Director of Operations - Growth Path to Equity and Executive Leadership

Job Description

Job Description

Director of Operations & Growth

San Mateo, CA | Full-Time | On-Site

About Central Conduit

Central Conduit supplies PVC and HDPE conduit, elbows, fittings, and custom-radius bends for data centers, utilities, solar, telecom, public works, and major electrical infrastructure projects across the U.S.

We help contractors solve conduit problems that standard commodity suppliers often cannot solve fast enough.

Our goal is to become the #1 resource for custom PVC bends and complex conduit solutions.

About the Role

The Director of Operations & Growth is a hands-on leadership role working directly with the founder to help scale Central Conduit from a founder-led company into a stronger, more systemized national supplier.

This role touches sales, quoting, vendor coordination, customer follow-up, logistics, purchasing, process improvement, systems, and team building.

The right person will be comfortable operating in the details while also helping build the systems that allow the company to scale.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving ability
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working directly with customers, vendors, and internal team members
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to follow through without constant supervision
• Willingness to learn products, quoting, operations, logistics, and business systems quickly
• Comfortable using technology, AI tools, and automation to improve workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in electrical supply, industrial distribution, construction, logistics, supply chain, project management, or operations
• Experience working in a founder-led, family-owned, entrepreneurial, or high-growth business
• Sales or business development experience with strong operational instincts
• Military operations or leadership experience
• Experience improving processes, documenting workflows, or implementing systems
• Familiarity with ERP, CRM, quoting, order management, or customer service systems

Responsibilities

• Learn Central Conduit’s products, vendors, fabrication model, customer base, and quoting process
• Support customer follow-up, order tracking, vendor coordination, and logistics communication
• Work with the founder on active sales opportunities, strategic accounts, and operational priorities
• Improve quoting, order entry, purchasing, vendor updates, customer communication, and internal workflows
• Identify bottlenecks and help solve them through better process, automation, delegation, or system design
• Help build a lean, scalable operating model that increases output without adding unnecessary headcount

Location

This role is based in San Mateo, California and is expected to be on-site during the initial build phase.

For an exceptional non-local candidate, temporary housing or relocation support may be discussed.

This is not a remote-first role initially. It may become more flexible over time as systems, trust, and operating rhythm develop.

Compensation & Upside

We are looking for a long-term leader, not a short-term employee.

Compensation will be based on experience, performance, responsibility, and fit. For the right person, the compensation path may include:

• Competitive base compensation
• Performance-based bonuses
• Profit-linked or milestone-based upside
• Increased responsibility as the company scales
• A potential path toward equity participation based on measurable contribution, trust, and long-term fit

Equity is not promised upfront. It is earned through execution, judgment, and business impact.

How to Apply

Please apply through this page.

Include your resume and any additional information you believe helps explain why you may be the right fit.

Assertive applicants are encouraged to include a short video message. The format and topic are up to you. A polished resume is helpful. How you think matters more.