- Experience
- 1–5 yrs
- Salary
- —
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 1 week ago
- Work mode
- Work from home
- Eligibility
- Candidates with 1 to 5 years of relevant consulting or small business leadership experience, along with demonstrated people leadership, strong communication skills, and a willingness to travel extensively, are suited for this role.
- Resume
- Required to apply
Job description
About Teamshares
Teamshares is a purpose-led startup focused on acquiring small businesses from retiring owners and helping them evolve into resilient, employee-owned companies through software, learning, and community-based products. The company was built to make employee ownership accessible for the small business segment, which represents 98% of firms in the U.S. economy.
Role Overview
Teamshares is hiring an Operational Lead to support businesses across its network. In this role, you will partner with employee-owned companies on turnaround efforts, organizational change, and growth initiatives. Depending on the engagement, you may act in an advisory capacity to a president, or step into hands-on co-management or even full-time interim leadership.
This position requires more than 50% travel.
What You'll Do
- Work directly with network companies to provide strategic guidance, coaching, and execution support.
- Help design and implement operational improvements that strengthen business performance.
- Partner with presidents in co-management settings as a trusted collaborator.
- Step into interim leadership when needed to stabilize teams and build confidence among employee-owners.
- Take decisive action on urgent operational and business issues.
- Handle difficult conversations and support businesses facing financial or organizational strain.
What Success Looks Like
- Moving quickly from assessment to implementation.
- Balancing strategic thinking with day-to-day operational execution.
- Building trust with leadership teams and employees through calm, clear communication.
- Owning challenging business situations with a practical, hands-on mindset.
Who You Are
- You bring 1 to 5 years of experience from top-tier consulting, or a mix of consulting and small business leadership.
- You have shown people leadership in prior roles.
- You communicate clearly, work well with others, and keep ego out of the process.
- You think like an entrepreneur and enjoy building and improving businesses.
- You are strong in project management, problem solving, and execution.
- You understand business fundamentals, including financial performance and strategy.
- You have a growth mindset and are open to learning from mistakes.
- You are adaptable, curious, and able to think creatively.
Additional Information
Teamshares offers a competitive salary and a strong benefits package, including equity for all employees, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, and paid parental leave.
The company promotes healthy work-life balance, encourages employees to disconnect after the workday, and values real vacation time. Teamshares also supports ongoing career growth and development.
Hiring Process Notice
Teamshares may use AI tools to assist with parts of the recruitment process, such as reviewing applications, scanning resumes, or checking responses for inconsistencies or verification signals. These tools support the hiring team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are made by people. Applicants can contact the company for more information about how their data is processed.