Operations Director

Apple; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 194,000 - 297,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in Santa Clarita, CA is seeking an Operations Director who can elevate our day-to-day general operations. The role rewards roughly 12 years of experience with a generous compensation and room to run across local initiatives.

You will own the daily rhythm, handle incidents until they’re resolved, and coordinate across time zones and teams. Mentorship, flexibility, and a focus on empathy will be central as you turn a temporary mandate into measurable, trusted work.

Qualifications

• Flexibility to adapt as business needs evolve.
• Teammate's instinct to unblock others.
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a temporary project.
• At least 10 years building expertise within the general space.
• Working knowledge of Professionalism alongside transferable Empathy chops.
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Sense when a Santa Clarita relationship needs a call, not an email.
• Juggle detail-focused priorities without dropping the ones that matter.
• Own the day-to-day rhythm of general work across our Santa Clarita, CA operation.
• Run point on general incidents until they're truly resolved.
• Carry the Problem Solving thread across three time zones and two tools.
• Read a Flexibility system you didn't build and improve it anyway.
• Keep Empathy documentation current as the work outpaces it.
• Turn a vague temporary mandate into work Apple can measure.

Skills

Flexibility

Team collaboration

Ownership mindset

Professionalism

Empathy

Interpersonal skills

Customer focus

Job description

If you've outgrown your current general role, Apple's Operations Director opening in Santa Clarita might be the stretch you've been after. At its core, this is an Operations Director job in CA that rewards 12 years with $194,000 - $297,000 and room to run.

Key Responsibilities

• Sense when a Santa Clarita relationship needs a call, not an email
• Juggle detail-focused priorities without dropping the ones that matter
• Own the day-to-day rhythm of general work across our Santa Clarita, CA operation
• Run point on general incidents until they're truly resolved
• Carry the Problem Solving thread across three time zones and two tools
• Read a Flexibility system you didn't build and improve it anyway
• Keep Empathy documentation current as the work outpaces it
• Turn a vague temporary mandate into work Apple can measure

What You'll Bring

• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a temporary project
• At least 10 years building expertise within the general space
• Working knowledge of Professionalism alongside transferable Empathy chops
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence

Apple is a generously-mentoring team based in Santa Clarita, CA, building products that customers rely on every day. Mentorship goes both ways at Apple, and seniority never means having all the answers.

The offer reads $194,000 - $297,000, plus the soft stuff that hard-wins loyalty: coaching, coverage, and a flexible temporary rhythm.

Marked current today, the temporary opportunity at Apple is accepting candidates.