Sr. Director, Business Operations
About the role
Job Summary
We are seeking a strategic, technology-forward, and execution-oriented Senior Director of Business Operations to lead and scale critical operational functions supporting our global ecommerce business. This role will drive operational transformation, workflow optimization, cross-functional execution, and scalable process design across Commercial Operations.
This leader will oversee operational production teams including Content Operations, Localization & Translation Operations, and Product Onboarding, Product Content while partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders across Commercial, Product, Marketing, Merchandising, Technology, and International teams to improve organizational efficiency, scalability, and operational effectiveness.
The ideal candidate combines operational rigor, systems thinking, AI-forward leadership, and process optimization expertise to modernize operational workflows and help evolve the organization for long-term global scale. This role will play a key part in identifying and implementing AI-enabled solutions that improve operational efficiency, automation, scalability, and team productivity.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership
- Lead and develop operational teams including:
- Content Operations
- Localization & Translation Operations
- Product Onboarding Operations
- Product Content Operations
- Build a high-performance operational culture focused on accountability, scalability, agility, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Coach and develop managers and operational leaders
- Drive organizational alignment and clarity across operational functions
- Establish operational performance metrics and service standards across operational teams
Operational Strategy & Process Optimization
- Lead operational strategy and continuous improvement initiatives across Commercial Operations
- Design and implement scalable workflows, governance models, and operational processes
- Drive operational standardization, SLA management, prioritization frameworks, and execution consistency
- Identify operational inefficiencies and implement scalable solutions leveraging automation, AI, and process optimization
- Establish operational KPIs, dashboards, reporting cadences, and executive visibility mechanisms
- Build scalable operational frameworks to support global ecommerce growth
- Partner with Compliance teams to stay current on regulatory changes impacting digital and e-commerce content, and implement necessary updates.
- Design scalable onboarding workflows and operational frameworks that improve efficiency, speed-to-launch, and partner experience
- Standardize operational processes across onboarding, content, and localization functions to improve consistency and execution quality
- Drive operational excellence initiatives across high-volume production and workflow-based teams
AI, Automation & Operational Innovation
- Lead the evaluation, implementation, and optimization of AI-enabled operational workflows and automation solutions
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, quality, and productivity through AI, automation, and emerging technologies
- Partner cross-functionally to modernize operational processes, knowledge systems, and workflow tooling
- Help define future-state operational models that leverage AI-assisted workflows and intelligent automation