Job Description
VP Business Operations – TSS
We’re seeking a VP Business Operations for a fast-growing, multi-state security operation supporting cruise, safeguarding, cargo, petrochem and 24/7 port facilities across the U.S.
Owning end-to-end performance of the Security business: operations, people, compliance, and startup execution across multiple ports and facilities.
Operational Scope
• Oversight of security operations across 8+ ports / regions (including Florida, Texas, California, Washington State, and New Jersey)
• Leadership of a field organization consisting of:
o Regional Manager
o Senior Operations Managers
o Operations Managers
o Eight hundred part-time and full-time hourly team members
• Mixed labor environment: union and non-union
• Combination of seasonal and year-round cruise operations and year-round 24/7 security sites
• One million annual labor hours across all sites, with expansion underway
• Multiple active startups and expansion projects
The role directly manages Operations leadership as well as a Director focused on Strategic Client Operations (largest cruise client), ensuring tight alignment between client delivery and operational execution.
Core Responsibilities
• Full ownership of operational performance across all locations
• Budget ownership, forecasting, monthly actuals-to-budget review, and margin management
• Workforce execution: recruiting, onboarding, training, staffing readiness
• Labor discipline, scheduling standards, overtime control
• HR consistency and manager accountability
• Compliance, safety, and operational readiness
• Lead new site launches and expansion initiatives
• Partner closely with Strategic Client leadership on service delivery and growth
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Required Skills & Experience
• Prior Senior Director level or VP Operations experience in labor-intensive services (security, logistics, facilities, transportation, field services, etc.)
• Proven leadership of multi-site operations with large hourly workforces
• Proven ability to design and implement operational processes, standards, and systems that scale across multiple locations
• Comfortable operating in union and non-union environments
• Strong people leadership and field presence
• Track record of scaling operations and launching new locations
• Decisive, practical, execution-oriented leadership style
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.