Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Real Deal Talent is a well-established, private equity–backed industrial services company seeking a Chief Operating Officer to lead its next phase of growth. The COO will own operational performance and translate growth strategy into execution while preserving the company's entrepreneurial culture.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership across a geographically distributed, multi-site services organization
• Build and embed scalable systems, KPIs, and reporting cadence to support significant revenue growth
• Lead the integration of acquired businesses, including operational and cultural alignment
• Drive systems and infrastructure modernization, including ERP, CRM, and technology-enabled quality and reporting tools
• Partner with the commercial organization to align operational capability with revenue growth
• Present operational performance and plans to the board, incorporate feedback, and execute
• Develop, motivate, and elevate an existing operations team, leading through influence and trust, not disruption
• Help build the operational backbone that supports the company's long-term value-creation plan

Skills

• Proven operational leadership (COO, President, Managing Director, VP/SVP of Operations, VP/SVP of Transformation) within industrial services, field services, or a related multi-site, project-based services business
• Demonstrated experience scaling a business through a period of significant growth
• Track record of post-acquisition integration, operationally and culturally
• Experience building systems, metrics, and reporting from a less-mature baseline; a resourceful 'roll up your sleeves and execute' operator
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of how operations drives revenue
• Polished enough to engage a private equity board, with the operational substance to deliver
• Comfortable in a lean, entrepreneurial environment without a large corporate back office
• Bachelor's degree or higher preferred
• Specific industry sub-sector experience is welcomed but not required

Benefits

• Competitive base salary, performance bonus, and equity participation tied to long-term value creation

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