Vetted Operations Management Professionals

“Software startup founder (since 2013) building a software-led care management company for people caring for aging parents. Created an MVP, took it to market quickly, iterated based on feedback, and then sold/merged the product into a services company to form a combined venture projected to do ~$1M in revenue with a small team, with plans to scale (potentially via a franchise model).”

“Staffing leader who has managed a team of 7 recruiters and delivered rapid, multi-location hiring across both direct and contract placements. Partners closely with client-side HRBPs and C-suite stakeholders, including handling contract negotiations, and has improved hiring outcomes in challenging geographies through relocation and sign-on incentive strategies.”

“Engineering/technology leader with experience tying roadmaps to OKRs/KPIs, scaling cross-functional engineering teams, and driving go-to-market execution for Managed IT Services revenue growth. In an early-stage company setting, personally stood up core systems (CRM, lead gen, website) and multi-cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS) while building investor materials (pitch deck, VDR, financials), resulting in an investor LOI within 8 months. Also led an on-prem deployment architecture redesign for a network monitoring (NPM) product to improve compatibility, scalability, and security.”

“Founder building an enterprise AI SaaS platform for complex, asset-intensive industries, targeting fragmented-data and manual planning workflows with an AI-native, explainable scenario-analysis product. Bootstrapped to date with production platform in active enterprise trials/pilots and preparing for an institutional seed raise; emphasizes workflow integration, ROI proof points, and founder-led GTM.”

“People/HR leader with experience supporting globally distributed teams (US, Canada, UK) and partnering with senior leaders on org design and scalable people processes. Implemented a formal performance review program, including manager training and 1:1 coaching, to improve consistency, transparency, and performance conversations as the company grew.”

“Recruiting leader managing a team of 3 who stays hands-on in high-impact executive searches, including a confidential CMO search run directly with the CEO. Strong HRBP partnership experience, driving company-wide workforce planning/hiring prioritization and implementing Spark Hire one-way video interviews to speed screening and improve consistency and candidate experience.”

“Recruiting leader with 4+ years of people management experience, leading a team of 8 direct-report recruiters and staying hands-on in high-impact executive searches (including senior engineering leadership). Strong HRBP and executive stakeholder partner who uses KPI-driven reviews, structured interviewing, and dashboards to improve quality and cut hiring timelines ~20–25%, while also reducing agency reliance through source-mix and cost-impact analysis.”

“Operations-focused team lead currently managing 20 coordinators, with strong workforce management experience spanning forecasting, scheduling, KPI/staffing reporting, and executive-facing data presentations. Led a cross-functional Salesforce implementation and redesigned forecasting/workflow to support a newly created internal-promotion department, improving flexibility in coverage planning.”

“Former CEO of Davis Oil who led an operational and cultural reset in a multi-location business—rebuilding org structure, KPI reporting, SOPs, and accountability systems. Now consults and advises leaders (especially family businesses) who lack formal operations backgrounds, using a systems-focused “diagnose before design” approach grounded in frontline discovery.”

“Chief of Staff with experience driving cross-functional execution and executive alignment, including in real estate development environments with shifting timelines. Implements PM tooling (Notion/Monday.com) plus KPI/OKR systems to improve clarity, accountability, and executive productivity, and has experience mediating priority conflicts between functions like marketing and operations.”

“Operator who has repeatedly stepped into high-growth, founder-led agencies to stabilize and scale execution across functions (hiring, GTM, finance, investor comms). Known for building lightweight operating cadences, dashboards, and decision artifacts anchored on leading indicators (time-to-value, unit economics, throughput) to improve margins, delivery speed, and reduce founder dependency.”

“Recruiting leader currently on a budget and C-suite recruitment team, managing a 7-person operations group spanning front desk, background, and onboarding. Has driven measurable outcomes including executive hires (CFO/Deputy/COO), vacancy reduction from ~600 to <175 via large-scale recruiting events, and agency spend reduction from ~$3M/quarter to ~$3M/year through CFO-aligned strategy, plus a compliance overhaul that cut errors from ~90% to 0%.”

“Operations leader with deep fintech/lending startup experience (OnDeck Capital, 1st Merchant Funding, ForwardLine, Founders First) building end-to-end underwriting-to-portfolio operations, compliance, and supporting functions like sales/marketing. Known for scaling teams and automating repeatable work—citing growth from ~$3MM to ~$20MM in 2 years—while implementing systems like Salesforce/QuickSight and helping build proprietary funding and portfolio management software. Also provides structured part-time advisory support with clear scope/cadence, including helping set up a global finance company based in Argentina.”

“Recruiting Operations leader with 10 years across transportation, staffing, and tech, managing teams up to 40 in both remote-first and onsite settings. Known for rebuilding end-to-end recruiting workflows (interviewing, pay equity/salary transparency, onboarding automation) and delivering measurable outcomes including 140% revenue growth, plus strong ATS analytics and HRIS/LMS implementation experience (Workable, SmartRecruiters, Paycom, Litmos).”

“Talent Acquisition/Recruiting Operations leader who owned end-to-end recruiting ops and served as the Workday TA implementation SME at DART, standardizing a fragmented hiring process into documented SOPs, dashboards, and SLAs that cut time-to-fill by 52% in one year. Previously led recruiting/resource/payroll teams supporting 10k+ independent catastrophe adjusters, building surge workflows and compliance checkpoints to staff disaster events within hours.”

“Former CEO of a rapidly scaling, PE-backed company (ULG) who rebuilt the operating model and unified fragmented systems after acquisition-driven growth. Implemented EOS and led phased deployments of NetSuite, Salesforce, Monday.com, and Power BI to create a connected, data-driven organization, with strong change-management and executive coaching experience.”

“Operations-focused advisor who has helped organizations scale through major transitions (including doubling headcount and moving from fully remote to hybrid) by implementing structured scheduling, space planning, and documented processes. Uses EOS/Level 10 to drive accountability and execution, and has mentored a young executive team through role definition, ownership transfers, and exit planning culminating in a $12M sale.”

“Exited founder who spent 12 years building and operating The Konery, scaling it from a parents’ kitchen into a nationally distributed CPG manufacturing business in Brooklyn and selling it in 2025. Deep hands-on operator with end-to-end CEO experience, including doubling capacity through machinery implementation and running SQF certification for five years with two perfect audits.”

“CFO with hands-on experience building scalable internal operations for early-stage/growing businesses, including integrating finance and front-end systems (QBO, Expensify, Bill.com, Salesforce) across multiple acquisitions and new entities. Uses product-level P&L and KPI dashboards to drive repricing/profitability improvements, speed up close cycles, and mentor non-ops founders through structured operating models.”

“Former mechanical engineering professional who pivoted into business development and drove major international growth through strategic partnerships (helping scale headcount from a few to 300+ in 2–3 years). Now finishing an MBA (graduating in May) and building a recruiting/hiring-manager-focused product—prototype complete, validating demand, and aiming to launch an MVP within ~2 months before fundraising.”