Please note: 1. This is a full-time, in-person role based in the Baltimore, MD area (Anne Arundel County) 2. In office 5 days a week. There is no remote or hybrid option. 3. $140K–$160K base plus a performance bonus 4. Application instructions are at the end of this post We’re looking for someone from the SearchFunder community who wants to run a real business alongside its founder, without needing to buy one first. The Company A founder-led restoration and reconstruction company in the Baltimore area, part of a private-equity-backed restoration platform. It does roughly $23M in revenue with about 90 employees and strong margins. The founder built it from the ground up and still runs it day to day. We see a path to growing it several times its current size by expanding into new locations and new lines of business beyond insurance work. What got the business here won’t get it to the next level. Growth has outpaced the systems, and too many decisions still run through the founder. That’s the job. The Role You’ll work directly with the founder as his right hand on operations, and own the day-to-day operating engine of the business. This is a builder role, not a steady-state management job. Do it well and there’s a clear path to COO. You will: 1. Map how work actually flows across departments, find the bottlenecks, and fix them 2. Build processes from scratch, write the SOPs, train people on them, and make sure they stick 3. Stand up a weekly operating rhythm with clear KPIs and owners for each department head 4. Put controls in place on job margins, vendor payments and invoicing, so they no longer depend on the founder checking everything himself 5. Increase project manager capacity by redesigning the role, taking admin work off their plate so they can focus on running jobs 6. Drive adoption of the company’s operating software so the numbers become the source of truth 7. Help launch and organize new revenue lines (commercial, property management, referral partners) with a real sales process 8. Make the tough calls on people when needed, and bring a loyal, long-tenured team along with you Who You Are 1. A current or former searcher, operator, consultant or chief of staff who wants to run a business, not just analyze one 2. Strategic and tactical. You can redesign an org chart in the morning and dig into a job file in the afternoon. 3. You’ve built things. You can point to processes, tools or teams you created, and numbers you personally moved. 4. Comfortable with a P&L and obsessed with margin. Your first instinct is to fix the process, not add headcount. 5. Tech-forward. You use AI and modern tools to build reports, automate work and move faster. 6. High emotional intelligence. You can earn the trust of a founder and a seasoned team, and still drive change. 7. Industry experience is a plus, not a requirement. Fresh eyes are welcome. Why This Role 1. Run a business with real scale, real customers and real problems from day one 2. Work side by side with a successful founder and a PE team that has been in your shoes 3. A clear path to COO as you prove yourself and the business grows 5. Leave your fingerprints on a company that is about to scale How to Apply Send your resume to Mariya Molina at redacted In the Subject put in "Rewind Restoration Baltimore Operations Role"