Chief Operating Officer
TalentWerx
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington, DC • District of Columbia • Maryland • United States
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Salary
💰 $240,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own end-to-end execution across all delivery organizations, including professional services (Army, Navy, and Air Force business units) and manufacturing
- Lead and develop Delivery Vice Presidents and enterprise operations leadership across operating companies and business units
- Design and institutionalize enterprise operating cadence, performance dashboards, and accountability systems
- Ensure predictable execution across schedule, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction
- Directly oversee manufacturing operations, including fabrication, build-to-print, prototyping, and production support
- Drive margin expansion through pricing discipline, labor optimization, cost control, and execution excellence
- Design and implement scalable operating models to support organic growth and future acquisitions
- Build, coach, and retain high-performing operational and manufacturing leaders
- Reports directly to the CEO and has full operational authority over services and manufacturing delivery organizations
Requirements
- Active security clearance (Secret or higher)
- 20+ years of progressive leadership experience in the aerospace and defense sector
- Senior operational leadership experience with enterprise-level accountability in $300–$500M revenue organizations
- Deep experience leading services-based businesses in government contracting environments
- Significant, hands-on leadership experience overseeing manufacturing operations, including full P&L ownership
- Demonstrated success scaling operations while maintaining margin discipline and execution excellence
- Executive-level oversight experience within AS9100-certified environments and Quality Management Systems
- Demonstrated leadership implementing and governing Earned Value Management (EVM) disciplines across program execution and bid support
- Experience institutionalizing disciplined Basis of Estimate (BOE) processes and cost-estimating governance frameworks
- Leadership experience overseeing manufacturing safety programs and shop-floor safety management systems
- Manufacturing economics: pricing strategy, cost estimating, labor modeling, and margin management
- Services delivery and complex program execution
- Strong financial acumen with enterprise P&L responsibility
- Organizational scaling and operational process design
- Cross-functional leadership across engineering, growth, and finance
Benefits
- Annual performance-based incentive compensation
- A meaningful long-term incentive opportunity (e.g., profit interests and/or stock options) aligned with enterprise value creation
- Executive-level benefits and additional incentives commensurate with the responsibilities of the role
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
manufacturing operationsP&L ownershipEarned Value Management (EVM)Basis of Estimate (BOE)cost estimatingpricing strategylabor modelingmargin managementquality management systemsoperational process design
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingorganizational scalingcross-functional leadershipexecution excellencefinancial acumenaccountabilityperformance managementteam buildingcustomer satisfaction
Certifications
active security clearanceAS9100 certification