Chief Operating Officer

Chief Operating Officer

Position Overview

Our client is seeking a hands-on Chief Operating Officer to lead the organization’s operational infrastructure through its next stage of growth. This executive will bring together engineering, operations, supply chain, production, and delivery to create a scalable and reliable operating model.

The ideal candidate combines a strong technical foundation with significant experience scaling complex products and organizations. This person should be comfortable working across development, suppliers, production, logistics, financial planning, and executive leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership across engineering operations, production, supply chain, and delivery.

• Establish processes that connect product development with operational execution.

• Build and manage strategic supplier and manufacturing relationships.

• Develop capacity, sourcing, production, and inventory plans aligned with business needs.

• Improve quality, cost, efficiency, reliability, and delivery performance.

• Establish processes for moving products from development into repeatable production.

• Identify operational risks and develop plans to maintain continuity as the business grows.

• Build the systems, metrics, and processes needed to support increased scale.

• Recruit, develop, and lead high-performing operations and technical teams.

• Establish clear ownership, accountability, KPIs, and operating rhythms.

• Partner with executive leadership on planning, resource allocation, financial considerations, and organizational development.

• Align operational capabilities with commercial priorities and customer commitments.

Ideal Candidate

• 15+ years of progressive experience across operations, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, or related technology environments.

• Experience operating at a senior executive level within a growing organization.

• Demonstrated success scaling products, teams, processes, and external partnerships.

• Technical or engineering background strongly preferred.

• Experience managing complex supplier and production networks.

• Strong understanding of operational planning, quality, cost management, and delivery execution.

• Proven ability to move between strategic planning and hands-on operational problem solving.

• Strong executive communication and cross-functional leadership skills.