Senior Operations Manager

Community Excellence Foundation; Missoula (MT); On-site; USD 77,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits package

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Community Excellence Foundation in Missoula is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to lead cross‑functional execution. The role is backed with a salary range of $77,000–$124,000 and a commitment to mentorship and comprehensive benefits.

You will build practical managerial habits, enforce safety and best practices, and drive process improvements while owning the middle of projects. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required, along with strong interpersonal, customer‑facing skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills and customer focus.
• Hands-on coaching experience and multitasking ability.

Responsibilities

• Build the interpersonal skills habits a manager role can lean on for years.
• Refuse to let Process Improvement debt quietly accumulate on your watch.
• Notice the detail-loving gap between the spec and the shipped thing.
• Absorb 7 of context fast and start contributing sooner.
• Follow safety protocols and best practices at all times.
• Execute core Senior Operations Manager duties with accuracy and consistency.
• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff.
• Keep Professionalism documentation current as the work outpaces it.

Skills

Coaching

Multitasking

Attention to Detail

Critical Thinking

Customer-focused

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

We need a Senior Operations Manager, full stop, and Community Excellence Foundation is willing to back the right Coaching person with $77,000 - $124,000 and trust. The general charter, the $77,000 - $124,000, the 7-year ask — all of it points to a Community Excellence Foundation role built for owners, not order-takers.

Key Responsibilities

• Build the Interpersonal Skills habits a manager role can lean on for years
• Refuse to let Process Improvement debt quietly accumulate on your watch
• Notice the detail-loving gap between the spec and the shipped thing
• Absorb 7 of context fast and start contributing sooner
• Follow safety protocols and best practices at all times
• Execute core Senior Operations Manager duties with accuracy and consistency
• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff
• Keep Professionalism documentation current as the work outpaces it

What You'll Bring

• Curiosity and a continuous drive to sharpen your general craft
• Hands-on proficiency with Coaching, ideally paired with Multitasking
• Manager fluency in Attention to Detail, with Critical Thinking on your roadmap
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills

Think of Community Excellence Foundation as the deeply collaborative engine behind some of the most trusted general products on the market. Inclusion isn’t a slogan here; it shapes how we hire, promote, and run every meeting.

We reward your Professionalism with $77,000 - $124,000, surround it with mentorship and benefits, and let your schedule flex around Missoula.

Candidate outreach for this general opening is happening as we speak.