Search Operations Manager
Oxeon
| Company | Oxeon |
| Category | Operations & Admin |
| Location | United States |
| Remote | Remote |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Manager |
| Salary | USD 103k–155k |
| Posted | 18 May 2026 |
| Last verified | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (ashby) |
Description
The best operators don’t just keep businesses running - they shape how they grow.
At Oxeon, the Search Operations Manager sits at the center of the business, helping guide how we scale our search practice, deploy talent, prioritize opportunities, and support firm-wide growth. It’s a role for someone who loves solving complex operational challenges, influencing senior stakeholders, and bringing structure and clarity to fast-moving environments.
The Search Operations Manager serves as the central strategic driver and operational anchor for Oxeon's search practice. This is a high-impact individual contributor role responsible for the end-to-end operational lifecycle of our business. You will function as a vital strategic advisor to firm leadership, ensuring that firm-wide resources—talent, capacity, and profitability—are optimized to drive organizational growth. This role is essential for transforming complex operational data into actionable insights, serving as a critical partner to the Head of Search Operations, the Executive Leadership Team, and the Finance and People teams.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We recognize that excellent operations leaders come from diverse professional backgrounds. We are specifically seeking candidates who map to one of the following profiles:
- Chief of Staff Profile: 3–5 years of experience in a Chief of Staff, Business Operations, or cross-functional execution role within a high-growth, fast-paced environment (such as a venture studio, healthcare startup, or scaling enterprise).
- Professional Services Profile: 5–7 years of experience steering staffing, resource allocation, revenue operations, or project management within a highly consultative, fast-paced client services environment (e.g., Management Consulting, Law, Executive Search, or Creative Agencies).
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree required.
CORE COMPETENCIES & ATTRIBUTES
- Leading Through Influence: Proven ability to drive alignment, draw clear lines in the sand, and influence senior partners without relying on formal hierarchical authority.
- Kind Firmness & High EQ: Exceptional emotional intelligence, situational awareness, and organizational empathy. Ability to establish clear professional boundaries and diplomatically navigate sensitive staffing and performance conversations.
- Nuanced Communication: Masterful at translating complex pipeline data into clear, persuasive executive narratives, and comfortable providing data-backed counsel and constructive pushback to executive-level leaders.
- Thriving in Ambiguity: Operates with an entrepreneurial mindset, balancing immediate, fast-paced commercial demands ("fire drills") with the deliberate focus required to build long-term scalable processes.
- Commitment to Growth: We are seeking an individual looking to plant deep roots in this role and make a commitment to optimizing Oxeon's operational backbone.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE
At Oxeon, we are:
- Healthcare-focused and industry-centric: We work exclusively in healthcare, connecting leaders who shape the future of health delivery, technology, life sciences, and value-based care.
- Relationship-driven and strategic: Our approach combines data, deep networks, and consultative thought partnership to build leadership teams that truly move the needle.
- Entrepreneurial and aligned: Every employee receives equity in Oxeon investments from day one, so your success is directly tied to the growth and impact you help create.
- High-growth and collaborative: We embrace autonomy, mentorship, and cross-functional teamwork, offering extensive exposure to executive leadership and firm strategy.
We hold ourselves to six core values: Intellectual Curiosity, Emotional Intelligence, Ownership, Resilience, Collaboration, and Spirit of Generosity.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US
- A flexible, hybrid work model: We operate on a hybrid schedule across our New York, Nashville, and Seattle offices, augm