Contract Remote Marketing Operations Jobs in Riverside, CA

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Managing Director to lead business operations, drive organizational growth, and oversee cross-functional teams in a fully remote environment. The ideal candidate is an accomplished executive with a strong track record of building high-performing teams, executing business strategy, managing financial performance, and fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and operational excellence.

As the Managing Director, you will work closely with executive leadership, clients, and key stakeholders to establish strategic priorities, optimize business performance, and ensure sustainable growth while leading distributed teams across multiple regions.

• Develop and execute the company's long-term strategic vision, business objectives, and growth initiatives.

• Lead day-to-day business operations while ensuring alignment with corporate goals and organizational priorities.

• Drive revenue growth through business development, strategic partnerships, and market expansion opportunities.

• Oversee financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and P&L management to achieve business performance targets.

• Build, mentor, and lead high-performing remote teams, fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional development.

• Establish operational KPIs and performance metrics to monitor organizational effectiveness and continuous improvement.

• Partner with executive leadership to identify new business opportunities, optimize processes, and mitigate organizational risks.

• Lead organizational transformation initiatives, including digital modernization, operational scalability, and process optimization.

• Ensure effective cross-functional collaboration between Operations, Finance, Technology, Product, Sales, Marketing, HR, and Customer Success teams.

• Strengthen client relationships by serving as an executive sponsor for strategic accounts and key partnerships.

• Oversee governance, compliance, corporate policies, and risk management practices.

• Drive a culture of innovation, inclusion, transparency, and continuous improvement across distributed teams.

• Represent the organization at executive meetings, customer engagements, industry conferences, and board presentations.

• Utilize data-driven decision-making to improve operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and financial performance.

• Champion organizational change management initiatives while maintaining employee engagement across remote environments.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance, Engineering, or a related discipline; MBA preferred.

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience with at least 5 years in an executive leadership role.

• Proven experience managing geographically distributed or fully remote teams.

• Strong expertise in strategic planning, business operations, organizational leadership, and corporate governance.

• Demonstrated experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets and P&L responsibility.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, negotiation, and executive presentation skills.

• Experience driving organizational growth, operational excellence, and large-scale transformation initiatives.

• Strong analytical and financial acumen with the ability to make data-driven decisions.

• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives.

• Experience building high-performing teams through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.

• MBA or advanced business degree.

• Experience working within high-growth technology, SaaS, AI, consulting, or enterprise organizations.

• Knowledge of digital transformation, cloud technologies, AI-enabled business operations, and enterprise systems.

• Experience managing international teams and global business operations.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, OKRs, Lean, Six Sigma, or operational excellence frameworks.

• Achieve annual revenue and profitability targets.

• Improve operational efficiency through scalable business processes.

• Increase employee engagement and retention across remote teams.

• Strengthen customer satisfaction and strategic partnerships.

• Deliver organizational initiatives on schedule and within budget.

• Build a high-performance culture focused on innovation, accountability, and measurable business outcomes.