Chief Operating Officer

Role overview

This opportunity is for a Chief Operating Officer to help a fast-scaling clean-energy logistics business move into its next stage of growth. The company supports national solar and storage deployments by making sure critical equipment arrives on time, matches specifications, and reaches site in good condition. Its work covers warehousing, freight, and inventory for items such as modules, trackers, transformers, and battery storage systems used in renewable energy projects.

The organization is already profitable and expanding quickly, but the operating model that suits its current size will not be enough for what comes next. In this role, you will design and strengthen the systems, performance tracking, operating cadence, and processes that keep the business running smoothly as it scales. You will report to the CEO and collaborate closely with the CFO and two Presidents who lead the revenue sides of the business. The Presidents manage the P&Ls; this role is responsible for the operating backbone beneath them.

This is a hands-on build-and-improve position rather than a maintenance role. The company wants a leader who digs into the details, identifies what is truly happening, and introduces structure that makes the business stronger and more scalable.

Core ownership areas

• Oversee the end-to-end operations and logistics function, including warehousing, freight, inventory, and fulfillment, across a national network of 3PL and warehouse partners. This also includes carrier selection and specialized freight for oversized, heavy, and hazmat shipments such as transformers and lithium-ion batteries.
• Create and manage the company’s KPI framework and operating rhythm, including weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews, dashboards, and accountability against plan.
• Assess the current team structure, identify gaps or misalignment, and place the right people in the right positions so the business can grow on a stronger foundation.
• Build the infrastructure that connects sales and business development to operations, including pipeline management, forecasting, CRM discipline, deal desk support, and pricing governance, while leaving customer ownership with the commercial team.
• Lead strategy and implementation for the core technology stack, including WMS, TMS, CRM, and ERP tools, along with reporting that gives leadership clear operational visibility.
• Develop a compliance function designed for scale, including DOT hazmat and oversized-load permitting, and oversee the commercial contract and deal-review process.
• Coach experienced operations leaders, manage offshore support partners, and serve as a strategic thought partner to the CEO, Board, and peer executives.

Candidate profile

The ideal leader has already built operating structure in a growing business and understands what it takes to create order in a complex environment.

Experience and qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in operations, supply chain, or general management, including at least 8 years in a senior executive role such as COO, VP/SVP of Operations, GM, or an equivalent position.
• A proven history of creating operating systems from scratch, including KPIs, planning cadence, process design, and management rhythms, rather than simply inheriting them.
• Direct logistics or distribution experience involving heavy industrial or renewable energy products such as transformers, batteries, trackers, modules, or similar items.
• Practical leadership of WMS, TMS, ERP, and CRM implementations from selection through launch.
• Experience managing a multi-site warehouse or contracted 3PL network at meaningful scale.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to work effectively with a CEO, Board, and president-level peers, along with the mindset to lead through building useful operating systems rather than owning a P&L.
• A hands-on leadership style and comfort operating in a founder-led or high-growth environment.

Preferred background

It would be a plus to bring direct exposure to solar, storage, or renewable energy distribution, experience with NetSuite, a background in a PE-backed or founder-led company, and familiarity with structured operating models such as EOS or Traction.

Compensation and benefits

The position is fully remote and includes flexible time off for leadership. The executive team is small and fast-moving, giving you meaningful autonomy and a real seat at the table as the company scales. Compensation is described as a competitive executive package made up of base salary, performance bonus, and meaningful equity.

• Discretionary time off policy that is effectively unlimited
• Health, vision, dental, and life insurance, plus additional voluntary benefits
• FSA/HSA options and an Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discounts and referral bonuses
• Professional development support and volunteer time off

Equal opportunity and compliance notes

The employer and the recruiting firm state that they are equal opportunity organizations and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.

Reasonable accommodations are offered to qualified individuals with disabilities and pregnant individuals through an interactive process. The employer may participate in E-Verify where applicable. Pay-equity practices, privacy obligations, local-law compliance, veteran opportunity considerations, and restrictions on inappropriate use of genetic information are also observed as required by law.

The role may ultimately sit with the recruiting firm or one of its clients; the specific employer is identified during the application and interview process.