Regional Director

Career Placement & Recruiting; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Placement & Recruiting is seeking a Regional Director to lead across multiple locations, aligning operations with company strategy and standards. You will drive execution, coach regional leaders, and ensure performance across the region.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, KPI oversight, and collaboration with senior leadership on growth initiatives, while maintaining accountability for regional results.

Qualifications

• Experience managing distributed teams or multi-location operations.
• Proven ability to coach, influence, and develop leaders.
• Strong leadership and operational oversight capabilities.
• Comfortable working autonomously with regional accountability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee performance across multiple locations, teams, or business units
• Lead, support, and coach site-level or regional leadership teams
• Ensure consistent execution of operational processes, standards, and initiatives
• Monitor regional KPIs and implement performance improvement plans
• Partner with senior leadership on regional growth strategy and planning
• Identify trends, risks, and operational opportunities within the region
• Support leadership development and succession planning initiatives
• Experience managing multiple teams, locations, or territories
• Strong leadership and operational oversight capabilities
• Proven ability to coach, influence, and develop leaders
• Comfortable working autonomously with regional accountability
• Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills

Skills

Leadership

Distributed teams management

Operational oversight

Strategic planning

Communication

Analytical thinking

Job description

Career Placement & Recruiting is partnering with a growing organization to identify an experienced Regional Director to provide leadership and operational oversight across a defined geographic region.

This opportunity is ideal for leaders with experience managing distributed teams or multi-location operations who are ready to take on broader responsibility while remaining closely connected to execution and performance.

Role Overview

The Regional Director is responsible for driving consistent performance across assigned locations, supporting local leadership, and ensuring alignment with company strategy, standards, and operational goals. This role serves as a key link between executive leadership and field operations.

What You'll Be Doing

• Oversee performance across multiple locations, teams, or business units
• Lead, support, and coach site-level or regional leadership teams
• Ensure consistent execution of operational processes, standards, and initiatives
• Monitor regional KPIs and implement performance improvement plans
• Partner with senior leadership on regional growth strategy and planning
• Identify trends, risks, and operational opportunities within the region
• Support leadership development and succession planning initiatives
• Experience managing multiple teams, locations, or territories
• Strong leadership and operational oversight capabilities
• Proven ability to coach, influence, and develop leaders
• Comfortable working autonomously with regional accountability
• Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills

Who This Role Is Often Right For

• Multi-unit managers or regional leaders
• Directors overseeing territory-based operations
• Leaders seeking expanded scope without full enterprise ownership
• Professionals from operations, sales, or service-based organizations