Head of Operations & Growth Strategy

BOAB Ventures; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

BOAB Ventures is seeking an experienced operations leader to act as a strategic operating partner to the CEO and executive team. You will translate company priorities into actionable operating plans, drive cross-functional execution, and oversee finance, talent, contracts, and programs.

You will build our operating cadence with annual and quarterly planning, KPIs, dashboards, and leadership reviews, while ensuring compliance with government contracting standards and security requirements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in operations, business management, strategy, or related functions.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and teams.
• Experience with multiple business functions (finance, talent, contracts, programs, operations).
• Experience in defense, aerospace, or regulated environments.
• Experience supporting government customers (DoD/IC).
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and headcount planning capabilities.
• Knowledge of FAR/DFARS, CMMC, NIST SP 800-171 is a plus.
• Ability to build scalable processes in a growing company.
• Proven track record partnering with founders and executives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic operating partner to CEO and executive team translating priorities into plans and execution.
• Lead and coordinate operations across finance, talent, contracts, programs, marketing, and facilities.
• Develop operating cadence with annual/quarterly planning, KPIs, and dashboards.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, headcount planning, and resource allocation.
• Maintain executive visibility into government contracts, funding, schedules, invoicing, and risks.
• Ensure processes meet FAR/DFARS, DCAA readiness, and security/export controls.
• Build scalable processes and systems for hiring, onboarding, vendors, and internal communications.
• Identify bottlenecks, risks, and drive cross-functional solutions.
• Develop the operations organization as the company grows and drives initiatives to completion.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Governance & compliance

Financial planning & forecasting

DoD / government contracting

Talent and HR coordination

Program leadership

Operational scalability

Risk management

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations, finance

MBA or advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

ERP systems

HRIS

ATS/CRM/financial systems

Project management tools

Job description

BOAB Ventures is seeking an experienced operations leader to act as a strategic operating partner to the CEO and executive team. You will translate company priorities into actionable operating plans, drive cross-functional execution, and oversee finance, talent, contracts, and programs.

You will build our operating cadence with annual and quarterly planning, KPIs, dashboards, and leadership reviews, while ensuring compliance with government contracting standards and security requirements.