Cubic Corporation

Operations Director

Cubic Corporation$140K — $261K *
Transportation
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in technical field (ideally industrial engineering) or business administration.
  • 12+ years of management experience in a manufacturing setting.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills.
  • Proficient with personal computer software.
  • Ability to work under high stress and manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and approve proposal activities in assigned business areas.
  • Review and approve material and labor estimates for new and existing programs.
  • Collaborate with departments to ensure effective manufacturing and procurement processes.
  • Review and approve Engineering Release Authorization documents.
  • Monitor performance to budgets and implement corrective actions as needed.
  • Act as the focal point for inter-departmental activities.
  • Communicate vital information to Operations for timely execution of plans.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness plans.
  • Retirement savings options with company match.
  • Career development and training opportunities.
  • Flexible work arrangements and schedules.
  • Paid time off and holiday leave.
Full Job Description
Business Unit:

Cubic Transportation Systems

Job Details:

Job Summary:

The Director of Business Performance & Operations is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring the ITS business operates with discipline, visibility, and consistency.

This role connects strategy to execution by leading the business operating cadence, coordinating revenue operations, and providing performance transparency across Sales, Product, Engineering, Finance, and Integrated Supply Chain (ISC).

In addition, this role leads FORCE (Focused on Reaching Cost Excellence)-a structured program to improve cost efficiency, margin performance, and operational discipline across product, supply chain, and business support functions.

Working closely with the GM and functional leaders, this role ensures priorities are translated into execution and that performance is clearly measured, understood, and continuously improved.

Key Responsibilities

Revenue Operations & Performance Visibility

- Coordinate revenue operating processes including pipeline, forecasting, bookings, and revenue conversion
- Improve forecast accuracy and pipeline visibility
- Establish sales process standards and KPI tracking
- Support pricing and margin visibility
- Ensure CRM data integrity

Business Operating Cadence

- Lead weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews (WBR, MBR, QBR)
- Maintain KPIs and dashboards
- Provide clear reporting for decision-making
- Track actions and highlight risks

Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) Coordination

- Act as primary interface with ISC
- Align demand planning and production priorities
- Monitor OTIF, quality, and lead times
- Coordinate issue resolution

Strategic Planning & Execution Tracking

- Support planning cycles
- Track KPIs and strategic initiatives
- Monitor execution progress

Cross-Functional Coordination

- Align Sales, Product, Engineering, ISC, and Finance
- Improve communication and execution consistency

Cost Excellence Leadership (FORCE Program)

- Lead FORCE program across product, manufacturing, and SG&A
- Track cost savings and margin improvements
- Develop dashboards and reporting
- Promote cost accountability culture

Role Scope

This role ensures performance transparency, coordinated execution, and delivery of key initiatives without replacing functional ownership or P&L accountability.

Qualifications & Experience

- 10+ years in business operations or similar roles
- Strong cross-functional experience
- Sales ops and supply chain exposure
- Experience building KPIs and operating cadence

Core Competencies

- Business Acumen
- Systems Thinking
- Execution Focus
- Collaboration & Influence
- Analytical Capability
- Communication

Success Measures (First 12 Months)

- Improved forecast accuracy
- Effective operating cadence
- Strong ISC alignment
- FORCE implementation progress
- Clear dashboards
- Improved execution

Why This Role Matters

This role ensures we run the business with discipline-connecting strategy to execution through strong operating cadence, revenue visibility, and cost management.

ments may change over time and according to business need.

Cubic Pay Range:
$140,630.00 - $261,170.00* + benefits.

*Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market.

The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Worker Type:

Employee

About Cubic Corporation

Cubic Corporation is an American public corporation providing diversified systems and services to the transportation and defense markets worldwide. Cubic Corporation is the parent company of two major business units, Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Global Defense (CGD). CTS primarily focuses on providing automated fare collection systems for public transit agencies, while CGD specializes in providing realistic combat training systems, mission support services and defense electronics. The company's mission is to make a positive difference in the world by providing innovative solutions that improve people's lives and enable mission success for its customers.
Learn more about Cubic Corporation
Size
5,843 employees
Market Cap
$2.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.3 million
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
+0.6%
Revenue
$1.4 billion
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