When should a growing company hire an operations manager?

Founders are drowning in coordination. What headcount or revenue signal says hire Ops?

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Zubair Hadir 1 month ago

Hire Ops when coordination failures cost more than the salary — missed SLAs, chaotic handoffs, or founders doing dispatcher work daily.

Give the role clear KPIs: on-time delivery, process adherence, and margin leakage.

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