Head of Operations, Space
Skills
- 15+ years professional operations experience driving complex programs
- High ownership and ability to manage 6+ large, parallel projects
- Strong emotional intelligence and people-centric problem solving
- Proven stakeholder management and senior leader engagement
- Technical aptitude to work closely with engineering and hardware/software teams
- Experience with P&L ownership and financial discipline
- Ability to work onsite five days/week (Costa Mesa or Washington, D.C.) and travel ~25%+
- Ability to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Responsibilities
- Drive day-to-day business operations for the Space business line, including planning, org design, and talent operations
- Define and execute growth strategy in partnership with the Space leadership team
- Support program execution by providing operational enablement to engineering and product teams
- Lead high-impact strategic initiatives aligned to business priorities
- Problem-solve operational bottlenecks and build scalable processes
- Own the Business Line P&L and burn-rate tracking in coordination with finance
- Develop senior leader engagement and external interface strategy (conferences, press, partnerships)
- Build, negotiate, and execute industry partnerships and external agreements
- Support M&A activity including target identification and diligence engagement
Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required or strongly preferred
- MBA or similar advanced degree preferred
Benefits
- Platinum medical, dental, and vision plans (U.S.) with minimal employee cost
- Company-covered life/AD&D and long-term disability; optional additional coverage
- Generous paid time off, holiday calendar and December holiday hiatus
- 16 weeks paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave
- Family planning & parenting support including fertility and adoption benefits
- Mental health resources, coaching, and additional work-life services
- Professional development stipend and company-funded commuter benefits (region-dependent)
- Relocation assistance (depending on eligibility) and 401(k) with options (U.S.)
- Highly competitive equity grants included in most full-time offers
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