Business Operations Manager
Impact: Organisational efficiency and effectiveness through expert business operations management
Oversee the day-to-day operational functions of a business unit or organisation, ensuring efficient processes, effective resource allocation, and smooth cross-functional coordination. Identify operational bottlenecks, implement process improvements, manage operational budgets, and ensure the organisation runs efficiently and effectively.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 60% Team / 40% Solo
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- 10 to 20% for site visits and stakeholder meetings
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40 to 55 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $155,000
- Entry-level
- $80,000 - $110,000
- Senior
- $260,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 10% (as fast as average)
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High - 65 to 80% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- Low
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- 65
Soft skills
- 35
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 2 to 4 years
- Years to senior
- 5 to 8 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Operations Analyst > Business Operations Manager > Senior Operations Manager > VP of Operations > Chief Operating Officer
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 20% moderate risk as AI automates some operations management tasks
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 7/10
- Meaning
- 7/10
- Work-life balance
- 6.5/10
- Prestige
- 7/10
- Social perception
- High