Director of Operations

About the Role

We are seeking a resultsdriven Director of Operations to help lead the next stage of growth for a software company in Valsoft’s portfolio. This position is a blend of operational leadership, strategic execution, and financial management — ideal for a handson leader with experience scaling businesses in a private equitystyle environment. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will be responsible for optimizing operations, driving efficiencies, improving customer delivery, and supporting topline and bottomline growth.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Execution

• Lead the execution of strategic operational plans in alignment with company objectives.
• • Translate business strategy into scalable operational systems, workflows, and team structures.
  • • Manage daytoday functions such as customer service, technical support, service delivery, and professional services.
    • • Implement process improvement methodologies (LeanSix Sigma) to enhance customer satisfaction, efficiency, and margin performance.

      • Performance & Financial Management

        • Own and deliver on key operational metrics: revenue retention, margin expansion, customer satisfaction, and ontime delivery.
        • • Partner with finance to develop and monitor budgets, forecasts, and ROIfocused initiatives.
          • • Drive EBITDA growth through operational cost savings, pricing discipline, and resource efficiency.
            • • Develop and deploy KPIs, dashboards, and reporting systems for operational visibility and accountability.

              • Strategic Initiatives & Transformation

                • Lead change management efforts and continuous improvement initiatives.
                • • Prepare the company for nextstage growth through readiness projects and process transformation.
                  • • Collaborate with the Managing Director and Valsoft’s central operating team to align on longterm strategy and execution.
                    • • Support integration of newly acquired assets (if applicable), ensuring smooth operational alignment.

                      • Leadership & Team Building

                        • Manage and develop crossfunctional teams across operations, support, and service delivery.
                        • • Cultivate a culture of ownership, high performance, and continuous learning.
                          • • Provide mentorship and direction to operational leaders and teams.

                            • Qualifications

                              Experience

                              • 5–10+ years of experience in operations management, preferably in B2B software or SaaS environments.
                              • • Experience working in a Private Equitybacked business or fastpaced growth company preferred.
                                • • Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Finance, or related discipline
                                  • • Strong experience leading crossfunctional teams (support, customer success, delivery, professional services).
                                    • • Demonstrated ability to drive operational KPIs and financial performance.

                                      • Skills

                                        • Datadriven decisionmaking with comfort in financial analysis, margin improvement, and forecasting.
                                        • • Systems thinker with the ability to simplify complex operations into clear, repeatable processes.
                                          • • Comfortable building infrastructure from the ground up or scaling existing teams and systems.
                                            • • Ability to balance strategic planning with daytoday execution.
                                              • • Proficiency with operational tools (ERP, CRM, dashboards) and process optimization frameworks.

                                                • Culture Fit

                                                  You will thrive in this role if you:

                                                  • Have a “rollupyoursleeves” approach and bias for action.
                                                  • • Embrace a meritocratic, entrepreneurial culture where execution is rewarded.
                                                    • • Are energized by complexity, autonomy, and accountability.
                                                      • • Believe in servant leadership and creating leverage through great people and systems.

                                                        • Why Join Us?

                                                          This is an opportunity to operate as a highimpact leader within a PEstyle environment, owning a core function of a business poised for scale. Youll play a critical role in value creation, customer satisfaction, and financial performance — while working closely with worldclass investment and leadership teams at Valsoft.