Hired at TeslaMatthew
Landed a role at Tesla after a focused, coach-guided search.
Hired at Scentbird after working with her Realign coach.
Career coaching for operations managers
For operations managers: a career coach who knows the scorecard
Aiming for director of operations, building toward VP Ops or COO, or taking your skills to a new industry: get matched with a coach who knows how operations leaders are hired and promoted.
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300,000+professionals coached
90%+receive a job interview within 3 months
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Sound familiar?
If this is you, a coach can help
- Your site hits its cost, throughput and quality targets, and the director of operations role still goes to someone from outside.
- Years of process fixes, vendor renegotiations and staffing plans live in weekly reviews and dashboards, and almost none of it is on your resume.
- You want to take your operations experience into a different industry and can't tell which parts a hiring manager there will value.
- You've led your team through layoffs and a reorganization, and now your own role is on the table.
What you get
Built for an operations career
A coach who knows ops hiring
We match you with a coach who knows how companies hire and promote operations leaders, from site and department managers to director of operations and VP Ops.
Results a hiring manager can read
Turn cost savings, throughput gains, on-time delivery and quality improvements into resume bullets and interview stories built on your own numbers.
A path toward VP Ops or COO
Learn what changes when you move from running a process to owning a budget and leading other managers, then build the record that shows you can.
A plan to change industries
Process improvement, capacity planning, vendor management and people leadership carry across sectors. Your coach helps you pick target industries and describe your work in their terms.
If you work in a plant or a distribution network, see our manufacturing and supply chain pages, or browse the full career coaching hub for other specializations.
How it works
You could start this week
01
Take the 2-minute quiz
Tell us your industry, the scope you run, and what you want next.
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Get matched
We pair you with a coach who knows how operations roles are hired and promoted.
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Start moving
Leave your first session with a prioritized plan, starting with the results you need to put on paper.
Real outcomes
Where our clients land
Real people who worked with a Realign coach and landed roles they were excited about.
Hired at Tesla
Hired at ScentbirdSharon
Hired at AmazonLeslie
Made the move to Amazon with a clear plan from her Realign coach.
Hired at VerizonJennifer
Landed at Verizon after working with her Realign coach.
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- Tesla
- Verizon
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- Tinder
- Scentbird
100% satisfaction guarantee
If you're not happy within 48 hours of your first session, you get a full refund. The only risk is staying stuck.
Questions
Operations manager career coaching FAQ
Will my coach understand operations?
We match on field, level and goal. Our bench includes former corporate and executive recruiters who have run searches from manager to VP and C-suite. You'll work with a coach who knows what operations hiring managers look for and how promotion decisions get made.
I've been passed over for director of operations. What can a coach do?
Your coach helps you find the gap. It is often visibility outside your own site, a missing budget or cross-functional win, or the way you present results to senior leaders. From there you build a plan to close it internally, or decide it's time to look elsewhere.
My role was cut in a reorganization. Where do I start?
Start with a clear target and a resume built on results. Your coach helps you decide which roles and industries to aim for, explain the reorganization in a sentence or two, and set a weekly search plan you can keep up with.
What if my coach isn't the right fit?
Tell us within 48 hours of your first session and we'll re-match you or refund you. That's our 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Ready when you are
Ready to move your operations career forward?
Get matched today with a coach who knows how operations leaders get hired and promoted.