Vice President of Operations

Communications Test Design, Inc.

$150K — $200K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of progressive leadership experience, including senior executive or general management roles.
  • Proven success managing large, multi-site operations with P&L ownership.
  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Own full P&L responsibility for the division, including revenue growth, cost management, profitability performance, and capital planning.
  • Develop and execute annual operating plans, budgets, and long-range financial forecasts.
  • Drive disciplined financial governance, KPI management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Lead and optimize end-to-end operations across multiple facilities, ensuring consistency, scalability, and operational excellence.
  • Establish and drive performance standards related to productivity, quality, safety, delivery, and cost.
  • Serve as the executive sponsor for key customer accounts, including global and strategic customers.
  • Lead executive-level customer reviews, contract discussions, and issue resolution.

Benefits

  • Excellent compensation and benefits package.
  • Opportunity to join a growing leader in the telecommunications field with over 50 years of history.
Full Job Description
Position Summary

A senior executive leader responsible for the overall performance, growth, and strategic direction of a multi-customer division generating over $20 M + in annual revenue. This role has full profit and loss (P&L) ownership and leads operations across approximately 10+ facilities with more than 1,500+ employees, supporting both domestic and global customers.

This role is accountable for operational excellence, financial performance, customer satisfaction, talent development, and strategic growth. This leader serves as a key executive interface with major customers, internal leadership, and external partners, while also supporting business development and long-term strategic initiatives.
Key Responsibilities - P&L and Financial Leadership
  • Own full P&L responsibility for the division, including revenue growth, cost management, profitability performance, and capital planning.
  • Develop and execute annual operating plans, budgets, and long-range financial forecasts.
  • Drive disciplined financial governance, KPI management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Ensure strong controls, compliance, and risk management across all locations.
Operational Leadership
  • Lead and optimize end-to-end operations across multiple facilities, ensuring consistency, scalability, and operational excellence.
  • Establish and drive performance standards related to productivity, quality, safety, delivery, and cost.
  • Champion continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, operational excellence frameworks).
  • Partner with functional leaders to align execution with strategy.
Customer and Executive Relationship Management
  • Serve as the executive sponsor for key customer accounts, including global and strategic customers.
  • Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with customer executives and decision-makers.
  • Lead executive-level customer reviews, contract discussions, and issue resolution.
  • Drive KPI performance and service delivery excellence across all customers and facilities.
Strategy and Business Development
  • Partner with Sales and Business Development to support growth opportunities within existing and new customer accounts.
  • Support contract renewals, expansions, and new program launches.
  • Contribute to corporate strategy development and translate objectives into executable plans.
Leadership and Talent Development
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing leadership team across multiple sites.
  • Build succession plans and leadership pipelines.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications

Experience:
  • 15+ years of progressive leadership experience, including senior executive or general management roles.
  • Proven success managing large, multi-site operations with P&L ownership.

Education:
  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Apply today to join our dynamic team! CTDI offers an excellent compensation and benefits package and has been a growing leader in the telecommunications field for over 50 years. Come put our successful history behind your career!

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