DIALOG
Studio Operations Manager
Vancouver, BC
Sponsorship not specifiedCAD 130k-CAD 155kDetected 35 days ago
LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- Equal Opportunity DIALOG celebrates diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
- Employment-related decisions are made without regard to sex, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age and race.
Responsibilities
- We're proud to be a Certified B Corporation and one of Canada's Greenest Employers, committed to using our design practice as a force for good in the world.
- The Studio Operations Manager (SOM) is a unique position that is responsible for managing our design studio on behalf of the Partnership.
- Through effective management of the practice and the business, you'll help create an environment that enables pre-eminent design and supports the local studio culture.
- You will also collaborate with your SOM peers across DIALOG, connecting the studios and helping us work seamlessly as one design practice without internal borders.
- Reporting to the Director of Studio Operations, the SOM serves as the Managing Partner's representative within the studio and works closely with the Studio Chair, Partners, Senior Management Team, and other leaders.
- The SOM drives operational excellence by improving the efficiency of processes and procedures, strengthening and sustaining DIALOG's internal capacity and performance, and fostering a positive studio culture that supports DIALOGer engagement and success.
- Working closely with the Studio Chair and partners, and working across teams, the SOM provides leadership for the implementation of the strategic plan and oversight of studio financials and administrative services
- The SOM monitors overall studio Design Practice project performance, resourcing, team capacity, and collaborates with SOM peers for problem solving and providing cross studio support to the practice and project delivery
- Your leadership and guidance will help the studio both strategically and operationally. You will co-chair studio weekly Partners' meetings; facilitate inter-studio coordination and collaboration; and make certain that teams are performing effectively
- You will lead the general administrative services team for the studio, aligning approaches with DIALOG's overall direction and yet responding to the local needs of the unique culture of your studio
Requirements
- You are an optimistic, organized person who loves collaborating with others.
Compensation
- CAD 130k-CAD 155k
Benefits
- Here at DIALOG, we are passionate about design and believe it can and should meaningfully improve the wellbeing of our communities and the environment we all share.
- By regularly taking the pulse of projects, you will collaborate with teams to monitor project team wellbeing, achievements of sustainability targets, and financial performance
- Your management of studio business will include implementation and improvement of guidelines, policies, and processes such as financial projections, receivables, expenses, effort, overtime, and vacation accruals
Company info
- We are a fun-loving bunch of big thinkers and city-shapers, who are collaborative in our approach, diverse in our perspectives, aspirational in our pursuits, and optimistic about what's next.
- We're always looking for passionate people who share our values and care as much about our communities as we do.
Equal opportunity
- DIALOG celebrates diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
- We are committed to an inclusive environment for all, free of discrimination and harassment.
- In accordance with DIALOG's Accommodation Policy, accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request for candidates throughout the selection process.
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