Remote Global Program Operations Leader

Adventure Scientists; Bozeman (MT); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Adventure Scientists is seeking a strategic and hands-on Program Operations Lead to guide our growing international portfolio. This full-time role combines leadership, operational design, and cross-cultural collaboration to keep complex conservation projects moving across countries and time zones.

Based in Bozeman or Montana, you’ll coach teams, streamline workflows, build practical systems, and translate priorities into actionable plans while balancing budgets and timelines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on project or program management in remote or hybrid environments.
• 5+ years of people leadership with coaching and developing a team.
• Experience overseeing a portfolio of concurrent programs, including international management.
• Strong experience navigating international work with cross-cultural collaboration and multiple time zones.
• Experience building and improving operational systems, workflows, documents, and SOPs.
• Ability translate priorities into practical plans balancing budgets and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead People Leadership & Team Enablement across the Programs team.
• Maintain portfolio visibility across domestic and international contexts and coordinate capacity planning.
• Build and improve systems, workflows, documentation, and operating rhythms for consistent delivery.
• Develop clear processes for moving projects from consideration into implementation, including cross-cultural considerations.
• Provide execution support during high-demand periods and absences, ensuring collaboration across functions.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts, and resource needs in partnership with Finance and leadership.

Skills

Program management

People leadership

Portfolio management

Cross-cultural collaboration

Strategic planning

Communication

Tools

Asana

Dashboards

Job description

Adventure Scientists is seeking a strategic and hands-on Program Operations Lead to guide our growing international portfolio. This full-time role combines leadership, operational design, and cross-cultural collaboration to keep complex conservation projects moving across countries and time zones.

Based in Bozeman or Montana, you’ll coach teams, streamline workflows, build practical systems, and translate priorities into actionable plans while balancing budgets and timelines.