Atlanta, Georgia
Posted: 15-Aug-23
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth Metro, Texas
Type: Full Time
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Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
This position is the key operations and administrative leader of the company and a strategic partner to the CEO and member of the executive committee. With oversight of accounting, human resources and information technology, the President/COO will co-develop and execute a financial strategy, lead, and strengthen business operations, optimize the company’s systems, and oversee a high-quality infrastructure in service of company’s business plan. With a goal of ensuring long-term financial sustainability, the President/COO will bring visionary leadership, a sharp focus on financial metrics, a penchant for transparency and a positive can-do mindset. They will lead, develop, mentor, and empower a high performing team and be a strong advocate for a culture of equity, inclusion, and diversity.
The position leads the company’s operational and financial management and is a strategic adviser to the CEO.
Responsibilities:
- Envision, develop, and execute an agenda and financial and operating structure that supports the company’s initiatives.
- Ensure that financial, capital, and operational resources and controls are in place and are aligned with the mission and ambitions of the organization.
- Develop, motivate, and lead a high-performing team to cultivate a mindset of efficiency and effectiveness in a culture focused on excellence and service. Empower teams for greater visibility and accountability.
- Review processes and policies to simplify workflows and internal controls with the goal of making the organization more efficient and effective.
- Oversee operations and provide mentorship and support to the functional executive leaders, fostering a culture of high performance and high engagement.
- Oversee the management of financial resources, including the development of annual and long-range operating and capital plans.
- Facilitate the use of key performance indicators (KPIs), metrics and institution-wide financial analysis to inform decision making and business plan changes and drive profitability.
- Effectively communicate operational and financial strategies and budget positions.
Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree is required; an M.B.A. or related advanced degree is a plus.
- The ideal candidate will be a broadly skilled, sophisticated business operations and finance executive with at least 12 years of experience and a track record of success in a complex workplace and a focus on optimizing resources.
- The successful candidate will have extensive experience overseeing many critical business functions, as well as demonstrated success working as part of a collaborative leadership team driving innovation and business process improvements.
- They will be an accomplished leader with a focus on talent development, team empowerment and distributed leadership.
- They will have the ability to move fluidly between being a strategic adviser and thought partner to the CEO and a key contributor on the leadership team.
