Director of Operations, Exhibits, Midwest
This client is a fast-growing, execution-first team built for high-quality exhibit and event work—where ownership, urgency, and pride in craft are lived daily. The operation moves with pace and precision, collaborates closely across departments, and invests in continuous improvement as the business scales. This Director of Operations seat is for a leader who can strengthen the full operational engine setting the standard, building the rhythm, and elevating performance through people, process, and discipline. The successful candidate will lead end-to-end delivery across scheduling, warehouse/staging flow, shipping/logistics, and install/dismantle execution. That means establishing operating cadence, developing leaders, and implementing scalable systems that make performance repeatable and measurable especially during high-volume cycles. You’ll partner across Sales, Project Management, Client Services, Design, and Finance to ensure projects land on time, on budget, and at a consistent standard while continuously improving throughput, accuracy, and team capability. Why This Role Own operations at the leadership level. You’re accountable for performance, systems, and the standard. Scale with intention. Build structure, cadence, and controls that support growth. Lead people and outcomes. Hire, develop, coach, and retain a team that executes with pride and consistency. Stay close to execution. Strategic leadership with practical presence when it matters most.