Vice President 2, NorAm Operations - Schools

MaxIT Consulting - Max Corporate Group; Delaware; Remote; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

MaxIT Consulting - Max Corporate Group is seeking a Vice President 2, NorAm Operations - Schools to lead a large, distributed Facilities Management organization serving education across the United States. This remote opportunity involves approximately 50% travel, overseeing strategy, operations, talent development, and client engagement.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in multi-site facilities management, strong leadership, and a proven ability to drive growth and client relationships across

Qualifications

• 10+ years of management experience with multi-site leadership.
• Experience leading large, cross-functional, geographically distributed teams.
• Strong track record of operational excellence and growth.
• Formal people-management experience including leadership development and retention.
• Proven ability to build and sustain high-performing leadership teams.
• Strong executive stakeholder and client relationship management capabilities.
• Experience as trusted advisor delivering value-driven solutions.
• Ability to operate across large distributed organizations and complex environments.
• Willingness to travel nationally approximately 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for multi-site facilities operations across geographically distributed locations.
• Drive operational excellence, performance improvement, safety, workforce effectiveness, and sustainable long-term growth.
• Lead and develop senior operational leaders and geographically dispersed teams.
• Build strong leadership pipelines through talent development, succession planning, coaching, and performance management.
• Establish clear strategic direction and ensure effective execution across multiple operations and stakeholder groups.
• Develop trusted relationships with clients and senior stakeholders and serve as a strategic advisor on operational priorities and value-driven solutions.
• Partner across functions to improve performance, service delivery, organizational effectiveness, and growth.
• Use operational insights and performance information to identify improvement opportunities and support strategic decision-making.
• Promote accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and high-performance leadership practices.
• Support client retention, expansion, and long-term relationship development through strong operational execution and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Operational excellence

Executive stakeholder management

Talent development

Cross-functional leadership

Distributed teams

Client relationship management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Vice President 2, NorAm Operations - Schools

United States | Remote | Approximately 50% National Travel | Full-Time | Direct Hire

MaxIT Consulting - Max Corporate Group is conducting an executive search for a senior operations leader to oversee a large, geographically distributed Facilities Management organization supporting education-sector operations across the United States.

This role is designed for an experienced executive who has led complex multi-site operations, developed high-performing leadership teams, strengthened client relationships, and driven operational excellence and sustainable growth across large portfolios.

The Opportunity

The selected executive will provide strategic and operational leadership across a nationwide Facilities Management organization.

The position combines business strategy, operational performance, people leadership, client engagement, talent development, succession planning, and long-term organizational growth.

Strong candidates will be comfortable operating at both strategic and execution levels, leading geographically dispersed teams while partnering with senior stakeholders and clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for complex, multi-site Facilities Management operations across geographically distributed locations.
• Drive operational excellence, performance improvement, safety, workforce effectiveness, and sustainable long-term growth.
• Lead and develop senior operational leaders and geographically dispersed teams.
• Build strong leadership pipelines through talent development, succession planning, coaching, and performance management.
• Establish clear strategic direction and ensure effective execution across multiple operations and stakeholder groups.
• Develop trusted relationships with clients and senior stakeholders and serve as a strategic advisor on operational priorities and value-driven solutions.
• Partner across functions to improve performance, service delivery, organizational effectiveness, and growth.
• Use operational insights and performance information to identify improvement opportunities and support strategic decision-making.
• Promote accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and high-performance leadership practices.
• Support client retention, expansion, and long-term relationship development through strong operational execution and stakeholder engagement.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of management experience.
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Substantial leadership experience within complex, multi-site or multi-state Facilities Management operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading large, cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Strong record of operational excellence and long-term organizational growth.
• Formal people-management experience with responsibility for leadership development, performance, staffing, engagement, and retention.
• Demonstrated experience with talent development and succession planning.
• Proven ability to build and sustain high-performing leadership teams.
• Strong executive stakeholder and client relationship management capabilities.
• Experience operating as a trusted advisor and developing value-driven solutions for clients and stakeholders.
• Ability to operate effectively across large, distributed organizations and complex operating environments.
• Ability and willingness to travel nationally approximately 50% of the time.

Relevant Backgrounds

Experience within K-12 education or education-related Facilities Management is highly relevant, but candidates from other complex multi-site environments may also be considered.

Potentially transferable backgrounds include:

• Integrated Facilities Management
• Institutional or campus operations
• Large-scale property operations
• Healthcare facilities
• Hospitality operations
• Public-sector or nonprofit facilities environments
• Other large, multi-location service organizations

Candidates from adjacent sectors should be able to demonstrate direct ownership of Facilities Management outcomes, distributed operations, leadership teams, client relationships, and organizational performance.

Leadership Profile

This opportunity is best suited to an executive who can demonstrate:

• Strategic vision combined with strong operational execution.
• Leadership of managers and senior operational professionals.
• Experience developing future leaders and succession pipelines.
• Strong executive presence and stakeholder influence.
• A client-focused and trusted-advisor mindset.
• Experience leading transformation, growth, or sustained performance improvement.
• Ability to operate successfully across geographically dispersed teams and operations.

Work Arrangement

This is a remote, nationwide U.S. leadership opportunity.

Candidates may be located anywhere in the United States. Candidates located within Eastern through Central U.S. time zones are preferred.

The position requires approximately 50% national travel.

Relocation is not required.