Operations Director, Photography (relocation assistance to Virginia) [76126] - Onward Search : Job Details

We are hiring for one of our top clients based in Virginia for a Operations Director, Photography. The role will require relocation to VA (they have relocation packages for the full move and relo is required; it is not remote).

**This role is all about managing large regional teams and the regional managers over those teams. You do NOT need to be a past photographer for this role.

This role is a Manager of managers meaning you must have experience managing other managers within creative and/or marketing teams in some capacity. This is very heavy in operations leadership - think team and regional KPIs, team performance, etc.

Specific Resume Requirements (make sure you send one one with these):

• Must indicate how many managers you have managed at once and how many people were under those managers. The minimum required in terms of managers you have managed is 6, and total head count under those respective managers needs to be 60+.
• Must have a work history with little movements and within large organizations, and in direct hire positions, not contract or freelance. You cannot have a lot of job changes over the course of your career.

The salary range for this role is $145,000 - $165,000, an amazing benefits package, annual bonus potential, and relocation assistance. Bonus annually is up to 20%.

Operations Director, Photography Responsibilities:

• You will lead and manage managers as well as individual contributors across the U.S. that have specific individual metrics, KPIs, and quality standards to be within.
• You will staff and recruit other strong managers and leadership to support the company and teams.
• You will coach, lead, guide, and develop other managers and that are in the field, primarily photographers that are creating visual content for the company.
• You will make sure that specific operational metrics and KPIs are being met by your teams, overcome obstacles, and give ongoing and current feedback to managers and respective teams to assure quality and improvement.
• You will handle the continuous improvement of workflows, processes, etc. to drive operational optimization and innovation opportunities.
• You will frequently collaborate with team members from Sales, Product, Research, and Tech to deliver the best visual assets possible on behalf of the company's customers.
• You will create and oversee top notch on-boarding and training programs + training for the photographers and their respective managers.

Operations Director, Photography Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelors degree from an in-person college/university
• *It is OK if you do not have direct photography experience yourself, but you must have creative leadership over remote managers and remote teams associated with areas like design, video, photography, etc., and it can be a mix of all those.
• Must have 10+ years of relevant experience leading remote creative operations or marketing teams
• Must have 3+ years of managing managers (*must have managed at least 6 managers at once that were direct reports, with teams under them of 60+ employees)
• Must have experience leading in a metrics driven and KPI based organization
• Must have the ability to lead and operate in the area creative and delivery standards
• Must be able to relocate to VA; this role is onsite with fellow Directors. *As mentioned above, there is a full relocation package provided.

There is no deadline to apply.