Director of Operations

Location: Fort Lauderdale

Salary:

We are hiring a Director of Operations to oversee operational departments and help drive efficiency, financial alignment, team performance, and continuous improvement across the full event production lifecycle. This is a senior leadership role for someone who can translate company strategy into strong operational execution while partnering closely with executive leadership and department managers.

What you’ll do:

• Oversee operational departments across pre-production, production planning, execution support, and post-event evaluation
• Partner with leadership to establish operational goals, budgets, forecasts, and performance priorities
• Monitor department performance against budget, profitability, staffing, and execution goals
• Lead process improvements, operational initiatives, vendor relationships, and system implementations
• Develop SOPs, workflows, training programs, and tools to improve team consistency and performance
• Review reporting across budgets, production, staffing, profitability, and post-event results
• Provide strategic oversight and escalation support when high-level operational issues arise

Ideal background:

• 8 to 10+ years of experience in operations, project management, or business leadership
• Proven experience managing teams, departments, and cross-functional initiatives
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial controls, and profitability management
• Experience building operational systems, workflows, SOPs, and process improvements
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, and team development skills
• Analytical, organized, and comfortable making data-driven decisions
• Experience in events, production, logistics, or fast-paced operational environments preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Operations Management, or related field preferred

This is a great opportunity for an operations leader who enjoys building structure, improving performance, and helping teams execute at a higher level.