Skip to content

Senior Director, Technical Operations

United StatesBusiness OperationsRemote10+ YOE
Summary

Serves as Chief of Staff to VP of Technical Solutions, owning operational rhythms, KPI tracking, financial management, and cross-functional alignment in a high-growth SaaS environment. Requires 10+ years in technical operations and 5+ years senior leadership with P&L responsibility.

About the role

What you'll do

Strategic Operations & Chief of Staff Functions

  • Partner with the VP of Technical Solutions to develop, communicate, and execute divisional strategy and multi-quarter operating plans.
  • Own the operating cadence of the Technical Solutions division: prepare agendas, lead staff meetings, track action items, and ensure accountability to commitments.
  • Prepare executive briefings, board-level materials, and internal strategy decks on behalf of the VP.
  • Act as a proxy for the VP in cross-functional meetings, working groups, and escalation paths when appropriate.
  • Identify organizational gaps, redundancies, or process inefficiencies and drive remediation initiatives.

KPI Development, Tracking & Performance Management

  • Establish, own, and evolve the Technical Solutions division's KPI framework across all functional teams (Technical Support, Solutions Engineering, Technical Enablement, etc.).
  • Build and maintain executive-level dashboards and scorecards that surface real-time operational health metrics.
  • Lead monthly and quarterly business reviews; analyze performance data, surface trends, and recommend corrective actions.
  • Collaborate with technical leads to set team-level OKRs aligned to divisional and company-wide goals.
  • Monitor SLAs, CSAT, time-to-resolution, utilization, and other key service delivery metrics; escalate risks proactively.

Budget, Expense & Financial Management

  • Manage departmental expense approvals, forecast variances, and ensure disciplined spend governance across headcount, tooling, vendor contracts, and T&E.
  • Conduct regular budget-to-actuals reviews; identify cost optimization opportunities without compromising operational effectiveness.
  • Lead financial modeling and business cases for new investments, headcount additions, and technology platforms.
  • Negotiate and manage key vendor and partner contracts within the division's scope.

Process, Tooling & Operational Excellence

  • Design and implement scalable operational processes, workflows, and playbooks that support Nerdio's rapid growth trajectory.
  • Own the evaluation and administration of operational tooling (ticketing, CRM integration, knowledge management, reporting platforms).
  • Drive process standardization across technical delivery functions to ensure consistent, repeatable, high-quality customer outcomes.
  • Lead operational readiness planning for new product launches, market expansions, and organizational changes.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management

  • Build strong working relationships with leaders in Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and People Operations to drive alignment on shared priorities.
  • Facilitate cross-functional project governance, including resource alignment, milestone tracking, and risk management.
  • Serve as the escalation point and resolution owner for complex operational issues that span multiple teams or require executive visibility.
  • Represent the Technical Solutions division in company-wide planning cycles, including annual planning, headcount reviews, and strategic initiatives.

People & Team Leadership

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of operational and technical program management professionals within the Technical Solutions organization.
  • Partner with People Operations on hiring plans, onboarding programs, career pathing, and retention strategies for the division.
  • Champion a high-performance, inclusive culture built on accountability, continuous improvement, and customer-first thinking.
  • Support workforce planning and organizational design as the division scales.

Required Qualifications

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in technical operations, IT management, or business operations within a B2B SaaS or cloud technology environment.
  • 5+ years in a senior leadership role with direct P&L or budget ownership responsibility.
  • Proven track record as a director or equivalent strategic operator role.
  • Deep experience designing and managing KPI frameworks and operational dashboards.
  • Strong financial acumen — budget planning, variance analysis, and business case development.
  • Outstanding executive communication and presentation skills (written and verbal).
  • Experience leading cross-functional programs in high-growth, fast-paced organizations.
  • Proficiency with project management, reporting, and business intelligence tools.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with Microsoft Cloud technologies: Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Intune, or M365 ecosystem.
  • Experience supporting enterprise IT organizations or MSP channel businesses.
  • Background in Solutions Engineering or Technical Support operations.
  • Experience managing vendor relationships and technology contract negotiations.
  • Exposure to unicorn-stage or post-Series B/C hyper-growth DaaS/SaaS companies.
  • Proficiency with tools such as Salesforce, Asana, Power BI, or similar platforms.
Skills
SalesforceAsanaPower BIAzure Virtual DesktopWindows 365IntuneMicrosoft 365KPI frameworksbusiness intelligence toolsproject management tools