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Operations Director

Job Posted: 15 hours ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Contract
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Operations Director

Location - Cambridge (Hybrid)

Durartion - 6 Months (Initially)

IR35 - Inside (Must use an umbrella company)

We are seeking an experienced Operations Director to lead the operational delivery, performance, and long-term sustainability of a high-impact, technology-led organisation operating at the intersection of research, industry, and innovation.

This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for translating strategic objectives into operational outcomes, overseeing multiple specialist functions, and ensuring financial sustainability, risk management, and delivery excellence across a complex portfolio of initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and deliver the organisation's operational strategy in line with its mission and long-term objectives.
Provide senior leadership across core operational functions, ensuring alignment, coordination, and performance.
Oversee operational planning, execution, governance, and performance monitoring.
Lead financial oversight, resource allocation, and risk management activities.
Build and maintain senior-level relationships across industry, government, and academia.
Ensure teams are effectively structured, developed, and led to deliver strategic goals.
Provide regular reporting and assurance to senior governance bodies.

About You

Proven senior leadership experience within a complex organisation, ideally within technology, innovation, research, or highly regulated environments.
Strong strategic and operational leadership capability, with experience translating strategy into delivery.
Demonstrable experience managing senior stakeholders and high-value partnerships.
Strong financial, commercial, and performance management skills.
Excellent communication and influencing abilities, with confidence operating at executive level.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and complex programmes.

Desirable

Background in engineering, science, technology, or innovation-led environments.
Experience spanning industry-academic or public-private collaboration.
Understanding of intellectual property, commercialisation, or technology transfer pathways

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