Director Operations Manager Jobs in Somerville, MA

• Team Success

• Customer/Client Focus

• Personal Credibility

• Strategic Partnerships & Leadership

Core Responsibilities:

• Provides day-to-day leadership, work direction, conducts performance appraisals and coaches accountable team members to achieve business results

• Holds regular one-on-one and team meetings to review strategic goals and initiatives, discuss individual development and performance, and promote team building

• Leads execution of company strategy in support of vision/direction; management of operating plan to meet PAi objectives

• Evolves the organization (operational infrastructure of people, processes, systems) as needed to support the company vision/desired performance

• Drives organizational effectiveness through understanding of current state and continuous improvement of organizational processes and programs

• Supports and enhances the development and implementation of change management, modeling adaptability to changes in the organization and market, necessary for the success of various corporate initiatives

• Analyzes and reports operational status/progress to COO and Leadership Team

• Establishes network within retirement services industry

• Maintains vicious accuracy in support of customer experience and other teams and drives results through various metrics

• Connect to front line; allow the front line to identify growth/market opportunities and implements improvements based upon review and analysis of internal feedback

• Support business development initiatives, helping connect Growth Team with Operations Team

• Active involvement in review of new business opportunities, including input to COO regarding capacity of human capital and profitability of endeavors (risk/reward posture)

• Support a values centric organization that hires and retains life-long learners

• Provide the capital and resources necessary to develop high performing teams

• Proactively adopt, protect and boldly embrace emerging technologies (AI, automation, etc.), platforms, and evolving practices that accelerate transformational growth and advance Ascensus' mission and client commitments.

Job Requirements:

• Regular attendance and punctuality

• Ability to work autonomously or as part of a team

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, change driven environment

• Adherence to all company policies and procedures

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, or related field

• 10+ years of experience in Operations-based leadership position

• Ability to lead and develop team members including:

• Coach

• Motivate

• Lead by example

• Reward

• Counsel/Discipline

• Delegate and leverage

• Ability to plan, develop and effectively lead the execution of vision and strategy

• Customer focused - actions/decisions are balanced to address all stakeholders, but biased towards customers

• Understand interrelationships between key financial metrics (e.g. fixed costs, variable costs, capacity, pricing, profits)

• Demonstrates actions and behaviors consistent with leadership expectations

• Ability to identify and develop talent - positioning others based upon their strengths

• Ability to proactively resolve conflict

• Emotional intelligence (strong sense of self, social skills, empathy, etc.)

• Ability to balance speed over quality (know when one is more important than the other)

• Excellent ability to interface, resolve problems and negotiate at all levels internally and externally

• Experience with mergers and acquisition integration process

• Comfortable and familiar with financial markets

• Understands IT and how to use it offensively, as well as integrate business needs with IT function

The national average salary range for this role is $140-175k in base pay, exclusive of any bonuses and benefits.This base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salary offered will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, performance, and internal pay alignment. We do not anticipate that candidates hired will begin at the top of the range