SVP, Operations

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🦌 Connecticut – Remote

🦌 Connecticut – Remote

💵 $240k - $270k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

⚙️ Operations

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Reconomy

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1001 - 5000 employees

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

Logistics • Consulting • Manufacturing

Reconomy is an international circular-economy specialist that helps businesses transition from linear to circular models by providing waste and resource management, environmental compliance, returns and refurbishment platforms, and value-added logistics and fulfilment services. The company combines technology platforms, data services and over 4,000 specialists to optimise customers' supply chains, manage compliance (including packaging and EPR), enable product reuse and reduce waste and carbon across operations in 175+ countries.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and continuously improve scalable operating processes for an asset-light, platform-driven business model • Own the operational roadmap and translate company strategy into quarterly and annual operating plans with measurable KPIs • Lead cross-functional teams across Operations, Customer Success, Compliance, and Vendor Management • Oversee onboarding, performance management, optimization, SLAs, compliance, and sustainability requirements for third-party hauler, recycler, and processing partners • Negotiate strategic partnerships and build redundancy and resilience into the partner network • Ensure dispatch, routing, and reporting technology supports customer and vendor workflows at scale • Use data and analytics to optimize route efficiency, diversion rates, and cost-per-service metrics • Own end-to-end customer service delivery from onboarding through account management and issue resolution • Ensure operations and partner activities meet federal, state, and local environmental regulations • Champion waste diversion, recycling, and carbon reduction goals • Lead and develop a distributed workforce across office and field locations • Travel to field locations 20–40% to support site-level teams and operations • Own the operational P&L and identify efficiency, margin improvement, and cost-saving initiatives • Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing operations leadership team • Represent operations in board meetings, investor updates, and key customer engagements

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive operational leadership experience • At least 3 years in a senior VP or C-suite role • Demonstrated success leading operations in an asset-light, platform, marketplace, or managed services business model • Experience leading and engaging distributed teams across multiple geographic locations • Experience managing complex third-party partner or vendor networks with multi-region scope • Strong commercial acumen and operational P&L ownership experience • Comfortable partnering with CFO and revenue leadership • Proven ability to build and scale operational processes in a high-growth environment • Exceptional cross-functional leadership, communication, and executive presence • Preferred: background in waste management, environmental services, logistics, facilities management, or related industries • Preferred: familiarity with environmental compliance requirements and sustainability certifications including ISO 14001, R2, ISRI, and NWRA • Preferred: experience with SaaS or technology-enabled service platforms • Preferred: MBA or advanced degree in Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field • Preferred: experience leading through M&A integration or rapid geographic expansion

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance • 401(k) with employer matching of employee retirement contributions • Access to LinkedIn training • Mentorship • Advancement opportunities • Collaborative, global environment • Diversity and inclusion commitment • Recruitment-process disability-related accommodations