Vice President, Operations

Key Responsibilities

Program Management

• Design and implement processes for operational excellence, supported by critical business metrics that connect P&T with GTM.
• Manage all operational functions within the Ads Product portfolio with the ability to dramatically reduce human intervention and partner with contracting entities with the ability to “follow the clock” for a light-weight, powerful, and automated support model.
• Collaborate with the CRO and senior leadership to drive revenue growth and operational excellence.
• Capture, analyze, and report on the efficacy of GTM and P&T processes to take action and optimize for revenue and productivity
• Develop, refine, and continuously monitor progress against an accurate integrated program plan with critical dependencies and measurable milestones that form the basis of functional workstreams and deliverables
• Ensure and analyze alignment of project outcomes across customer value, program scope (incl. budget & resources), and strategic business objectives and accordingly, leads the team to recommend specific courses of action.
• Synthesize complex and disparate information into relevant and easy-to-understand insights for the project team to act upon.
• Identify key decisions by senior leadership and lead the team to prepare for these discussions by ensuring presentation of balanced and clearly articulated representation of the relevant data, including trade-off decisions.
• Coordinate project planning and actively manage cross-functional project stakeholders, including making effective use of both formal and informal communication channels – schedule meetings with appropriate attendees; prepare agenda and materials.

Chief of Staff

• In collaboration with various stakeholders, distill and organize strategic recommendations for CAPO’s approval on key decisions (anticipate requests for additional information, support with additional research or analysis and surface key takeaways).
• Support the CAPO on any strategic or operational matters and interact with business leaders to develop a deep understanding of critical issues; engage the right people and data to focus the CAPO’s time and attention on rapid resolution of issues or opportunities.
• Drive or contribute to initiatives that may be undefined, span multiple initiatives and functional areas.
• Plan content for leadership meetings; and guide business owners on content development.
• Aggregate and track progress against operating and strategic action items emerging from key meetings.

Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• MBA preferred or equivalent, relevant experience like direct C-level reporting structures
• 5+ years of business experience with substantial experience in Product, Engineering, and/or Ad Technology.
• Ability to work, communicate and influence successfully across different disciplines and different levels of seniority
• 15+ years of experience in roles around operational excellence, including revenue and especially product & technology organizations
• 10+ years of experience in program management, business operations or other equivalent, relevant experience
• Strong business acumen and a demonstrated ability to link strategic objectives to detailed project plans
• Adept at searching for program risks and enacting early mitigations or escalating appropriately
• High comfort level in drafting materials and communicating to an executive audience
• Strong organization skills including a meticulous attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to work independently — prioritize and drive multiple projects successfully and manage a wide range of incoming requests and responsibilities

Benefits

No information available.