Director of Operations

About the Role

You are a seasoned, highly capable Director of Operations who can own all operational delivery for LiftNet end-to-end—field services, installation/project delivery, customer onboarding and success, and vendor and supply-chain management. You'll lead, mature, and optimize our field and delivery organization, taking on operational responsibilities currently managed by the GM. You'll bring the structure, discipline, and accountability needed to support growth while making on-time, high-quality installations the standard.

LiftNet is a pioneer and leader in vertical transportation performance monitoring and management, operating for over 30 years. We are the unbiased Source of Truth in vertical transportation management. Our platform connects, controls, and monitors elevators, escalators, and moving walks for building operators across enterprise, transit, healthcare, and government environments. We are scaling the platform, team, and enterprise customer base as an independent division within Kings III of America.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end operational delivery—field services, installation and customer training delivery, on-site troubleshooting, and escalation (target 95%+ install completion rate vs. schedule).
• Lead, supervise, and develop the Field Engineering Manager and the broader field organization.
• Own customer onboarding and the time-to-live from signed contract to monitored conveyance.
• Own project-management discipline across all installs—schedules, milestones, risk, on-time delivery %, and customer communications.
• Own vendor, contractor, procurement, supply-chain, and equipment-logistics relationships (supply-chain lead time and hardware delivery accuracy).
• Lead the phased transition of hardware purchasing and assembly to an EMS/assembly partner.
• Enforce safety, certification, and regulatory compliance across all field activity.
• Build and maintain the Operations Playbook, SOPs, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Own operational KPI reporting to the GM on the EOS scorecard rhythm, including Field first-time fix rate, NPS/customer satisfaction score, and SLA compliance rate.
• Partner with Technology and Commercial to align delivery capacity with the sales pipeline.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; PMP, Lean, or Six Sigma credentials a plus.
• 5+ years in operations leadership/service-delivery leadership, including senior leadership of complex, multi-site field or installation operations at scale.
• A proven operations strategist with a track record of assessing, building, and running delivery organizations with measurable on-time and quality results.
• Strong people leader who builds, develops, and holds field teams accountable, and instills a safety culture.
• Deep project-management and process discipline; owns SOPs, KPIs, and operational cadence.
• Experience managing vendors, contract manufacturers, and supply chain/inventory.
• Vertical-transportation/elevator-escalator industry experience is a strong plus but not required—we prioritize a high-caliber operations leader who can quickly learn the domain.
• Comfortable in a scaling, build-from-here environment; high autonomy, low ego; communicates bottom-line-first.

Benefits

• Medical insurance with 1 HSA and 2 PPO plan options
• Flex Spending Account (FSA)/Dependent Care FSA
• Dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance
• Critical illness and hospital indemnity plans
• 401k with company contribution
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company-paid telemedicine 24/7 access
• Wellness Program
• Employee discount program
• 8 paid holidays, plus 1 floating holiday
• 15 days of PTO accrued in year 1
• Generous referral bonus program
• Work-life balance (a must!)
• Team building, attendance at our annual kickoff each January, and other fun events
• Relaxed professional dress code

Pay

$150,000.00 - $175,000.00