Operating Executive

Lyra Technology Group

• $200K — $250K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, or similar field; MBA preferred but not mandatory.
  • Proven track record of owning revenue, margin, or delivery outcomes, especially in tech or services.
  • Hands-on experience managing a P&L or budget is essential.
  • Demonstrated ability to build, develop, and restructure teams effectively.
  • Comfortable operating within the details of a small, lean business without a support bench.
  • Strong communication skills with senior clients; able to simplify technical concepts into business language.
  • Data-oriented approach; experience managing KPIs and dashboards with tangible metrics.
  • Experience in senior leadership roles at small or medium-sized businesses; entrepreneurial mindset is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Set comprehensive business vision and strategy for overall performance.
  • Develop and optimize a sustainable organic growth engine.
  • Manage full P&L responsibilities, including compliance with budget and margin efficiency.
  • Lead and cultivate a dynamic, high-performing team culture.
  • Collaborate with other executives for resource sharing and problem-solving.
  • Communicate with the board about performance and strategic initiatives.
  • Engage with senior clients, fostering strong business relationships.

Benefits

  • Access to a network of peer executives for collaboration and support.
  • Opportunity to work closely with leadership on critical decisions.
  • Encouragement to build a culture conducive to retention and employee satisfaction.
Full Job Description
The Role
  • Own the business end to end: Set the vision and strategy, run the operating cadence, and answer for the company's overall performance.
  • Build and/or optimize an organic growth engine: Build a repeatable growth engine: ideal client profile, pricing, sales and marketing motion, and retention.
  • Manage P&L responsibility for a multi-million-dollar business: Own the full P&L, manage margin through delivery efficiency, and drive the budget and board reporting.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing team: Develop people into bigger roles, and build a culture ambitious people want to stay in.

The Community

You will not do this alone. You will join a group of peer executives across our businesses who meet regularly, share what is working, and work through problems together. You will have access to shared resources across the platform, alongside direct support from the group's leadership on the decisions that matter most. Most CEOs tell us this supprt is the thing they underestimated going in.

Requirements
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, or related field. MBA a plus, not required.
  • Operating track record: Proven ownership of revenue, margin, or delivery results, ideally in tech or services. MSP experience a strong plus.
  • Financial Depth: Hands-on experience owning a P&L or managing a budget.
  • People leadership: Track record building, developing, and, when needed, restructuring teams.
  • Resourceful and hands-on: Comfortable working in the details of a small, lean business with no bench to lean on.
  • Communication and client relationships: Confident with senior clients and skilled at translating technical realities into business terms.
  • Data-driven mindset: Manages by KPIs and dashboards, comfortable working with imperfect data. Be specific: include metrics you owned or dashboards you built.
  • SMB or senior leadership experience: Experience running or in senior leadership at a small or mid-sized business is a strong plus. So is a founder's mindset. If you've built something from scratch and know what it takes to make payroll, we want to hear about it.

This role is targeting a base compensation within the range of $200,000-$250,000 per year, plus bonus.

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