Operations Director

Strategic Advantage; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Advantage in San Diego, CA seeks an Operations Director to own and optimize day-to-day operations within a fast-moving environment. You will partner with a tight team across time zones, applying meticulous project management to deliver high-impact outcomes.

The role emphasizes mentorship, clear communication across channels, and the ability to challenge assumptions while guiding the stakeholder roadmap.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of relevant experience or equivalent track record.
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and make sound judgments under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Apply Attention to Detail and Project Management to solve day-to-day operational challenges.
• Carry the Stakeholder Management thread across three time zones and two tools.
• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes.
• Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in.
• Close the loop on every San Diego request you touch.
• Notice the nimble gap between the spec and the shipped thing.
• Juggle priorities without dropping the ones that matter.
• Steer Strategic Advantage's Stakeholder Management roadmap with nerve and humility.

Skills

Attention to detail

Project management

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Job description

$185,000 - $275,000, an Operations Director title, and a San Diego, CA team that ships, that's the offer; Stress Management is the price of entry at Strategic Advantage. Here, an Operations Director owns their work, partners with a tight team, and earns $185,000 - $275,000 while building their career.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply Attention to Detail and Project Management to solve day-to-day operational challenges
• Carry the Stakeholder Management thread across three time zones and two tools
• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes
• Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in
• Close the loop on every San Diego request you touch
• Notice the nimble gap between the spec and the shipped thing
• Juggle slow-to-anger priorities without dropping the ones that matter
• Steer Strategic Advantage's Stakeholder Management roadmap with both nerve and humility

What You'll Bring

• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard
• Judgment seasoned by at least 11 years of real consequences
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings

Somewhere between a startup and an institution, Strategic Advantage has spent years perfecting Decision Making for clients all over San Diego, CA. You'll never have to guess where you stand with your manager in this internship role.

This internship role pays $185,000 - $275,000 and includes flexible scheduling plus a structured plan to grow your Persuasion expertise.

Recruiting for this internship position is happening in real time, not on a backlog.