Managing Director, Creative Business Operations

Overview

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that supports changemakers in tackling critical societal issues. The Managing Director, Creative Business Operations oversees the financial and operational systems of the Creative team, ensuring they have the resources and processes necessary to excel.

About the Role

The role serves as a bridge between the Creative Services, Brand Publishing, and Media Partnerships teams and other enterprise functions like Marketing Strategy, Events, Communications, and Finance. The Managing Director, Creative Business Operations is responsible for setting clear goals and driving value creation across the Creative team.

Responsibilities

• Own the systems, workflows, and relationships that enable the Creative team to operate efficiently and effectively.

• Operationalize creative plans, manage follow-through, and ensure resources are aligned with priorities.

• Develop reports on resource allocation and capacity planning for leadership visibility.

• Audit and improve systems for accurate and useful data tracking.

• Support insource/outsource decisions by assessing workload, opportunity cost, and strategic value.

• Oversee creative contracts and vendor engagements, manage relationships, and prepare reports on spending and value creation.

• Identify learning opportunities and process gaps, implementing solutions across the Marketing & Communications team.

• Maintain essential documentation, including workflows, decision records, vendor information, reporting, and financial tracking.

• Leverage AI and other tools to enhance efficiency without compromising quality.

Requirements

• Executive-level experience in creative operations, marketing operations, or a similar leadership role.

• Strong understanding of how creative, content, production, design, marketing, or agency teams operate.

• Demonstrated ability to build operating systems, processes, and reports that drive executive-level decision-making.

• Experience managing or overseeing large vendor relationships, complex contracts, budgets, and financial planning processes.

• Proven ability to lead through influence, drive accountability, resolve conflict, and build trust across teams.

• Superior writing skills and the ability to write a logically sound business case.

• Strong analytical judgment and systems thinking.

• Strong executive presence, judgment, and communication skills.

• Practical knowledge of emerging AI capabilities.

Qualifications

• An ability to distill the essential from the complex while advising senior leaders.

• Commitment to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a dedication to upholding the organization's culture of transformation and innovation.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package includes a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, wellness and mental health support, and more. The anticipated base salary range is $185,000-$225,000 per year, with potential for additional bonus or variable compensation.

Pay

The anticipated base salary range is $185,000-$225,000 per year.

Schedule

Not specified.