Head of Operations
- Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
🗂 We’re Hiring: Head of Operations
🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time
💼 Level: Senior Leadership / Executive
We are seeking an experienced, strategic, and results-driven Head of Operations to lead and oversee the organization’s operational functions. This role is responsible for developing operational strategies, optimizing business processes, driving efficiency, managing cross-functional teams, and ensuring operational excellence across the organization.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute operational strategies aligned with the company’s vision, objectives, and growth plans.
- Lead and oversee day-to-day business operations to ensure efficiency, productivity, and service excellence.
- Design, implement, and continuously improve operational processes, workflows, and performance standards.
- Monitor key operational metrics and KPIs, providing insights and recommendations to executive leadership.
- Drive operational excellence initiatives, process optimization, automation, and cost-efficiency programs.
- Collaborate with department leaders to align operational activities with business goals and customer expectations.
- Manage resource planning, workforce allocation, budgeting, and operational forecasting.
- Identify operational risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure business continuity.
- Lead change management, organizational transformation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Oversee compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, quality standards, and operational controls.
- Develop and mentor managers and operational teams, fostering a culture of accountability and high performance.
- Support strategic planning, expansion initiatives, and new business opportunities.
- Prepare executive reports, operational reviews, and business performance updates for senior leadership and stakeholders.
✅ Requirements
- Proven experience in operations management, business management, supply chain, logistics, or related leadership roles.
- Strong understanding of operational strategy, process improvement, and organizational performance management.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing large-scale operational functions.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, and performance management.
- Familiarity with business systems, ERP platforms, data analytics, and operational reporting tools.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and growth-oriented environment.
- Strong commercial awareness and strategic business acumen.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field is preferred. MBA or relevant leadership qualifications are advantageous.
🌟 What We Offer
- Opportunity to shape and lead company-wide operational strategy and execution.
- Exposure to high-impact business transformation, growth, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Career progression into Chief Operating Officer (COO), Managing Director, General Manager, or other executive leadership positions.
- A collaborative, innovative, and performance-driven leadership environment.
- Executive-level autonomy, influence, and decision-making responsibility.
- • Competitive executive compensation, performance incentives, and comprehensive benefits package.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Develop and execute operational strategies, oversee day-to-day operations, and improve processes, efficiency, and service quality across the organization. Lead teams and resource planning, monitor performance and risks, ensure compliance, and provide operational insights and reports to senior leadership.
Requirements
Requires proven senior-level experience in operations, business management, supply chain, logistics, or a related leadership role, with expertise in strategy, process improvement, and cross-functional team leadership. Candidates should bring strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, experience with budgets and forecasting, and familiarity with ERP systems and operational analytics; a relevant bachelor’s degree is preferred, while an MBA or similar leadership qualification is advantageous.
Skills
- Operational Strategy
- Operations Management
- Process Improvement
- Operational Excellence
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- KPI Monitoring
- Business Process Optimization
- Automation
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Resource Planning
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Performance Management
- ERP Platforms
- Data Analytics
Benefits
- Competitive Executive Compensation
- Performance Incentives
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
- Logistics
Keywords
- Operational Strategy
- Operations Management
- Business Management
- Supply Chain
- Logistics
- Process Improvement
- Operational Excellence
- Process Optimization
- Automation
- Cost Efficiency
- Cross-Functional Teams
- Key Performance Indicators
- Performance Standards
- Resource Planning
- Workforce Allocation
- Budgeting
- Operational Forecasting
- Risk Mitigation
- Business Continuity
- Change Management
- Organizational Transformation
- Continuous Improvement
- Regulatory Compliance
- Quality Standards
- ERP Platforms
- Data Analytics
- Operational Reporting
- Business Administration
- Operations Management Degree
- MBA