Director of Business Operations

Trellis Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary and performance-based bonus

Health benefits

401k plan

Wellness stipend

Job summary

A sustainability-focused startup in Dallas is looking for a Director of Business Operations. This role involves leading critical initiatives, managing operations, and optimizing carbon credit programs, requiring strong analytical skills and an entrepreneurial mindset. Ideal candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree, 3-7 years of experience in managing operations, and proficiency in Excel. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of demonstrated high achievement in managing lean operations.
• Ability to convert vision to execution with minimal direction.
• Fluency in Excel and comfort with data structures.

Responsibilities

• Support and improve all aspects of operations.
• Manage the 'Sky Harvest Machine' initiative.
• Communicate directly with landowners.
• Create analytical tools and dashboards.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Entrepreneurial spirit

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business management

MBA preferred

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job title: Director, Business Operations

Location: Dallas, Texas (in-office)

Department: Operations

Reports to: Vice President, Operations

Who we are

Sky Harvest exists to create sensible, cost-effective solutions to all who care about mitigating climate impact with precision and integrity.

Sky Harvest creates carbon credits and sells them to corporate customers to offset their emissions. We do so by paying landowners to harvest timber that they otherwise would. We work exclusively with small-acreage and underserved timberland operators in the United States to generate carbon credits. We are a project developer—not a broker, nor a marketplace.

We’re passionate about fixing carbon markets. We’re passionate about sensible, practical solutions to this climate issue. And we have a humble, hard‑working culture intrinsically motivated by the excellence and impact of our work.

More importantly, Sky Harvest has a fresh edge in this space. We voluntarily issue credits under the True Credit framework, which requires fewer credits issued to ensure that each issued credit properly and completely offsets the negative climate impact of emissions elsewhere. To our knowledge we are the only developer issuing credits with multiple tons of carbon in each credit.

Why this role

If you’re a hungry, self‑motivated achiever who values excellent work quality and desires to build quickly at a fast‑moving startup in the sustainability sector—this is the role for you.

What you’ll do

The Director of Business Operations will support and lead critical initiatives across the company’s operations. This role offers a high degree of ownership, exposure to multiple facets of the business, and rapid advancement opportunities for high performers.

What it takes

1. Support and improve all aspects of operations: landowner relations, carbon quantification, and credit issuance
2. Manage the “Sky Harvest Machine” initiative to automate and expand operations at scale in an efficient, data‑driven structure
3. Drive down the marginal cost of producing each carbon credit through meticulous cost analysis and informed investment in the Machine
4. Communicate directly with landowners and own enrollment, qualification, and contracting services
5. Support vendor relationships and own projects with third‑party technical consultants
6. Create analytical tools and dashboards to support operational tracking and decision‑making
7. Draft internal memos, build Excel models, and produce deliverables that support execution across departments
8. Pitch in wherever needed, from sales presentations to office operations

A successful Director of Business Operations will naturally demonstrate a self‑driven curiosity and need to achieve successful outcomes. She/he will be highly proficient and possess a strong work ethic. He/she will also be a quick learner and demonstrate humility commensurate with that of an effective team player.

The Director of Business Ops will possess

1. Culture buy‑in: At Sky Harvest, we…
2. Ruthlessly pursue our mission,
3. Build trusting, ending partnerships, and
4. Bring rigor in on our thinking and work.
5. Entrepreneurial spirit: we act like entrepreneurs. Our team members are incredibly driven, agile, goal oriented, and are always up for a challenge
6. Activation: the ability to convert a vision to execution with minimal direction
7. Analytical horsepower: strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to understand and operate robust analytical models
8. Range to flex between serving as a hands‑on doer—willing to get “in the weeds” as required—and an effective executive managing teams and partnerships
9. Systems thinking: An understanding of large‑data structures and the systems that allow them to operate efficiently at scale
10. Commercial judgement to autonomously negotiate and close landowner agreements, set a pricing strategy, and optimize allocation of resources
11. Organization, persistence, and influence to navigate bureaucratic regulatory systems and third‑party audits
12. Persuasive and highly effective communication skills
13. Fluency in Excel and comfort with data structures
14. 3-7 years of demonstrated high achievement in managing and executing lean operations in the private sector
15. Bachelor’s degree in business management, MBA preferred

Benefits

1. Base salary and performance‑based bonus are commensurate with experience, including the potential for equity incentive as an early employee.
2. As we expand, you will help us build additional competitive benefits, including health; 401k; mobile reimbursement; and a monthly wellness stipend for house cleaning, gym membership, grocery delivery or massages.

Contact

If interested in this opportunity, please reach out to Mel Tipps at [e-mail]

All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other discriminatory factors. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this role. All offers are subject to a background check.