Job Description

ORBIS is seeking an experienced Sr. Operations Manager to work on site in McLean, VA.

General Responsibilities

GROW: Act as the operational and cultural anchor for our McLean headquarters, fostering a people-first, solutions-oriented environment that supports firmwide employee retention, growth, and cohesion.

MANAGE: Oversee day-to-day headquarters operations, supervising the Office Manager, coordinating logistics, and ensuring a seamless on-site experience for staff and visitors.

CONNECT: Serve as the primary in-office representative for Capabilities leadership—driving internal communications, feeding back on-site developments, and translating strategic intent into actionable plans that help the Capabilities Division and the ORBIS Senior Executive Leadership better engage and support our teammates.

EVOLVE: Champion a mission-driven, inclusive culture through morale-building activities, team-building events, and by modeling agility, innovation, and operational excellence.

Specific Duties

GROW

• Foster a people-first, solutions-oriented environment that supports firmwide employee retention, growth, and cohesion.
• Build and maintain strong alignment between distributed leadership and on-site teams.
• Identify and implement process improvements that optimize office workflows and team engagement.

MANAGE

• Maintain full situational awareness of firmwide strategic initiatives, ongoing operation needs, and Capabilities Division activities—tracking projects, product roadmaps, marketing campaigns, and deadlines.
• Supervise and mentor the Office Manager; troubleshoot facilities issues; cover front-desk duties when needed.

CONNECT

• Organize and lead weekly operational syncs, status reviews, and cross-functional planning sessions.
• Ensure information flows across product, delivery, marketing, and executive stakeholders, drive follow-up on action items.

EVOLVE

• Initiate and support events, activities, team building, and rituals that facilitate inter-team and intra-team connections. Facilitate a strategy of virtual activities that integrate remote and on-site staff into a unified team.
• Reinforce Orbis values—professionalism, integrity, shared ownership—by celebrating wins and guiding the team through challenges.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience: 7+ years in internal operations, cross-functional coordination, or executive support; proven track record driving complex projects to completion.
• Leadership & Soft Skills: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; high emotional intelligence; ability to influence without formal authority.
• Operational Acumen: Strong organizational, problem-solving, and multitasking abilities; proactive in identifying and resolving inefficiencies.

Security Clearance

• Not required to start; eligibility preferred (current/prior clearances are a plus).

Travel

Minimal (<10%), primarily to support off-site meetings or client events.

Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with Monday.com, Slack, Confluence (or similar).
• Background in consulting, national security/defense, government services, or high-growth tech.
• Experience supporting senior executives in a hybrid/remote environment.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Routine video conference and/or in-person meetings.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status . #J-18808-Ljbffr

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Remote work,

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