM).
• Track record of delivering solutions, not only recommending strategies.
• Strong communication and relationship-building across many functions and levels.
• High agency and grit to own projects through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-priority projects from problem definition through implementation and handoff.
• Break down system or process issues, identify root causes, and build solutions with stakeholders.
• Roll up your sleeves to develop new tooling or processes and train teams.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, IT, Programs, Growth, and others to implement solutions.
• Help build the Business Operations team by shaping project lists and briefing executives.

Skills

Problem solving

ERP/CRM experience

Implementation

Communication

Ownership

Job description

Worker Type

Regular

Job Description

Summary

AV is building a team of elite operators to tackle the most pressing challenges facing the company, from solving supply chain bottlenecks to modernizing our finance systems. The company is entering a period of unprecedented growth, and the Business Operations function will play a critical role in transforming the company’s speed of execution.

What You’ll Do

• Lead high-priority projects from problem definition through implementation and handoff; Improve processes, systems, and ways of working that limit speed, scale, or execution

• Quickly break down system or process issues, identify root causes, and build out solutions alongside the relevant stakeholders

• This is not just a “strategy” or “internal consulting” role. You should want to roll up your sleeves and do the messy work of determining root cause, bridging cultural gaps between teams and functions, building new tooling or processes, and training teams to adopt new practices

• Work alongside Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, IT, Programs, Growth, and other teams to implement solutions. You will work with subject matter experts and amplify their impact by leveraging their expertise while taking on the generalist work around them

• Help build out the Business Operations team by shaping our project list, briefing the executive leadership team on our work, and recruiting talent. You will be one of the first employees in the Business Operations function and have significant ownership in helping stand up the team.

• Work at startup pace and bend AV towards the speed and urgency of an early-stage company

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience solving complex business or operational problems in fast-paced environments such as management consulting, startups, or private equity portfolio operations
• Experience working within, modifying, or implementing enterprise systems (e.g., ERP, MRP, HRIS, CRM)
• Track record of implementing solutions to problems, not just recommending strategies
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills across a wide range of functions and levels of seniority, from shop floor technicians to engineers to senior executives
• High agency and high grit – we will be working on hard problems that will require tenacity and the ability to take extreme ownership to see projects through to completion

Preferred Qualifications

• Quantitative or STEM background

Location

• Onsite in Los Angeles (Simi Valley) or Washington, DC

Clearance Level

No Clearance

The salary range for this role is:

$167,500 - $268,000

AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.

Benefits

AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

About AV:

AV isn’t for everyone. We hire the curious, the relentless, the mission-obsessed. The best of the best.

We don’t just build defense technology—we redefine what’s possible. As the premier autonomous systems company in the U.S., AV delivers breakthrough capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. From AI-powered drones and loitering munitions to integrated autonomy and space resilience, our technologies shape the future of warfare and protect those who serve.

Founded by legendary innovator Dr. Paul MacCready, AV has spent over 50 years pushing the boundaries of what unmanned systems can do. Our heritage includes seven platforms in the Smithsonian—but we’re not building history, we’re building what’s next.

If you're ready to build technology that matters—with speed, scale, and purpose—there’s no better place to do it than AV.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.

ITAR

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