Director of Operations

Socket.dev; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Director of Operations to provide strategic leadership over the church's operational functions, including HR, facilities, central administration, and key initiatives in partnership with the Central Leadership Team.

The role focuses on aligning systems and resources with mission priorities, leading capital projects, campus safety, technology oversight, and building a high-performing operations team to sustain ministry impact at scale within a growing church environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent leadership experience.
• 5–10 years of leadership experience.
• Proven leadership in a large, complex organization.
• Strong project management abilities.
• Financial acumen and analytical thinking.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Experience with HR, facilities, or business operations preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence.
• Proven significant leadership experience in growing church or similar complex org, partnering with executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership across operational functions including facilities, human resources, technology, legal, life safety, and admin systems.
• Translate spiritual vision into executable strategies that strengthen ministry health, organizational capacity, and long-term sustainability.
• Ensure operational systems, teams, and resources are aligned with mission priorities and ministry outcomes.
• Lead organizational improvement initiatives that increase clarity, scalability, and effectiveness.
• Partner with the CFO on operational planning, budgeting, and major organizational initiatives.
• Oversee capital projects, facilities, and infrastructure planning.
• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing operations leadership team.
• Provide executive leadership for hiring, performance management, compensation, compliance, and staff development systems.
• Oversee risk management, internal controls, policy development, and regulatory compliance.
• Serve as a primary operational liaison to the Lead Pastor, Board, and oversight teams.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Project management

Financial acumen

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Staff development

HR knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent leadership experience

Job description

Position Summary

The Director of Operations provides strategic leadership for the church's operational functions, ensuring the organization has the people, systems, and infrastructure necessary to effectively carry out its mission. This role oversees Human Resources, Facilities, Central Administration, and key organizational initiatives while partnering closely with Central Leadership to improve operational effectiveness and execute strategic priorities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

ORGANIZATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP (30%)

• Provide executive leadership across all operational functions, including facilities, human resources, technology, legal, life safety, and administrative systems.


• Partner closely with the Lead Pastor to translate spiritual vision into executable strategies that strengthen ministry health, organizational capacity, and long-term sustainability.


• Ensure operational systems, teams, and resources are aligned with mission priorities and ministry outcomes.


• Lead organizational improvement initiatives that increase clarity, scalability, and effectiveness.

CAPITAL PROJECTS, FACILITIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE OVERSIGHT (20%)

• Partner with the CFO on operational planning, budgeting, and major organizational initiatives.


• Oversee stewardship development and capital initiatives.


• Oversee campus facilities to ensure safety, excellence, and readiness for ministry and community engagement.


• Lead capital improvement projects and long-term facilities and infrastructure planning.


• Provide executive oversight of technology and media systems that enhance ministry effectiveness and organizational efficiency.

EAM LEADERSHIP, STAFF SYSTEMS, AND GOVERNANCE SUPPORT (50%)

• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing operations leadership team while building a leadership pipeline for future needs.


• Provide executive leadership for hiring, performance management, compensation, compliance, and staff development systems.


• Cultivate a healthy, mission-aligned culture in partnership with the Central Leadership Team.


• Serve as a primary operational liaison to the Lead Pastor, Board, and appropriate oversight teams.


• Oversee risk management systems, internal controls, policy development, and regulatory compliance.


• Provide leadership oversight.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent leadership experience.


• 5–10 years of leadership experience.


• Proven leadership in an organization of comparable scale and complexity.


• Strong project management abilities.


• Financial acumen and analytical thinking.


• Excellent communication and organizational skills.


• Experience with HR, facilities, or business operations preferred.


• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence.


• Proven significant leadership experience in a large, growing church, or in a similarly complex organization, demonstrated success leading staff teams, managing operational systems, and implementing organizational strategy at scale, and a proven ability to partner closely with a Lead Pastor or executive leader in aligning vision with execution.

Church Values

FAMILY FOCUSED - give high priority to our families and marriages

INSIDE OUT - healthy life overflowing from a healthy heart

BRING OUR BEST - make the most of every opportunity

LIVE TO GIVE - be a contributor not a consumer

FUTURE MINDED - honoring the past while pursuing the future

Staff Values

Glorify God and Honor People

Under Promise and Over Deliver

Can-Do Attitude

Excellence Brings Influence

Team Success over Personal Success

Solutions not Problems

Clear and Simple

Faith with Handlebars

Comfortable being Uncomfortable

Language that Leads

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.