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VP of Operations
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California + 1 moreAll locations: California | Texas
Posted
3 days ago
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Lead
Job Description
VP of Operations
Nevoya
• Own and oversee day-to-day operations across HR, finance, payroll, legal and executive support • Serve as a key thought partner to the CEO on organizational health, resource allocation, and internal operations strategy • Manage and develop a cross-functional team spanning multiple disciplines, with additional headcount to be added as the business scales • Oversee payroll operations ensuring accuracy, compliance, and a smooth employee experience • Support financial operations including budget tracking, vendor management, and internal reporting • Dig into the financials directly, from budgets and forecasts to the line-item detail, rather than relying solely on others to interpret the numbers • Own financial reporting and analysis, using the numbers to surface issues and guide decisions • Roll up your sleeves on day-to-day finance operations, staying close enough to the detail to catch what others might miss • Lead people operations, including onboarding, benefits administration, HR policy, and regulatory compliance • Manage relationships with external legal counsel, coordinating on contracts, employment matters, regulatory questions, and any litigation or risk-related issues • Collaborate with outside legal partners to ensure the business stays ahead of compliance requirements, particularly in the transportation and freight space • Manage and support executive assistants, ensuring leadership bandwidth is protected and day-to-day logistics run smoothly • Build and refine internal systems and processes that can scale alongside the company • Identify operational gaps and implement solutions before they become problems • Serve as a cross-functional escalation point for operational issues across departments • Partner with department heads to ensure their operational needs are met and resources are appropriately allocated
Job Requirements
- Proven experience leading or overseeing multiple business functions simultaneously, including at least two of the following: HR, Finance or Operations
- Strong people leadership skills with experience managing and developing cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated ability to operate at both a strategic and tactical level without losing momentum in either direction
- High comfort level in a startup or high-growth environment where priorities shift and ambiguity is the norm
- Strong understanding of financial fundamentals and the judgment to know when something in the numbers does not add up
- Comfortability rolling up your sleeves to work directly with budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting
- Solid working knowledge of employment law, compliance requirements, and contract management basics
- Experience managing external legal counsel and coordinating across multiple outside partners
- Excellent judgment and decision-making skills, particularly when information is incomplete or timelines are tight
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience building or improving internal systems and processes from the ground up
- Familiarity with tools like Rippling, Gusto, or similar HR, payroll, and finance platforms.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
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