Senior Manager, Business Operations
Stronghold
Innovative Consultant, SMB Business Operations / Management
Cogent Analytics
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Location: South Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $130,000 - $165,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Manage a portfolio of 5–6 small business clients in a hybrid model; act as financial firefighter and strategic coach, driving urgent change, real results, and lasting impact.
- Cogent Analytics is seeking leaders ready to rescue and grow clients financially and organizationally.
- You’ll start by mastering Cogent methodology and client approach, then quickly move to support our clients in driving financial improvement by executing proper operational and sales methods.
- As an Innovative Project Director, you\'ll act as a trusted advisor by rolling up your sleeves to drive change with our clients, by working in collaboration with your internal team (PATs, Accounting, Marketing, Recruiting, and BD PD).
- Travel Expectations: This is a hybrid consulting model that requires approximately 3 days of domestic travel per week. You will work remotely with clients on non-travel days.
- QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of consulting or equivalent experience (such as business ownership, executive leadership, or multi-unit management), with a proven track record of delivering measurable results and driving operational and financial improvement.
- Demonstrated experience managing projects and client relationships with strategic, financial, and operational accountability.
- Strong financial literacy, including the ability to analyze and improve performance across P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
- Ability to travel Sunday through Friday to client sites across the U.S.
- Authorized to work in the United States.
- Advanced computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office, financial software, dashboards, CRMs, and project management tools.
- Valid driver’s license and current auto insurance.
- Preferred: Experience managing budgets of $10M+ and/or previous business ownership.
