Vice President, Operations East
Quick Summary
Own on-time performance, coverage, and service quality Financials: Own the regional P&L, budget, forecast accuracy, and expense control Renewals and collections: Lead renewals and AR,
budgeting, forecasting, expense control, and AR management Direct union experience (CBA administration, grievances, discipline,
About the Role
~1 min readZum provides safe, reliable, technology-enabled student transportation for school districts. We are growing quickly: new districts, new yards, and new markets launch while existing ones are still being built out. The VP of Operations runs a multi-market in the east region P&L, leads general managers and their teams, and owns the operating rhythm that keeps buses running safely and on time. This is a hands-on, start-up-mode role for someone who can build, manage the process, and still step into a yard and roll up their sleeves when needed.
What We Offer
~1 min readOwn the handoff from Sales through Day One and stabilization:
Responsibilities
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Requirements
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10+ years in operations, including 5+ leading multi-site or multi-region teams in student transportation, logistics, or similar safety-critical field operations
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Experience in high-growth or turnaround settings, launching sites and building process from scratch
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Strong financial skills: budgeting, forecasting, expense control, and AR management
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Direct union experience (CBA administration, grievances, discipline, bargaining) and skill in renewals and escalations with districts and unions
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Command of DOT/FMCSA, CDL, and state pupil-transportation requirements
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Public-sector contract experience, including SLAs and liquidated damages
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Fluency with operational and workforce data, turned into weekly action
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Strong multitasking and proactive planning; exceptional written and verbal communication
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Willingness to travel
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $206,000–$260,000 a year
- 245% above the $67,500 median for Other jobs on Jobera (115,751 salaries).
- Who can apply
- United States
- Posted
- 1 day ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 14, 2026
- First seen
- October 14, 2026
- Last seen
- October 16, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 1
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 87%
- Scored at
- October 16, 2026
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