Senior Operations Manager

Blackstone; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 116,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackstone in Edison, NJ seeks a Senior Operations Manager to own deliverables and grow within a high-trust team. This contract role offers a base range of $116,000-$172,000 per year.

You'll lead operational initiatives, prepare leadership-ready reports, and partner cross-functionally to ensure timelines and quality. The ideal candidate is reliable, detail-oriented, and excels in ambiguity with proactive communication.

Qualifications

• Initiative to own deliverables and drive results.
• Clear and effective written communication.
• Ability to stay composed under competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Make peace with ambiguity and ship deliverables.
• Pressure-test assumptions before decisions.
• Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations for leadership.
• Maintain professionalism and meet deadlines with high quality.

Skills

Initiative

Strong communicator

Under pressure

Growth mindset

Contract schedules

Time management

Job description

Blackstone needs a reliable, motivated Senior Operations Manager to keep our Edison, NJ operations running smoothly. A $116,000 - $172,000 contract role for a manager professional ready to own deliverables and grow within a high-trust team.

Key Responsibilities

• Make peace with proudly-nerdy ambiguity and ship anyway
• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes
• Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations for review by leadership
• Refuse to let Professionalism debt quietly accumulate on your watch
• Meet established deadlines while upholding Blackstone quality standards

What You'll Bring

• A knack for Initiative that colleagues quietly come to rely on
• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads
• A steady hand when three priorities all claim to be number one
• A growth mindset and openness to constructive feedback
• Working familiarity with contract schedules and team norms at Blackstone
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Edison, NJ deadlines bring

Blackstone is an underdog-spirited engineering shop in Edison, NJ where Professionalism and Time Management are treated as the same discipline. We build an environment where ownership-driven ideas get tested quickly and credit is shared fairly.

Expect a $116,000 - $172,000 base, a growth path with milestones, a mentor who shows up, and benefits that make staying at Blackstone easy.