Operations Leader

Job Description

Developing Operations Manager | AdviceOne LLC Careers

The Tone:
This is a full-time, hybrid leadership role at AdviceOne LLC, with required in-person work on Tuesdays in Glastonbury, CT, and the flexibility for remote work on other days. AdviceOne is a growing, women-led advisory firm specializing in retirement decisions and asset management for clients nationwide, operating as a fee-only fiduciary. This position is designed for an individual ready to step into a leadership capacity within the Operations team, effectively managing a group and ensuring day-to-day work progresses with clear priorities. The role offers significant mentorship from the leadership team, providing an environment to sharpen leadership, management, and accountability skills, making it ideal for someone who finds their greatest wins in influencing and developing others to their full potential.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Hybrid, 40 hours/week, with 1 evening per week required
• Location: Hybrid, Glastonbury, CT

• Team: Leads an Operations team, working alongside the leadership team.
• Mission: To lead, manage, and develop the Operations team, fostering a culture of urgency and accountability while driving continuous improvement and strategic execution.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Team Management: Own the daily operations of your team, ensuring work progresses and priorities remain clear.
• Culture Development: Build and maintain a culture focused on urgency and accountability within the team.
• Talent Development: Coach, train, and develop team members, taking ownership of their professional growth and mentoring them through challenges.
• Process Improvement: Identify inefficiencies or broken processes and proactively create and implement better ways of doing things.
• Strategic Partnership: Partner with leadership to shape and execute strategic initiatives for your operational area.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Possess a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree. This role is for a natural leader, ready to own outcomes and step into a developing Operations Manager position. No financial experience is required.
• Experience: Prior experience in management is a plus, but the key is being ready to hold people accountable, own outcomes, and having a track record of influencing and developing others to their greatest potential.
• Skills: Strong analytical thinking for solving complex problems; clear and direct communication of expectations, feedback, and process changes; exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple moving parts; and a collaborative approach to getting work done through people.
• Bonus: An out-of-the-box thinker who is comfortable challenging existing methods and taking calculated risks for improvement, and someone who receives feedback well and acts upon it immediately.