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Operations Lead jobs: 95 open roles

Open operations lead jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open.

The market for operations lead work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Operations function this title sits in.

Verified open operations lead jobs
95

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Operations openings that ask for AI skills
2%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Operations openings that are remote
4%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. supply chain14%
  2. 2. procurement14%
  3. 3. logistics12%
  4. 4. project management7%
  5. 5. excel6%
  6. 6. erp2%
  7. 7. audit2%
  8. 8. forecasting2%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where operations lead experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Program management

    Close fit · Quick switch (weeks)

    Program management formalizes what operations leaders already do: coordinate many teams to a date.

    Carries over: Running cross-team work, Process improvement, Reporting to leaders

  • Operations management and chief of staff

    Close fit · Quick switch (weeks)

    Chief of staff and business operations roles are the senior version of running operations, closer to the leadership team.

    Carries over: Running the business day to day, Reporting to leaders, Fixing what breaks

  • Procurement and vendor management

    Adjacent · A few months

    Procurement is cost control and vendor negotiation as a specialty, with steady demand.

    Carries over: Vendor management, Cost control, Negotiation

  • Logistics and supply chain

    Adjacent · A few months

    Supply chain roles reward operators who can run planning and fix bottlenecks.

    Carries over: Process and throughput, Planning, Vendor coordination

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Open operations lead jobs

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Operations jobs in the rankings

Rankings about operations jobs

Operations jobs · Top Operations employers · All rankings

Where operations lead jobs are

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Operations Lead jobs by city and state

Employers hiring operations leads

  • At Home 66
  • SimonMed 2
  • Reserv 2
  • ThredUp 2
  • Starbucks 2
  • Peraton 2
  • Anduril Industries 1
  • M7 Health 1
  • At Home Stores 1
  • At Home Group 1

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