Director of Deployed Operations
Applied Intuition
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: California • District of Columbia • United States
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Salary
💰 $130,000 - $180,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead day-to-day operations at deployed or forward operating locations
- Serve as the primary on-site authority for operational execution, decision-making, and issue resolution
- Ensure deployed operations meet schedule, safety, quality, and performance objectives
- Execute site surveys of potential deployed sites to include supply chain availability
- Develop and execute deployment plans to include personnel, inventory, equipment, logistics, and facilities
- Coordinate mission readiness, operational timelines, and daily execution plans
- Manage shift schedules, staffing plans, and operational coverage at deployed sites
- Act as the interface between deployed teams and leadership
- Coordinate closely with Engineering, Program Management, Live Test, Safety, Security, IT, and Facilities
- Support operation rehearsals, readiness reviews, and post-operation debriefs
- Oversee logistics related to deployed operations, including transportation, housing, site access, and vendor coordination
- Ensure deployed infrastructure, tools, and equipment are available and mission-ready
- Support setup, sustainment, and teardown of deployed sites
- Enforce safety policies, operational procedures, and risk mitigation plans
- Ensure compliance with site requirements, customer requirements, and applicable regulations
- Lead incident response, reporting, and corrective actions when required
- Lead and support deployed personnel, fostering accountability, communication, and high performance
- Provide clear direction in dynamic or time-sensitive environments
- Provide regular operational updates, metrics, and risk assessments to leadership
- Capture lessons learned and drive improvements in deployment processes and execution
- Support development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for deployed operations
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree
- 5+ years of experience in operations, mission support, field operations, or deployment-based roles
- Proven experience leading teams in deployed, remote, or high-tempo environments
- Strong operational planning, execution skills and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401k retirement benefits with employer match
- Learning and wellness stipends
- Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
operational executionlogistics managementdeployment planningsite surveysrisk mitigationincident responseperformance metricsstandard operating proceduressupply chain managementproblem-solving
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementaccountabilityteam managementdecision-makingissue resolutiondynamic environment adaptabilityfostering high performancecollaboration
Certifications
Bachelors Degree