Director, Operations Excellence

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.   At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.    We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.    We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.  The Director, Operations Excellence will serve as the operational conscience of AHEAD’s end-to-end operational processes — bringing cross-functional visibility, structured accountability, and continuous improvement discipline to the systems and workflows that power our client experience. This leader will own a holistic view across AHEAD’s operations, from issue identification and root cause analysis to corrective action tracking and executive reporting, ensuring that our client-facing platforms — including Hatch, Astra, and future AI-enabled tools — are backed by clean, consistent, and reliable operational data.  This is a foundational role with direct executive sponsorship from the COO. The Director will build and lead the Operations Excellence function from the ground up, working cross-functionally to establish the accountability infrastructure that AHEAD needs to scale. The right candidate will thrive at the intersection of process rigor, cross-functional influence, and executive communication — and will bring a track record of driving measurable operational improvement in complex, growing environments.