What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President, Business Operations position at Glassdoor?
About the Role
Join Glassdoor as the Vice President of Business Operations and lead a world-class BizOps team defining Glassdoor’s vision & strategy, and enable its success.
- Oversee BizOps function, driving some of the most important and strategic initiatives across Glassdoor
- Report directly to the COO in a high-visibility, high impact role
- Lead, coach, and mentor a high-performing team of established BizOps professionals
- Combine strategic mindset with a data driven approach to enable better decisions
- Partner with executives and teams across Glassdoor to drive alignment and deliver results
The Vice President, Business Operations is responsible for leading the Business Operations (BizOps) team at Glassdoor. BizOps at Glassdoor plays a critical role in setting and articulating company strategy, and driving results against our most important priorities across the business. You will lead a team of BizOps professionals aligned to all key business functions - product, marketing, GTM and G&A. With your strategic mindset, strong analytical capabilities, collaborative approach and commitment to results- you and your team will have a high degree of influence on the direction and overall success of Glassdoor.
What You’ll Do
- Partner with the CEO, COO and executive team to set and refine our company strategy
- Manage our annual and quarterly company-wide strategic planning processes
- Lead goal setting and ensure ongoing visibility into key financial and non-financial KPIs
- Deliver insights that support data-driven decision making across the company
- Work with product, GTM, marketing and G&A teams to identify opportunities to accelerate progress against our strategy and drive ongoing operational improvements
- Directly support the execution of major cross-functional initiatives
- Lead and develop a high-performing BizOps team through multiple layers of management
What You’ll Bring
- 15 years of total work experience in strategy and operations
- Experience leading Business Operations or Strategy at an innovative, product-led tech company is preferred; experience in two-sided marketplace or community businesses is a plus
- Experience in strategy consulting and/or investment banking is also relevant
- Track record of thinking strategically and analytically to solve complex business problems
- Outstanding organizational and project management skills; relentlessly resourceful and able to unblock obstacles
- High EQ; able to form trust-based relationships across the organization (up / down / sideways) and influence with or without authority
- Strong communication skills; adept at simplifying complex issues and persuasively articulating concepts using data
- Experience building, leading and developing high-performing teams is a must
- Bachelor’s degree required, MBA is a plus
- A commitment to add to our culture of DEI
Compensation and Benefits
Base Salary Range*: $241,500-$301,900
You can learn more about our compensation philosophy here and see salary ranges for all Glassdoor jobs here.
*Glassdoor base salaries are targeted to the market 75th percentile for technical roles and the 65th percentile for non-technical roles. In other words, 65-75% of comparable organizations in our industry will pay less.
Annual Bonus Target**: 30%
**Bonuses are paid in 6-month intervals, aligning with bi-annual performance reviews
Generous Restricted Stock Units (RSU):
***Restricted Stock Units (RSU) are awarded at hire and may be refreshed annually. Additionally, as a pay-for-performance company, RSU grant awards are presented bi-annually to exceptional performers.
Health and Wellness: 100% employer-paid premiums for employee medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability, select well-being programs, and 80% employer-paid premiums for all dependents.* Generous paid time off programs for birthing and non-birthing parents are provided, along with paid injury/illness leave and paid family emergency leave.
*Coverage begins at the start of employment. After 48 months of continuous employment, 100% of all premiums for you and your dependents can be employer-paid!
Work/Life Balance: Open Paid Time Off policy, in addition to 15-20 paid company holidays/year
Investing in Your Future: 401(k) plan with a company match up to $5,000 per year, subsidized fertility and family planning services, and discounted legal assistance services.
Salary : $241,500 - $301,900
