# Global Operations Manager

**Company:** [Northwood Space](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/northwood-space)
**Location:** Los Angeles, CA, California
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $125k – $180k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Python, Project Management, Contract Negotiation, market expansion, import/export, supply chain, telecommunications, Regulatory Compliance, Forecasting, Data Analysis, Vendor Management
**Posted:** 2026-08-04

> Leads cross-functional international market-entry and infrastructure deployment initiatives, managing commercial agreements, regulatory requirements, costs, timelines, and external stakeholders. Requires a bachelor’s degree, at least three years of relevant experience, strong project execution, and willingness to travel internationally.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Develop a strong understanding of the commercial, operational, regulatory, tax, import/export, and licensing requirements associated with entering new markets.
- Build and execute market-entry plans that balance speed, cost, risk, technical requirements, and long-term scalability.
- Negotiate commercial agreements with infrastructure providers, consultants, landlords, telecommunications partners, and other critical vendors.
- Build and maintain models and forecasting tools to track network growth, deployment costs, operating performance, risks, and key decisions.
- Coordinate with engineering, finance, legal, supply chain, business development, and site operations teams to establish goals, timelines, and ownership.
- Support import/export, customs, local entity, vendor onboarding, and other operational requirements associated with international deployments.
- Represent Northwood in discussions with government agencies, regulators, ministries, and international partners.
- Create repeatable processes that allow Northwood to enter and operate in new markets more quickly over time.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, international relations, engineering, operations, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in operations, strategy, finance, business development, consulting, market expansion, or a similarly cross-functional role.
- Demonstrated ability to independently execute complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and tight timelines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience supporting international expansion, infrastructure deployment, supply chain, telecommunications, aerospace, energy, or another highly regulated industry.
- Experience negotiating complex commercial contracts and managing external partners.
- Experience engaging with government agencies, regulators, or international organizations.
- Strong project management skills, including establishing plans, tracking dependencies, identifying blockers, and driving decisions.
- Experience building and managing datasets or analytical tools using Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Python, or similar tools.
- Extreme bias to action.
- Proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English.

## Compensation
- Annual salary: $125,000–$180,000.

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