Role Description
An Operations Director is responsible for overseeing business operations, improving organizational efficiency, managing resources, and ensuring operational performance, service quality, and business objectives are achieved.
Key Responsibilities
- * Develop and implement operational strategies, policies, and procedures.
- Oversee daily business operations and organizational performance.
- Set operational targets, KPIs, budgets, and performance standards.
- Optimize business processes, workflows, resources, and operational efficiency.
- Lead, manage, and develop operations teams.
- Monitor costs, productivity, service quality, and operational performance.
- Identify operational risks, issues, and opportunities for improvement.
- Coordinate with finance, sales, HR, procurement, and other departments.
- Manage relationships with suppliers, contractors, service providers, and business partners.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, safety requirements, and applicable regulations.
- Prepare operational reports, budgets, forecasts, and management updates.
- Drive cost-control initiatives and continuous operational improvement.
- Resolve operational issues and support effective decision-making.
- Monitor customer service, quality standards, and overall business performance.
- Provide strategic operational recommendations to senior management.
Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Management, or a related field.
* Extensive experience in operations management or senior operational leadership.
* Strong knowledge of business operations, process management, and performance improvement.
* Experience managing teams, budgets, resources, suppliers, and operational projects.
* Strong analytical, strategic, and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management abilities.
* Good understanding of budgeting, cost control, and resource planning.
* Experience with Microsoft Office, ERP, CRM, or business management systems*.
* Ability to manage multiple departments, priorities, and deadlines.
* Strong commercial and business awareness.
* UAE/GCC business and operational experience is advantageous.
* Strong decision-making and organizational skills.
* Professional, reliable, accountable, and proactive approach.
* Results-oriented with a strong focus on operational efficiency and service quality.