[Remote] Senior Director, Business Operations
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Leading Educators is a national nonprofit focused on enhancing educational success through excellent teaching. They are seeking a Senior Director of Business Operations to build operational systems and processes that support educators and students, while driving meaningful change across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Transform how our organization operates and scales its impact
- Build the operational systems, processes, and infrastructure that enable our teams to do their best work
- Partner directly with our Chief Operating Officer and leaders across the organization to identify operational opportunities
- Implement scalable solutions and drive meaningful change
- Oversee compliance and contract management
- Champion AI-enabled innovations
- Manage the Associate Director of Business Operations
- Provide coaching and development while overseeing the execution of Business Operations responsibilities
Skills
- Minimum 10+ years of work experience and a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent years of experience)
- Proficiency in process improvement and project management; project management certification (PMP) and/or process improvement certification (Lean Six Sigma) is a plus
- Significant experience leading workforce planning and time utilization projects in multilayered organizations
- Strong working knowledge of IT systems, innovations, and best practices
- Comprehensive knowledge of legal compliance and virtual office management protocols
- Demonstrated success leading change efforts across stakeholders and complex organizational landscapes
- Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines
- Excellent critical thinking skills and sound judgment to identify problems, seize opportunities, and generate effective solutions
- Ability to build trusting relationships, inspire confidence, and drive action across a range of stakeholders, including without direct authority
Benefits
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for individual employees. Additional premium costs are covered 60% by Leading Educators for partners and dependents on medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 4% matching 401k plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, childcare and commuter expenses
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Benefits are valued at or above $9,000 for employees.
- First three years of employment, full time staff accrue 22 days a year.
- Five additional days are accrued after the third and sixth year of employment.
- Leading Educators also offer 22 additional paid days off for various holidays, including three floating holidays staff may use at their discretion.
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