The Chief Operating Officer will design strategies to lead a multi-faceted team that is responsible for the effective operation of the organization, serving as the foundation for HVA’s groundbreaking educational model. The COO will report directly to the CEO and will have approximately 8 direct reports.

Organizational Leadership

• Serve on the senior leadership team to establish strategic direction, support culture, and make decisions.
• Lead by example, mentor others, and go the extra mile as needed.

Systems Development

• Create a new systems infrastructure to codify best practices, improve efficiency, maximize effectiveness and drive toward excellence.
• Set a vision for systems implementation, train all team members, and lead the implementation of the improved systems.

School Operations

• Set a vision and manage a team that manages operations directors and administration managers across all PreK-12 schools.
• Design and execute on a plan to take all aspects of school operations to a best-in-class level.

Network Shared Services

• Lead team of department heads to execute effectively and continually improve across all shared administration services, including:
  • Talent Recruitment
  • Student Enrollment
  • Data, Compliance & Reporting
  • Human Resources
  • Finance including FP&A
  • Facility and Safety
  • Procurement
  • Technology

The qualified candidate is strategic, driven, entrepreneurial, knowledgeable about school operations, and enjoys ensuring the highest level of follow through, attention to detail, efficiency, and organization. The ideal candidate will have approximately 20 years of relevant experience, including approximately 5-10 years of experience as COO or Associate/Regional COO of a charter network or multi-campus private school organization with responsibility for 5-10+ schools.

Qualities that will ensure a candidate’s success include:

• Driven to excellence and experienced in producing better work from people.
• A measured, seasoned presence and extensive experience that informs good judgment.
• Passionate about operational excellence with an exceptionally high level of organization, attention to detail, follow-up, and obsession with quality.
• Experience as a senior leader handling complex, difficult decisions and situations and can articulate the tensions they held and the strategy they deployed to address the issues.
• Highly strategic and experienced in solving complex analytical puzzles.
• Experience identifying the root of a problem and proactively developing effective solutions.
• Proven ability to build a positive adult culture while also inspiring all team members to be internally driven to excellence.