Job Placement · Government · Operations Director
Operations directors who can run a program office are a small, heavily recruited pool. We place permanent operations director candidates in 23-35 days at roughly 50% less than contingency firms, with a 45-day replacement guarantee.
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Why This Role Is Hard To Fill
Operations directors who can run a program office are a small, heavily recruited pool. That is why a posting-and-waiting search rarely fills a operations director seat with the right person. Our recruiters source passive operations director candidates directly, screen them against your specific criteria, and deliver a shortlist of 3 to 5 people, not a stack of resumes.
The Math on Waiting
A vacant program or contracts seat does not just slow paperwork. It puts deliverables behind schedule, opens compliance and reporting gaps, and exposes an award to penalties or loss. A program manager seat open for 90 days can cost an organization a missed milestone, an audit finding, and roughly $31,500 in absorbed overhead before the search closes.
The Talent Window
The best government and contracts professionals are employed, managing active awards, and recruited regularly across primes and agencies. When one opens up to a move, the decision window is two to three weeks, and the offer usually comes from whoever reached them first. A posting-and-waiting search misses that person every time.
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