Head of Operations Planning

What you'll own

• Build and lead the function: Design the operating model for Operations Planning — what the team owns, how it's staffed, and how it scales as new accounts and business lines come online.
• Demand and forecast accuracy: Set the standard for how customer demand gets captured, at what granularity, and how it flows into production plans and revenue forecasts. Own the weekly cadence with account and supply teams to catch drift early.
• Staffing and capacity strategy: Own the framework for translating forecasted demand into staffing decisions across accounts. Build models that stress-test headcount scenarios and flag risk before it hits a client conversation. Partner with Finance and account leadership on cost and margin implications.
• Opportunity pipeline integrity: Own the process that governs how new opportunities get scoped, logged, and moved from signal to committed forecast. Set the bar for consistency across accounts so leadership can trust the number without checking the math.
• Systems and reporting infrastructure: Decide what gets tracked, how, and where. Build the dashboards, account playbooks, and planning tools that make account status visible without a meeting.
• Cross-functional operating rhythm: Represent Operations Planning in account reviews, finance syncs, and leadership forecasting sessions.

Requirements

• 5+ years in operations, program management, or business operations, with direct experience in demand planning, staffing, or forecasting at a company with complex, multi-account delivery
• Experience building a team or function from scratch, not just operating within one someone else designed
• Direct experience managing people
• Strong command of spreadsheets and reporting tools; comfort building the system rather than waiting for someone to build it for you
• A track record of standardizing messy, inconsistent processes into something repeatable and auditable
• Comfortable being the source of truth in a room full of people who disagree about the numbers

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in AI training data, human data operations, or a comparable high-growth operations environment is a plus, not a requirement

Compensation and benefits

• Base cash comp from $200K-$250k
• Aggressive bi-annual performance bonus structure
• Equity starting at $1.5m / 4 years
• $10K proximity bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
• $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
• Free Equinox membership
• $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
• $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Up to $15k Relocation bonus