Talener
- 5+ years professional experience in operations or PMO type role, within software / SaaS / gaming or studio environment
- Demonstrated experience in a start-up, navigating ambiguity, and implementing scalable processes
- Experience managing and overseeing production schedules, ensuring deadlines are being met
- Experience owning budgets, contracts, and business operations
- Experience hiring and onboarding team members
- Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, product, QA, creative, etc.
- Experience or passion / knowledge of video-game ecosystem, game development, etc.
- Benefits, PTO, paid-sick time
- Opportunity to join a rapidly growing and thriving gaming studio start-up, and opportunity to be the senior-most operations leader, positioning you to be C-level leader
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They are seeking their first Head of Ops, to be the most seasoned leader in the organization, to help improve their operations and implement scalable processes. </span></span></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"> </strong></span></span></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Job Title:</strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"> </strong> Head of Operations </span></span></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"> </strong></span></span></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Location:</strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"> </strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"> </strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Remote/Hybrid - </strong>100% Remote – ET hours preferred. </span></span></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;">*Must be based in US and eligible to work for any US employer. 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font-size: inherit;"> </strong></span></span></div><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;" type="disc"><li fr-original-style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box;">5+ years professional experience in operations or PMO type role, within software / SaaS / gaming or studio environment</li><li fr-original-style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box;">Demonstrated experience in a start-up, navigating ambiguity, and implementing scalable processes </li><li fr-original-style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box;">Experience managing and overseeing production schedules, ensuring deadlines are being met</li><li fr-original-style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box;">Experience owning budgets, contracts, and business operations</li><li fr-original-style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box;">Experience hiring and onboarding team members</li><li fr-original-style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box;">Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, product, QA, creative, etc. </li></ul><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></span></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></span></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Additional Skills: </strong></span></span></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></span></div><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;" type="disc"><li fr-original-style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box;">Experience or passion / knowledge of video-game ecosystem, game development, etc. </li></ul><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="width:36pt;" style="width: 36pt; box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></span></span></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Salary Range: </strong> Target base salary range of $125,000 – $175,000 + bonus</span></span></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"> </strong></span></span></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Benefits and Perks:</strong></span></span></div><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;" type="disc"><li fr-original-style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box;">Benefits, PTO, paid-sick time</li><li fr-original-style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="line-height: 12.95pt; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box;">Opportunity to join a rapidly growing and thriving gaming studio start-up, and opportunity to be the senior-most operations leader, positioning you to be C-level leader</li></ul><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></span></div><div fr-original-style="line-height:12.95pt;background-color:#ffffff;" style="line-height: 12.95pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; 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