Operations Director
12 hours ago
Job Title: Operations Director
Location: London (or within a commutable distance, flexibility available for the right candidate in surrounding areas)
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Reports to: CEO
Salary: Competitive + Company car or car allowance + Performance Bonus
About Busy Bees
Busy Bees are a global leader in early years education. We're a values-driven organisation built on care, quality, service and people. With over 1000 centres globally, and ambitious growth plans in the UK and Europe, there's never been a more exciting time to join our leadership team.
We're now looking for a proven senior operations leader to take on a pivotal role within our UK leadership team as Operations Director, with responsibility for driving performance across a large, high-profile region that includes our London centres.
About the role
As Operations Director, you will be accountable for the overall performance, quality, compliance, and leadership of multiple early years education centres. This is a strategic and delivery-focused role that will work closely with the CEO and wider UK and European leadership team to drive growth, performance and transformation across your region.
What you will do
- Lead and inspire a team of senior operational leaders across a portfolio of centres
- Ensure operational excellence, safeguarding, compliance, and high-quality education delivery
- Be accountable for regional P&L, budget delivery and resource optimisation
- Drive performance across occupancy, compliance, engagement and profitability
- Shape and implement initiatives across employee engagement, retention and talent development
- Scope and support the rollout of tech solutions, new processes and acquisition integrations
- Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, L&D, Finance, and IT to deliver best-in-class services
- Act as a change leader, embedding a culture of high performance, care, and continuous improvement
Who We're Looking For
We are looking for a high-performing individual who is either currently operating at this level or above but ready to progress into a more complex, fast-paced, and high-growth environment.
Someone highly commercial, people-focused, and operationally rigorous. You'll be confident making decisions at pace, navigating complex stakeholder environments, and delivering measurable results across a large, dispersed, service-based organisation.
Essential experience
- Substantial leadership experience at Operations Director/COO level
- Demonstrated success managing multi-site teams and senior direct reports
- Background in retail, healthcare, childcare or other regulated service environments
- Strong understanding of the London market including cost dynamics, workforce supply, and customer expectations
- Proven experience leading transformation and strategic initiatives
- Strong track record in budget ownership, financial performance, and KPI delivery
Key capabilities
- Exceptional leadership and coaching skills, you get the best from your people
- A commercial mind, with a strong grasp of cost, value and performance levers
- Data-driven decision making and proven experience using insights to drive change
- Excellent communicator, able to engage at every level from frontline teams to Board
- Strategic thinker with operational discipline and attention to detail
- Passion for early years education, safeguarding, and improving outcomes for children.
- Flexible approach to working hours, including travel across the UK and occasional European visits
If you're ready to bring your experience to a purpose-led, high-impact leadership role we want to hear from you
-
Hospital Director
1 week ago
Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Linq Recruitment Specialists Full time £60,000 - £120,000 per yearHospital Director - RehabilitionFull Time - PermanentLichfieldWe are seeking a Hospital Director with a clinical background. Due to the nature of the role, we are open to considering individuals who are looking to step into a leadership position.This modern, purpose-built rehabilitation hospital in Walsall provides both level 1 and 2 care for adults with...
-
Executive & Administration Assistant
2 weeks ago
Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Clarendon Fine Art Full time £25,000 - £40,000 per yearLocation:Onsite, Lichfield (Head Office)Reports to:Chief People OfficerWorking Hours:Full time, Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pmAt Clarendon Fine Art, we bring art to life, in our galleries, on board luxury cruise ships, and through our passionate teams across the UK and beyond. Our Head Office is the creative and operational heart of the business, and...
-
Regulatory & Registration Coordinator
2 weeks ago
Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Voyage Care Ltd Full time £25,000 - £40,000 per yearAs Regulatory & Registrations coordinator you will support the organisation's Nominated Individual for CQC (England), Responsible Person for Care Inspectorate (Scotland) and Responsible Person for Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) to facilitate the oversight, monitoring and reporting of regulatory and compliance information.The Regulatory & Registrations...
-
Head of Sales
2 weeks ago
Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Ascom Americas Full time £60,000 - £120,000 per yearAscom is a global solutions provider focused on Healthcare ICT and mobile workflow solutions. Headquartered in Switzerland, our business spans across 19 countries, and has been supporting the healthcare industry for 160 years by providing them with technology to enable them to support their communities.Our systems are used in over 12,000 hospitals worldwide...
-
Office Manager
4 days ago
Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Busy Bees Full timeOffice Manager – Busy Bees Burntwood Head OfficeLocation: Burntwood, Staffordshire on site 5 days a weekContract: Permanent, Full Time 35 hours per weekSalary: DOEReports to: People DirectorAbout the RoleAre you a highly organised and people-focused professional looking for your next step as an Office Manager?At Busy Bees, our National Support Centre in...
-
PA2025Q3JB137 - Full Stack QA Tester
2 weeks ago
Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom SS&C Full time £40,000 - £60,000 per yearAs a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.Job...
-
PA2025Q3JB137 - Full Stack QA Tester
2 weeks ago
Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom SS&C Technologies Full time £40,000 - £60,000 per yearAs a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.Job...
-
Managing Director
13 hours ago
Lichfield, United Kingdom Voyage Care Full timeManaging Director Neurological Services Location: Providing support across national operations and multiple locations. A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a proven senior leader to join Voyage Care, a sector leading specialist care provider. If you have a passion for empowering colleagues to achieve their potential, delivering outstanding care for...
-
Private Secretary to Director Regional Delivery
2 weeks ago
Lichfield, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Full time**Details**: **Reference number**: - 388100 **Salary**: - £36,530 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% **Job grade**: - Higher Executive Officer **Contract type**: - Permanent **Business area**: - MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation - Regional Delivery **Type of role**: - Operational...
-
Client Partnerships Director
2 weeks ago
Lichfield, United Kingdom Clickthrough Marketing Full timeThis is an opportunity to lead the evolution of client experience growth and long-term partnership strategy inside one of the UKs most forward-thinking performance agencies. Youll sit at the heart of our client-facing operations owning relationships with senior stakeholders leading our client team and ensuring we deliver meaningful value that protects and...
-
Operations Integration Manager
2 weeks ago
Lichfield, United Kingdom Voyage Care Full time**Job Purpose**: The Operations Integration Manager will report to the Senior Operations Integration Manager and will support in the management of a number of projects to support the business growth strategy. **Key Result Areas**: - Project manage the integration of new business, closures and re-provisioning of services. - Develop, publish and implement new...
-
Warehouse Operative/van Driver
2 days ago
Lichfield, United Kingdom EL Oils Full time**Warehouse Operative / Van Driver** **Reporting to: Office Manager, Transport Manager & Company Directors** In our growing business, plans may change, so you will be required to carry out warehouse duties as well as making deliveries in what can often be a fast-paced environment. **Core Duties** - Carry out deliveries of oil drums and small pack items to...
-
Senior Associate
2 days ago
Lichfield, United Kingdom SS&C Full time**Who we are**: SS&C is the world’s largest hedge fund and private equity administrator, as well as the largest mutual fund transfer agency. SS&C’s unique business model combines end-to-end expertise across financial services operations with software and solutions to serviceeven the most demanding customers in the financial services and healthcare...
-
Transfers Administrator
1 week ago
Lichfield, United Kingdom OPR Associates Limited Full timeWe currently have a fantastic opportunity within the financial services sector for our client’s transfers department. The role is responsible for ensuring transfers are processed in a timely manner, including communication with ceding parties and FMs. Reportinginto the director of operations, reconciling cash/ stock transfers including addition and removal...
-
Pension Administrator
2 days ago
Lichfield, United Kingdom SS&C Full time**Who we are**: SS&C is the world’s largest hedge fund and private equity administrator, as well as the largest mutual fund transfer agency. SS&C’s unique business model combines end-to-end expertise across financial services operations with software and solutions to serviceeven the most demanding customers in the financial services and healthcare...
-
Senior HR Advisor
4 days ago
Lichfield, United Kingdom Voyage Care Full timeWe have an exciting opportunity for a Senior HR Advisor to join our Employee Relations team in HR, reporting to the HR Business Partner. You will play a critical role providing general employee relations guidance to regional portfolios consisting of Managing Directors, Operations Directors and Managers and Service Managers. Managing a small team of HR...
-
Talent Development Partner
1 week ago
Lichfield, United Kingdom Hollyfield Personnel Full timeWe have an exciting new role on with our long standing client based in Lichfield. They are recruiting for a Talent Development Partner to join them on a permanent, full time basis with the objective to drive success and growth across the business. This role involves a variety of duties, nice working hours and the position of working HYRBID. Duties...