# Operations Director (2026-2027)

**Company**: Zeta
**Location**: New York City, NY
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $100,000 - $145,000
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Education

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## Description

Are you ready to lead the next chapter of educational excellence? At Zeta, we pursue an unprecedented combination of high academic achievement and social-emotional development for our students.

We are searching for an Operations Director with a Bachelor’s degree and high-pressure operations leadership experience along with a proven record of leadership abilities and a relentlessly high excellence bar, preferably with operations leadership experience in a K–12 school setting.

Responsibilities:

- Be the Safety leader of your school, including developing and maintaining safety systems, safety training and culture, emergency response plans, and crisis management.

- Own the full operational vision and execution for the school, leading a 2–6 person operations team to deliver exceptional, reliable, and scalable systems through a culture of high expectations, clear accountability, and continuous improvement.

- Design, implement, and refine schoolwide operational systems – including arrival, lunch, recess, transitions, and dismissal – to ensure a seamless, safe, and joyful experience for students, staff, and families.

- Serve as the chief steward of a world-class facility, overseeing facilities management, vendor partnerships, emergency preparedness, and building-level relationships to maintain a safe, compliant, and inspiring environment for learning.

- Ensure excellence in financial and compliance operations, including but not limited to credit card and invoice management, DOE billing, ACS and custody compliance, and adherence to all city, state, and federal requirements in partnership with Network Operations, Finance, and Advisory Teams.

- Lead technology operations for staff, students, and the building – ensuring tools and systems are functional, secure, and optimized for instructional and operational needs.

- Manage and develop the School Business Operations Team (SBOT) through coaching, performance management, and targeted professional development, ensuring the team consistently meets or exceeds Zeta’s operational goals.

- Own the school’s Zeta Operational Excellence (ZOE) Action Plan, analyzing data, driving monthly priorities, and ensuring strong communication and alignment with school leadership and network partners.

- Act as the primary liaison between the School Team and Network Operations, proactively surfacing needs, sharing insights, and ensuring smooth coordination on all non-academic school matters.

The salary range for this position is between $100,000 and $145,000. Zeta offers a relocation reimbursement of up to $2,500 for eligible staff relocating to join our school community.

Zeta offers great benefits, including comprehensive and affordable medical, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, 403(b) retirement plan, and competitive compensation. Additionally, we provide awesome perks, such as a monthly stipend for wellness and lifestyle expenses, 4 live therapy sessions per month through Talkspace, and a free Headspace subscription.

## Skills

### Required
- operations leadership
- safety management
- financial management
- compliance
- technology operations

### Nice to have
- K-12 school operations
- leadership experience

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