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Agile Space Industries · 7 hours ago

Director of Operations

Durango, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$148K/yr - $210K/yr

15+ years exp

Agile Space Industries is a rapidly growing supplier of propulsion hardware and engineering services for the space industry. The Director of Operations is responsible for the effectiveness of the company operating system and serves as a primary delegate of the COO for business operations and decision flow.

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Responsibilities

Own and continuously improve the company operating system, including execution cadence, standard work systems, metrics, and escalation paths

Ensure alignment between strategic priorities and day-to-day execution across all delivery functions

Establish clear forums for cross-functional coordination, issue resolution, and decision-making

Make work visible: priorities, constraints, risks, and commitments are tracked, reviewed, and acted upon

Drive consistency in how teams plan, execute, and report—without dictating technical solutions

Act with frequently delegated authority from the COO for operational approvals, prioritization, and resource coordination

Translate executive intent into executable operational systems and decision structures

Serve as the COO’s operational proxy in senior leadership forums, audits, and customer engagements

Proactively surface systemic issues impacting delivery leaders and drive resolution through the operating system

Build and own a scalable EHS&S management system across manufacturing, test, laboratory, and facilities environments

Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Test leadership to integrate safety into designs, processes, and execution

Ensure regulatory compliance and continuous improvement of safety culture and performance

Own supply chain functional oversite and systems as an enabling function to delivery teams

Establish procurement systems, supplier performance management, and material readiness processes that support project schedules and quality outcomes

Partner with Program, Manufacturing, and Quality leadership to manage risk, lead times, and constraints

Own facilities and infrastructure planning and execution in direct support of engineering, manufacturing, and test needs

Ensure facilities scale ahead of demand and do not become a bottleneck to delivery

Lead capital projects and site expansions in coordination with functional leadership

Operate as a peer and partner to Directors accountable for project delivery, design, manufacturing, testing, and quality

Enable functional leaders through systems, clarity, and disciplined execution—not by absorbing or duplicating their accountability

Facilitate constructive trade-offs across cost, schedule, safety, quality, and capacity

Build trust by being predictable, transparent, and solutions-oriented

Model effective senior-level teamwork in a fast-paced, technically complex environment

Build and lead an operations organization that thinks in systems, not silos

Develop managers who run their areas through standard work, metrics, and continuous improvement

Reinforce a culture of accountability, clarity, and mutual respect across all functions

Qualification

Operations leadershipEHS&S managementSupply chain managementFacilities operationsBuilding operating systemsCross-functional collaborationSenior leadership experienceContinuous improvementTeam building