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Chief Operating Officer

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💎 Seniority level: Executive, 15 years

📍 Location: AR, CA, CO, IL, MA, MN, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI

💸 Salary: 250000.0 - 300000.0 USD per year

🔍 Industry: HRtech

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 15 years

Requirements:
  • Proven experience executing at a high-growth company (Series B and beyond); preferred 15 years of experience and COO or VP of Operations title
  • Background in Strategy & Execution: You have an MBA and started your career in management consulting, private equity, or investment banking, before moving onto hands-on experience in high-growth SaaS companies where you have driven operational excellence and performance at a senior leadership level.
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Data-Driven & KPI-Focused
  • Strong understanding of finance, legal, and GTM/revenue operations, including forecasting, RevOps, and sales performance management.
Responsibilities:
  • Partner with the CEO to translate vision into actionable strategy, ensuring alignment across all teams and functions.
  • Set a high-performance standard for EasyLlama’s leadership team, ensuring all leaders meet their objectives and drive results.
  • Improve upon established company-wide north star metrics framework, build reports, and provide data-driven insights to the CEO and leadership team.
  • Establish a rigorous operating framework that includes key business rhythms, performance tracking, and standardized workflows across departments to increase efficiency and scalability.
  • Lead business operations as the cohesive force between revenue, product, and operations teams, ensuring all functions work together toward common company goals.
  • Work closely with People Ops to develop and implement effective talent management strategies, cultivating an engaged and high-performing workforce.
  • Lead company-wide meetings, including daily revenue meetings, leadership retreats, all-hands meetings, and monthly business reviews, ensuring transparency and accountability.
  • Work with Project Manager to execute high-impact projects, ensuring they stay on track and deliver results. Identify blockers and drive solutions proactively.
  • Hire and work closely with finance, legal, and external advisors to ensure sound financial management, compliance, and risk mitigation.
  • Oversee revenue performance by driving insights, accountability, and execution across Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success Ops.
  • Design and implement a structured data architecture that ensures clean, reliable, and accessible data across all business functions working closely with Data engineering.
  • Own financial planning, forecasting, and overall P&L management, ensuring strategic investments align with business goals and drive sustainable growth.
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