Operations Director

Energy Innovation Corp; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Job summary

Social Innovation Lab in Greensboro, NC is seeking an Operations Director who embraces flexibility and data-driven leadership. You will own general operations, surface tradeoffs, and help the team scale in a client-focused environment.

You will mentor teammates, manage competing priorities under tight deadlines, and ensure every effort ties to measurable metrics that matter to the organization. This role offers strong compensation, mentorship, and growth within a mission-driven team.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and project management experience.
• Collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for teamwork.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Ability to meet Greensboro, NC deadlines while balancing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in.
• Make general tradeoffs visible so Social Innovation Lab can weigh them.
• Show up for the unglamorous general maintenance nobody volunteers for.
• Field curveballs from Greensboro clients without losing the thread.
• Track key metrics and report findings to your manager each week.
• Tie general effort back to a number Social Innovation Lab cares about.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Work authorization

Time management

Prioritization

Job description

The general ground is shifting, and Social Innovation Lab wants an Operations Director in NC who sees Flexibility as the way through. What you're really weighing is $120,000 - $181,000 against 12 years, with general ownership and Social Innovation Lab growth tipping the scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in
• Make general tradeoffs visible so Social Innovation Lab can weigh them
• Show up for the unglamorous general maintenance nobody volunteers for
• Field curveballs from Greensboro clients without losing the thread
• Track key metrics and report findings to your manager each week
• Tie general effort back to a number Social Innovation Lab cares about

What You'll Bring

• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Greensboro, NC deadlines bring
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• Fluency across Leadership and Project Management, with strong opinions on both

For general teams who've been burned before, Social Innovation Lab is the client-focused Greensboro, NC partner that finally keeps its promises. Disagreement is welcome here, but once we decide, the whole Social Innovation Lab team rows in the same direction.

We pair $120,000 - $181,000 with a seasoned mentor, so your Project Management sharpens fast while the benefits quietly take care of everything else.

The Social Innovation Lab team is scaling in Greensboro, NC, and we are hiring for it now.