Remote VP of Operations & Growth Strategy

Swooped; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity ownership

Health coverage including medical, and

Flexible paid time off

Travel support for organizational off‑

Computer hardware and home office

Job summary

Swooped is seeking a VP of Operations to translate strategy into coordinated execution across Product, Engineering, GTM, Finance, and People. This hands-on leader aligns priorities, investments, resources, and performance and partners closely with the CEO and executive team to maintain discipline and scalable growth.

The role owns operating cadences, budgeting, forecasting, and cross-functional execution while driving data-driven decisions and organizational design for the next growth phase.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in business operations, strategy, or chief of staff.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership at a high-growth technology company.
• Proven experience designing and implementing operating cadences, strategic planning frameworks, OKR systems, and cross-functional execution processes.
• Understanding budgeting, financial forecasting, headcount planning, resource allocation, and performance metrics.
• Experience assessing and optimizing cross-departmental business systems, including CRM, BI, planning, and collaboration tools.
• Track record of managing cross-functional delivery across Product, Engineering, Go-to-Market, Finance, and People/HR functions.
• Direct experience managing an operating budget and vendor portfolio.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong analytical capabilities translating financial and operational data into actionable executive recommendations.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional peers without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organizational operating rhythm, including leadership meetings and planning sessions.
• Translate strategy into a clear portfolio of priorities, decisions, owners, and milestones.
• Map dependencies and evaluate trade-offs regarding investments in time, talent, and capital.
• Build and oversee an intake and prioritization framework for initiatives.
• Partner with Finance to establish business cases and stop-or-scale criteria.
• Collaborate with People/HR on organizational design and headcount forecasting.
• Maintain visibility into demand, capacity, costs, and resource allocation.
• Evaluate and optimize business systems and workflows to automate tasks and retire tools.
• Own the company OKR process and dashboards with data hygiene.
• Analyze operational and financial data to uncover trends and drive cross-functional programs.

Skills

OKR systems

Cross-functional leadership

Financial forecasting

Strategy execution

Stakeholder influence

Data-driven decisions

Budget management

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

MBA

Tools

CRM

Business Intelligence

Planning tools

Job description

Swooped is seeking a VP of Operations to translate strategy into coordinated execution across Product, Engineering, GTM, Finance, and People. This hands-on leader aligns priorities, investments, resources, and performance and partners closely with the CEO and executive team to maintain discipline and scalable growth.

The role owns operating cadences, budgeting, forecasting, and cross-functional execution while driving data-driven decisions and organizational design for the next growth phase.