Vice President Operations

About the opportunity: EXO Talent Partners is conducting a confidential retained search for a Vice President of Operations on behalf of an established, market-leading aerospace and defense precision manufacturer in New York. The company builds proprietary, sole-source components for aircraft and satellite platforms, operates across multiple sites, and continues to grow through a disciplined, value-creation operating model. This is a senior operations seat reporting directly to the President. The incoming VP will own operational execution across the business, partner closely with the senior leadership team, and take a healthy, growing operation to its next level. This is not a turnaround. Operations are strong, and the mandate is to lead, develop, and scale. What you'll own Full operational leadership across multiple business units and facilities, including a domestic precision-manufacturing site and an international assembly and test operation Production, supply chain, quality, and facilities, with operations managers and plant leadership reporting to you On-time delivery, quality, and margin performance, with a continuous-improvement mindset and a bias toward action Leadership development and succession planning down to the operator and lead level Close partnership with sales, engineering, and finance leadership to align operations with commercial and growth objectives Representation of operations in corporate reviews and value-creation planning

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