Director of Operations — Lead Growth & Operational Excellence

Career Placement & Recruiting; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Placements & Recruiting seeks a Director of Operations to translate strategic goals into effective day-to-day execution. You will lead cross-functional teams, drive process improvements, and align financial performance with technology-enabled operations.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on leadership, strong business judgment, and a track record of improving operational performance. This role targets experienced leaders in the Fort Worth area, with broad responsibility across departments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive operations, management, or business leadership experience.
• Experience leading teams at senior manager or director level.
• Strong understanding of budgets, financial metrics, KPIs, and performance reporting.
• Comfortable working with technology, data, and business systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight across core business operations and teams.
• Develop plans to improve productivity, efficiency, profitability, and service delivery.
• Establish performance expectations and monitor KPIs.
• Partner with senior leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning.
• Review processes and SOPs to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead managers and teams with accountability and strong performance.
• Use data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Coordinate initiatives across departments including sales, finance, customer service, and tech.
• Evaluate systems and processes to support scalability.
• Manage multiple projects while aligning with organizational goals.
• Identify opportunities to improve operating margins and overall performance.
• Communicate results and recommendations to executive leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Career Placements & Recruiting seeks a Director of Operations to translate strategic goals into effective day-to-day execution. You will lead cross-functional teams, drive process improvements, and align financial performance with technology-enabled operations.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on leadership, strong business judgment, and a track record of improving operational performance. This role targets experienced leaders in the Fort Worth area, with broad responsibility across departments.