Director of Operations

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Director of Operations scaling Radius, Stand Together’s place-based community transformation initiative. Building operating systems, aligning four markets, and supporting local leaders in the field.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead project and program management across the Radius initiative
  • Lead ongoing prioritization across workstreams
  • Develop and maintain knowledge management systems across Radius initiatives
  • Drive a product team operating rhythm
  • Run the operational side of Radius strategy with systems and checkpoints
  • Operationalize market strategy alignment across four markets
  • Lead internal strategy coordination for aligned Stand Together initiatives
  • Own relay operations tracking market-based solutions across markets
  • Steward shared partnership protocols, signals, measures, and portability standards
  • Coordinate external communications, including presentation preparation
  • Ensure strong execution across the executive support function
  • Track funder commitments for development and portfolio planning
  • Interface with the Stand Together Foundation Investments team to deliver market-side operational data
  • Work alongside the Managing Director to build scalable systems, rhythms, and standards
  • Spend meaningful time in markets and support field execution

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of operations leadership experience
  • Strong track record designing, improving, and scaling operational systems across multiple sites, markets, or regions
  • Exceptional systems-thinking skills
  • Ability to build structures, processes, and operating rhythms without unnecessary complexity
  • Builder's mindset and learner's curiosity
  • Alignment with community-centered approaches to change
  • Experience working in collaborative, matrixed environments
  • Ability to build trust, navigate multiple stakeholder relationships, and drive alignment
  • Highly adaptable and hands-on
  • Willingness to spend significant time in the field
  • Excellent communication, project management, and execution skills
  • Willingness and ability to travel regularly to Radius markets: Grand Rapids, Wichita, Oklahoma City, and Dallas
  • Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach
  • Experience in community development, social enterprise, economic mobility, or other place-based work is highly valued

Benefits:

  • 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting
  • Flexible time off
  • Comprehensive health and dental plans
  • Wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace
  • Meaningful career with a community of over 1,400 employees
  • Non-hierarchical environment empowering employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents
  • Additional bonus compensation may be available
  • Individualized compensation philosophy rewarding long-term value created