VP – Operational Excellence

Cobalt Service Partners

VP of Operational Excellence for leading commercial access and security integration business. Driving measurable EBITDA improvement across multiple partner companies in North America.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

This is a high-impact operating role sitting at the center of Cobalt's Security group performance engine.
The VP of Operational Excellence owns gross margin expansion, operating system transformation, and technology-enabled performance improvement across all Cobalt Security partner companies.
You will drive measurable EBITDA improvement through field operations discipline, labor productivity, quoting integrity, and cross-business initiative execution.
This role requires someone who can work across multiple businesses simultaneously, influence without line authority, build systems from scratch, and leave every organization more capable than they found it.
You will report directly to the President of Security and your work will be visible at the portfolio level from day one.
You will own a real P&L number: success is measured by a direct EBITDA delivery target, with supporting KPIs including revenue per technician, billable utilization, and tech stack adoption across the portfolio.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience driving operational improvement in a project-based field services business where you managed dispatch labor, not just advised on it. Must include working knowledge of revenue recognition, job costing, backlog conversion, and technician utilization, with the ability to read a job cost report and identify margin leakage at the line level.
Proven ability to read P&Ls and job cost reports to identify margin leakage at the job level and translate findings into structural, lasting fixes. This competency must come from inside an operating business, not from an advisory or consulting engagement.
Experience building and implementing operating systems across multiple business units simultaneously, with a track record of driving adoption rather than just compliance.
Comfort evaluating and deploying technology and AI tools based on financial return, with the ability to build a roadmap that serves the next stage of the platform.
Prior experience inside a PE-backed, multi-site, or multi-entity environment with exposure to M&A integration and post-close value delivery.
Strong quantitative fluency: you use data to force decisions, not justify outcomes, and you document every initiative with a verified baseline and post-implementation measurement.
Track record of influencing without line authority, earning trust through competence, and driving change inside businesses you do not directly manage.
Demonstrated ability to develop internal talent and leave every organization more capable than you found it.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

operational improvementP&L analysisjob costingrevenue recognitionbacklog conversiontechnician utilizationoperating systems implementationdata analysisAI tools evaluationEBITDA improvement

Soft Skills

influencing without authoritytrust buildingchange managementtalent developmentquantitative fluencycross-business collaborationinitiative executioncommunicationleadershipproblem-solving