Director Operations Jobs at Startups
There are 127 open director operations roles at 100 early-stage startups, 36% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 170k to 215k, with a median of USD 182.5k.
Who is hiring director operations roles
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- 127open roles
- 100startups hiring
- 36%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $183Kmedian pay
- $170Ktypical range: lower
- $215Ktypical range: upper
Based on 62 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 63 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Industries
Healthcare (18), biotech and life sciences (15) and aerospace and defense (11) startups have most of the openings.
What operations work involves at an early-stage startup
You set up the systems that keep the company running, from vendors and tooling to how work gets scheduled. The job changes shape as the company grows, and nobody hands you a process to follow. In a large firm this work is split between finance, facilities and a project office.
Questions people ask
How much do director operations jobs pay?
Typically USD 170k to 215k a year, with a median of USD 182.5k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring director operations roles?
OpenLoop Health (4 roles), Two Six Technologies (4) and Abricare, Inc. (3) have the most; 100 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
36% of these roles are remote.
Are new roles coming in?
13 were posted this week.





