Operations Director

Energy Innovation Corp; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth track

Mentorship program

Full benefits

Job summary

InnovateLab in Lexington, KY is seeking an Operations Director who can mentor and manage projects concurrently, balancing both with precision. The role pays $115,000–$166,000 and offers a growth track, full benefits, and a leadership path.

Lead the prioritization pipeline, oversee cross-functional teams, and drive timely, quality outcomes. This position anchors the collaborative, fast-moving culture InnovateLab is known for in Lexington.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate ability to mentor and manage projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with leadership.
• Comfort presenting to a KY-wide audience without a script.

Responsibilities

• Write the PM runbook for the next hire to follow.
• Monitor work quality and flag issues early.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across InnovateLab to hit goals.
• Spot the Lexington pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint.
• Read the room and adjust how you pitch Creativity to each audience.
• Run point on general incidents until they're resolved.

Skills

Prioritization

Mentoring

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Job description

We're looking for an Operations Director who can carry Mentoring and Project Management at once without dropping either, here at InnovateLab. Rare is the director opening that pairs $115,000 - $166,000 with the freedom to shape general work the way this Lexington one does.

Key Responsibilities

• Write the Project Management runbook the next hire wishes they had
• Monitor work quality and flag issues before they escape
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across InnovateLab to hit shared goals
• Spot the Lexington pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint
• Read the room and adjust how you pitch Creativity to each audience
• Run point on general incidents until they're truly resolved
• Keep InnovateLab's Prioritization pipeline humming without constant hand-holding
• Juggle make-it-better priorities without dropping the ones that matter

What You'll Bring

• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
• Comfort presenting to a KY-wide audience without a script
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to director leadership

Inside InnovateLab's Lexington headquarters, a wildly-collaborative team treats every Initiative bug like a personal insult worth fixing tonight. We build an environment where nimble ideas get tested quickly and credit is shared fairly.

Lead with the number, $115,000 - $166,000, then add a growth track, a mentor, full benefits, and hours that bend toward your Lexington life.