Regional Director of Operations
About the role
As a Regional Director of School Operations at Vertex Education, you will lead high-quality operations across up to 11 Legacy campuses. You'll partner with the Senior Director of School Operations to execute network-wide strategies and initiatives, recruit, hire, and coach campus Directors of School Operations, monitor campus progress, and collaborate with campus and deputy superintendents to ensure operations support student achievement and success.
Responsibilities
Partner with the Senior Director of School Operations to execute network-wide strategies and initiatives across up to 11 campuses.
Recruit, hire, and coach campus-based Directors of School Operations to lead daily operations.
Monitor campus progress toward key performance metrics, proactively addressing challenges and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Collaborate with campus and deputy superintendents to ensure operations support student achievement and success.
Support the DSOs to manage campus budgets, act on insights for cost-saving opportunities and operational efficiencies.
Aid in the Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) planning process, ensuring alignment with long-term facility and network priorities.
Improve procurement, inventory, and vendor management processes to drive efficiency, cost savings, and service quality.
Implement best practices with DSOs to improve the student enrollment experience and retention strategies to support network growth.
Implement a daily accountability system with visual boards to track metrics, identify root causes, and escalate issues for performance improvement.
Implement standard work through process documentation, training, and optimized scheduling (including all breaks) to enhance school operations.
Apply Lean principles and rapid improvement events to streamline campus operations with DSOs.
Assist with operational audits and quality checks, ensuring compliance with safety, facilities, and procedural standards across all schools.
Implement and enforce campus safety protocols, ensuring regulatory compliance and best practices in emergency preparedness.
Support DSOs in deploying effective and compliant campus traffic flow, student safety, emergency drills and response planning.
Conduct risk assessments and recommend mitigation strategies to improve school operations and minimize potential liabilities.
Work with campus operations teams to support Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)/Parent-Teacher Association (PVO) engagement activities aligned to school policies.
Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, operations management, education leadership, or a related field.
Experience: 5+ years of leadership experience in site operations, facilities management, or school operations.
Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree in business administration, education leadership, or a related field; experience in a K-12 charter school or educational operations; proven experience implementing Lean principles, process standardization, and continuous improvement; strong financial acumen with experience in budget management, CAPEX planning, and procurement; exceptional communication, people leadership, and relationship management skills.
Qualifications
Continuous Improvement (Green Belt or above, Lean Six Sigma)
Certified Facilities Manager (CFM)
Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) Certification
OSHA 30-Hour Certification
Benefits
Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses, with unlimited flexible paid time-off for performance. Be able to care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits and invest in your future with 401(k) plans with a 6% employer match on your contributions. Enhance your growth and development with mentoring and money to take training classes. Thrive in a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment where we treat others with fairness and respect, celebrate diversity, and elevate equality and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer.