Executive Operations Manager in Atlanta
- Compensation
- $80K–$90K / yr
- Location
- Atlanta, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Operations
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Exceptional judgment and ability to prioritize competing demands.
- Strong anticipatory thinking; naturally identifies needs, risks and next steps before being asked.
- High degree of ownership, initiative, resourcefulness and follow-through.
- Excellent organizational and project coordination skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to quickly distill complex information and surface what matters.
- Ability to gather information objectively, identify competing considerations and make thoughtful recommendations without overstepping decision authority.
- Executive presence and emotional intelligence; comfortable working with senior leaders and strong personalities.
- Ability to ask direct questions, obtain clarity and navigate difficult or demanding interactions professionally.
- Comfortable operating independently and moving work forward with incomplete information.
- Strong instinct for when to investigate further, when to connect others and when to escalate.
- Low ego and willingness to move fluidly between strategic, administrative and highly practical work.
- Exceptional discretion with confidential professional and personal information.
- 3+ years of relevant experience in executive operations, business operations, project/program management, executive support or another complex, high-demand environment.
- Experience supporting or working closely with senior leadership strongly .
- Bachelor’s degree required; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
Full description
Job DescriptionJob Description
Reports To: Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Salary Range: $80,000 – $90,000 annually
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Employment Type: Full-Time
Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty and Mountain Sotheby’s International Realty are seeking a highly capable, proactive Executive Operations Manager to serve as a trusted partner to the Chief Marketing Officer.
This is not a traditional Executive Assistant role or an additional functional Marketing leadership position. The role is designed to help the CMO operate more effectively by preserving context, anticipating needs, gathering information, coordinating across teams, maintaining follow-through and reducing unnecessary friction.
The ideal candidate combines exceptional judgment, organization and initiative with the ability to think several steps ahead. They understand the business context behind the work, recognize connections others may miss and know how to gather the right information, involve the right people and bring the CMO clear, well-framed decisions to make.
This person may attend meetings, gather information and coordinate conversations on the CMO’s behalf. They are expected to develop informed recommendations and surface implications, but they are not a proxy decision maker. Their role is to inform, recommend, connect and prepare while preserving decision authority with the CMO or appropriate functional leader.
Success requires executive-level judgment and a willingness to handle practical details. The importance of a task is determined by the capacity it creates and the outcome it supports, not by how impressive the task sounds.
Key Responsibilities
Executive Operations & CMO Partnership
- Maintain a forward-looking view of the CMO’s priorities, commitments, meetings, deadlines and key initiatives.
- Strategically manage the CMO’s calendar, meetings, appointments, travel and related logistics.
- Prepare the CMO for key meetings and decisions by gathering relevant context, materials, stakeholder perspectives, outstanding questions and potential options.
- Attend select meetings or conversations on the CMO’s behalf to gather information, preserve context and ensure appropriate follow-through.
- Monitor correspondence and incoming requests, route matters appropriately and ensure time-sensitive issues receive attention.
- Track key decisions, commitments and action items through completion.
- Condense complex or fragmented information into concise, decision-ready updates that identify the issue, relevant context, implications and recommended next step.