Operations Manager – Online Business Manager

Adaptive Teams

Operations Manager building AI-powered systems and automations for founder-led businesses at Adaptive Teams. Owning priorities, projects, processes, and performance remotely from Ukraine.

Posted 8/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇦 UkraineMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong operational judgment and the ability to improve processes in fast-paced, founder-led environments. Capable of building systems, SOPs, and automations while effectively coordinating projects and communicating updates.

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Operations ManagementProcess ImprovementProject CoordinationAI WorkflowsStrong Written and Spoken English

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Hard Skills

Process ImprovementProject CoordinationOperational Performance TrackingSOP DevelopmentAutomation Implementation

Soft Skills

High OwnershipCuriosity About AIConfidence Working IndependentlyExcellent Communication

Tools & Technologies

ZapierMakeAI AgentsDashboards

Industry Keywords

Founder-Led BusinessRemote WorkOperational JudgmentHigh-Ownership Role

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own day-to-day operations and drive priorities from idea to completion
Become deeply familiar with the founder’s business, tools, standards, and decision-making
Identify broken, manual, or repetitive processes and improve them permanently
Build SOPs, systems, AI workflows, and automations to reduce manual work
Coordinate projects, people, vendors, timelines, and key deliverables
Track operational performance and use metrics to identify improvement opportunities
Make sound decisions independently and escalate when judgment requires it
Keep the founder informed without needing to be chased for updates
Continuously identify opportunities to save time, reduce costs, and improve operations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience as an Operations Manager, Online Business Manager (OBM), founder’s right hand, or in a comparable high-ownership operations role
Experience working in fast-moving, founder-led businesses where structure is not always provided
Strong operational judgment and ability to turn ambiguous problems into practical plans
Track record of improving processes rather than simply maintaining them
High ownership and follow-through
Excellent written and spoken English
Confidence working independently in a fully remote environment
Curiosity about AI and willingness to use it to complete real work
Willingness to learn, experiment, and build with AI systems
Reliable remote setup and ability to support the role’s working requirements
Experience with Zapier, Make, AI agents, dashboards, SOPs, or internal automation is a plus, not a requirement

Benefits

Comp & perks

A clear path to increased compensation and responsibility as you prove your impact
Hands-on development in AI-driven operations and automation
Real ownership — this is an operator seat, not an assistant title with extra responsibilities
Direct exposure to fast-growing, founder-led businesses
Opportunity to build systems and workflows that replace hours of repetitive work
Role designed to expand as quickly as your ability to own more of the operation
Training and support for learning, experimenting with, and building AI systems
Fully remote work
Reliable remote setup