Uncommon Elite · 2 days ago
Vice President Operations
Hartford County, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $200K/yrUncommon Elite is a fast-growing home services business, and they are seeking a hands-on VP of Operations to lead execution. The role involves owning day-to-day operations, field performance, and operational scale across a blue-collar workforce.
Professional Training & Coaching
Hiring Manager
Christian Ruf
Responsibilities
Own operational performance across field teams, branch leaders, and support functions
Drive consistency in scheduling, dispatch, job quality, safety, and customer experience
Establish and enforce clear operational standards, KPIs, and accountability rhythms
Identify operational bottlenecks and fix them—people, process, or systems
Develop frontline leaders (Ops Managers, GMs, Field Leaders)
Partner with ownership on capacity planning, growth initiatives, and margin improvement
Spend time in the field—observing, coaching, correcting, and reinforcing standards
Build scalable systems without losing operational edge or speed
Qualification
Required
Military leadership background required (officer or senior enlisted preferred)
Proven experience running operations in a blue-collar environment (home services, construction, manufacturing, logistics, or similar)
Track record of leading through growth, chaos, and constraint
Comfortable getting hands dirty—this role requires presence, not delegation only
Strong operator mindset: clarity, standards, follow-through, and execution
Ability to hold leaders accountable while developing them
Company
Uncommon Elite
Uncommon experiences for the driven entrepreneur.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase