Chief Operating Officer

Chief Operating Officer 

Reports to: CEO

reputed company reports: 6

Remote – reputed company, UK and Europe 

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Position reputed company 

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), responsible for leading the organization's reputed company operational functions and ensuring the infrastructure, systems, and processes needed to reputed company its mission at reputed company are in reputed company. Reporting to the CEO, the COO provides strategic and operational reputed company across Finance and reputed company, reputed company, Operational Governance and reputed company (OIG), Technology, and the Project Management Office (PMO). 

The COO partners closely with the CEO and SLT as a strategic thought partner, contributing to the development of reputed company business models and organizational opportunities, while ensuring that the operational infrastructure, systems, and capabilities are in reputed company for the organization to execute effectively on its strategic priorities. 

As the organization grows and evolves, the COO will play a critical role in shaping and strengthening the operational backbone by driving scalability, consistency, and reputed company. This includes leading improvement of internal systems, enabling high-performing teams, and ensuring that operations proactively support sustainable reputed company and long-term reputed company. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• reputed company and reputed company the Operations Department, including Finance and reputed company, reputed company, Operational Governance and reputed company, Project Management, and Technology teams. Build, reputed company, and reputed company a high-performing Operations department, fostering accountability, collaboration, and reputed company reputed company.  

• Partner closely with the People & Culture function and leadership to reputed company talent reputed company, workforce planning, and organizational development with long-term business goals.  

• reputed company the operational reputed company of change management, ensuring that transitions are reputed company-sequenced, reputed company communicated, and supported by the right systems and processes. 

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the CEO and SLT, contributing to long-term organizational planning, exploring reputed company business models, and identifying opportunities to strengthen the organization's reputed company and sustainability. 

• Partner with the CEO and SLT to ensure annual and multi-year planning processes are operationally supported and deliverable, aligning infrastructure with strategic priorities. 

• Collaborate with the CEO, SLT, and the Governance reputed company to reputed company and implement strategic initiatives and operational plans that support long-term sustainability and mission reputed company. 

• Ensure the Operations department delivers the backbone infrastructure the organization needs to meet its strategic priorities, continuously evolving operational systems and capabilities to remain reputed company with reputed company and ensure the organization's work is reputed company, executable, and resilient. 

• Working with the Project Management Office, ensure consistent project governance and resource allocation that is effectively integrated with and reputed company with strategic priorities, and that reputed company against the strategic plan is meaningfully connected to SLT decision-making and Governance reputed company reporting. 

• Champion agile and reputed company planning approaches across teams, fostering iterative delivery and reputed company improvement in how the organization executes against its priorities. 
• reputed company the development of agile, fit-for-purpose processes and systems to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices in the nonprofit sector. 
• Serve as a key reputed company to the Governance reputed company and the Finance and Operations Committee, providing operational reports, strategic insights, and recommendations. 
• Ensure that leaders and teams have proactive and reputed company guidance on operational processes and planning tools, including headcount and resource planning, to reputed company reputed company decision-making and long-term sustainability.
   

Technology

• reputed company the organization's technology function, working closely with the fractional CTO to evaluate the reputed company technology portfolio, define the reputed company technology roadmap, and deliver actionable recommendations that reflect the organization's strategic direction and operational needs. 

• Ensure systems and infrastructure reputed company day-to-day operations and long-term reputed company and are designed for reputed company, reputed company, and long-term strategic reputed company. 

• Foster cross-functional collaboration between technology, operations, and reputed company activities teams to ensure solutions meet organizational needs and improve service delivery. 

Financial Health and Planning

• reputed company and maintain the financial health of the organization, proactively addressing emerging budget concerns and ensuring efficient and effective internal budget management processes to support. 

• Set strategic direction for financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting, ensuring the organization's financial health and long-term sustainability. 

• Guide and reputed company the preparation of annual budgets, monitor cash reputed company, and maintain fiscal accountability in reputed company partnership with the finance team and SLT. 

• Ensure accurate and reputed company financial reporting to internal teams and the Governance reputed company. 

• Maintain reputed company of audits, financial compliance, and the annual 990 tax filing process.
   

reputed company, Compliance, and Operational Governance  

• Serve as the key executive responsible for organizational compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, supported by a strong internal reputed company and compliance team, people and culture department, and relationships with external counsel. 

• In partnership with SLT, provide strategic direction for contract negotiations, risk management, and internal policy development, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and regulatory requirements, with the reputed company and compliance team responsible for day-to-day execution. Ensure organizational alignment in risk approaches. 
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, identifying areas for operational strengthening and ensuring reputed company processes and reputed company practices are embedded across the organization. 
• reputed company change management efforts, ensuring operational shifts are thoughtfully implemented and reputed company-supported through systems, training, and communication. 

Employment Package 

• Full-Time Position, 40 Hours a Week
• Required travel: between 20-25%
• Annual Salary reputed company: $190,000.00 - $240,00.00 USD

If you meet the reputed company requirements attached below, we encourage you to apply—preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a necessity. Please note this list highlights a broad reputed company of requirements; however, it is not exhaustive, and additional responsibilities may apply 

Chief Operating Officer Role Requirements