Regional Director of School Operations
About the role
As a Regional Director of School Operations at Vertex Education, you play a pivotal role in driving efficiency, standardization, and continuous improvement across up to 11 Legacy campuses. Your responsibilities include partnering with the Senior Director of School Operations to execute network-wide strategies and initiatives, recruiting, hiring, and coaching campus Directors of School Operations, monitoring campus progress, and collaborating with campus and deputy superintendents to ensure operations support student achievement and success.
Responsibilities
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.
Manage campus budgets, act on insights for cost-saving opportunities and operational efficiencies.
Improve the Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) planning process, ensuring alignment with long-term facility and network priorities.
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 Directors of School Operations.
Support 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.
Deploy 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.
Support PTO/PVO engagement activities aligned to school policies.
Qualifications
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.
Certifications (Preferred but not required): 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.