What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Vice President, Operations position at Korn Ferry?
Korn Ferry has partnered with our client on their search for Senior Vice President, Operations.
Locations : Houston, Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio, Texas
Purpose of the position :
The Senior Vice President of Operations is highly skilled and technically proficient to provide comprehensive support to our company in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. This role requires a combination of leadership, a strategic mindset, follow up, project management, technical proficiency, and operational support to ensure effective management of company initiatives.
Key responsibilities :
Manage various corporate operations and new business venture development
Lead strategic new venture exploration from ideation through execution
Lead vendor selection and contract related topics
Drive operational efficiency
Participate on special and confidential projects as needed, handling confidential matters and information
Make independent decisions, solve problems, and exercise discretion relating to the performance of day-to-day duties
Develop and Manage the budget within the areas of responsibility
The Candidate :
The executive leads by example in a confident, self-assured, collaborative style
Team member working in an environment with many stakeholders
Decisive, direct and to the point when providing a response or direction
High EQ - ability to understand, use, and manage emotions in positive ways to communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict
Teaching / mentoring style with staff. Communicates heavily but is a good listener; able to quickly spot what is left unsaid
Whole-System Thinker / Good at Connecting Dots – Can quickly see direct and indirect factors that may affect outcomes. Sometimes they are local and immediate and sometimes they are non-local and take a while. Generally taking a wide-angle view. Helps with problem solving and assembling a lot of new information
Focus on staff first, and customers second. Enable the staff to impact many more customers than any single leader could ever directly impact
Catch the staff doing something right” watches for opportunities to provide feedback, using explicit observations to spotlight what is liked and appreciated as opposed to just saying “good job.”
Strong, confident communication skills. Can quickly crank out documents, responses, and project plans
Proven leadership abilities in building, managing, developing and expanding teams in a high growth and / or entrepreneurial environment
Demonstrated success managing a portfolio of clients and strategic initiatives and deliver / exceed desired results
Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity, identify solutions, set expectations and deliver results
Exceptional listening skills; ability to understand subtleties, what is being said / not said and gaining clarity of intent and purpose
Possess proficient analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
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