Vice President, Business Operations (Dayton, OH)
- Compensation
- 160K–200K
- Location
- Dayton, OH areaReports to: Founding Member & Sr....
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Operations
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Finance, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in business operations, program/project management, organizational leadership, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience leading business operations across multiple functional areas, and developing business processes, operational systems, and internal controls.
- Demonstrated ability to research, analyze, interpret, and apply contractual, regulatory, accounting, and policy requirements, with understanding of audit readiness and evidence-based decision-making.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and resource planning.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders at all levels, and drive initiatives through completion.
- Strong executive-level communication, presentation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills; ability to travel as required.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or MBA.
- Experience within aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, engineering services, or another highly regulated industry.
- Experience with federal contracting, FAR/DFARS requirements, and government compliance; familiarity with DCAA and DCMA requirements and audit-ready documentation.
- Working knowledge of GAAP and financial controls; experience implementing or improving ERP, financial, project-management, or compliance systems.
- Lean, Six Sigma, PMP, or other relevant professional certification.
- Experience scaling organizations, integrating new business entities, or international business/operational-management experience.
Full description
Vice President, Business Operations
Location: Dayton, OH area
Reports to: Founding Member & Sr. Technical Director and President
About Our Client
Our client is dedicated to providing the highest quality of services to our clients and employees, and is a strategic partner to leading organizations across the aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, engineering, and commercial industries. As a growing organization with expanding capabilities and affiliated companies, our client is seeking an experienced executive leader to oversee and optimize business operations across the enterprise.
Position Summary
The Vice President, Business Operations is a senior executive responsible for leading, managing, and directing the business operations of the Company and its affiliated companies, including operations executed through third-party providers. Reporting to the Founder and President, the VP, Business Operations provides enterprise-level leadership across the organization's core business processes and operational functions. This position establishes scalable operating systems, improves organizational efficiency, manages resources, strengthens internal controls, and aligns business operations with the Company's strategic objectives, ensuring the management, systems, process, and policy controls needed for effective operations are established, documented, consistently executed, and continuously improved. The VP ensures significant business decisions are supported by appropriate research, documented requirements, and objective evidence, including interpreting contract language, regulations, standards, and accounting requirements and translating them into clear, executable direction. The position maintains accountability for assigned functions regardless of whether performed internally or through third-party providers.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Operations & Process Optimization
- Lead, manage, and direct business operations across the Company and its affiliated companies, translating executive strategy into measurable operational objectives and execution plans.
- Design, implement, standardize, and continuously improve scalable business systems and processes to increase productivity, reduce costs, and support growth.
- Establish management, systems, process, and policy controls as the baseline for core business operations, with clear process ownership and accountability.
- Identify operational inefficiencies, control gaps, and bottlenecks, and lead corrective action; coordinate operations performed internally and through third-party providers.
Cross-Functional & Executive Leadership
- Work directly with the Founder and President, executive leadership, directors, managers, and functional leaders to establish and achieve organizational objectives.