Head of Operations Management (m/w/d)

Director of Operations
Point Source Youth (PSY) is a national leader in the movement to prevent and end youth homelessness with a planned annual budget of over $7 million dollars. Founded in 2015, we partner with communities to scale direct cash transfers as prevention, our Targeted Housing Assistance Program, and a 24-month Direct Cash Transfers for housing program, as well as other evidence-based strategies that center the agency of young people, especially BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ youth, to prevent and end youth homelessness. Our work includes research, policy, advocacy, fundraising, storytelling, movement building, narrative change, and implementation, culminating each year in our National Symposium on Solutions to End Youth Homelessness.
We seek an experienced collaborative, detail-oriented, and strategic leader to serve as our Director of Operations. The Director of Operations will lead PSY's next stage of growth, with a strong emphasis on strengthening the organization's infrastructure and building a culture of excellence, compliance, and effective risk management.
As the leader of the organization's human resources function and day-to-day operations, this role oversees the full employee lifecycle, state compliance, required filings, internal communications, administrative systems, and basic financial planning. They will champion a culture centered on excellence, compliance, and risk management, ensuring that internal infrastructure keeps pace with our mission. By managing complex workflows and building robust organizational systems, they will ensure our work is stronger, compliant, more equitable, and highly effective.
Human Resources Leadership & People Operations (30%)

Lead all core HR activities for the organization, serving as the primary owner of HR strategy, policy, and day-to-day administration.
Support performance management cycles, staff development processes, and implementation of effective HR practices.
Lead employee offboarding processes, including documentation, exit interviews, final pay compliance, and benefits offboarding, in accordance with applicable employment law.
Maintain accurate and confidential HR records, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
Ensure ongoing state-by-state compliance in conjunction with the PEO.
Serve as the organization's primary administrator of ADP, managing payroll coordination with our accounting team, employee records, benefits administration, and reporting.
Support staff development processes to achieve organizational goals and ensure compliance and risk management processes are implemented and managed to the highest standards
Ensure ongoing compliance with required staff trainings (e.g., cybersecurity training, sexual harassment training) and recommend and create expanded training programs
Update and maintain operations and employee manuals.
Organizational Operations & Systems Management (30%)

Oversee and continually improve internal operations across teams, ensuring workflows are efficient and aligned with organizational priorities.
Develop and maintain organizational policies, procedures, and Standard Operating Procedures to ensure consistency, compliance, and operational clarity.
Manage vendor relationships, technology systems, facilities coordination, and organizational subscriptions.
Manage the creation, execution, and ongoing maintenance of all contracts and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with partners and consultants.
Track and report on operational performance metrics; Lead organizational risk management processes, including compliance with nonprofit regulations, insurance updates, annual filings, and the creation of a staff training program.
Support cross-departmental projects by ensuring clear timelines, documentation, and communication pathways.
Initiate and facilitate training to ensure compliance excellence, risk management, and goal completion
Oversee all administrative and home office purchases.
Support annual audit and tax filings by acting as a liaison between management, the Board, and the outsourced team for all required information and documents.
Lead the organization's IT and cybersecurity risk management processes, working with an external IT partner
Develop and implement the organization's AI policy
Finance Support & Administrative Stewardship (30%)

Lead financial forecasting of profit and loss analysis on projects and create a process for financial forecasting for future years.
train consultants and staff on the platform and provide guides and tools as needed.
Maintain financial documentation and assist with audit preparation, grant reporting materials, and compliance requirements.
Collaborate closely with the external accounting firm to ensure accurate bookkeeping and financial reporting.
Track restricted and unrestricted funds in partnership with program and finance staff to ensure proper allocation.
Manage annual filings for state compliance with an outsourced team.
Maintain and organize records and administrative documentation using platforms such as Google Drive, Slack, ADP, and Toggl.
Provide support for our Annual National Symposium on Solutions to End Youth Homelessness
Complete onboarding and training on all core systems, including ADP, and gain access to HR, finance, and compliance platforms.
Shadow or take over management of onboarding
Com lead staff person, including processing invoices and completing consultant training.
Review current HR files, employee handbook, state filings/registrations, and compliance calendar to identify gaps or upcoming deadlines; Independently own the end-to-end onboarding and termination processes, with documented, repeatable procedures in place.
Strengthen or launch use of BambooHR (or confirm ADP as sole system of record), streamlining HR data management and reporting.
Strengthen or launch a consultant contract tracking system with notifications of when renewals are needed
Revise or update key HR policies, including required training, AI usage, and others, to reflect current best practices and legal requirements.
Complete a full audit of state compliance, filings, and required staff trainings, with a proactive tracking system in place.
Lead the organization's operational efficiency, HR compliance, and cross-departmental collaboration.
Serve as a trusted, go-to partner for staff and leadership on HR, compliance, security, risk management and operations matters.
Ensure agreed-upon key IT and risk management processes and systems are operational
Minimum of 7-12 years of progressive experience in nonprofit operations, HR leadership, or organizational management, including direct experience leading onboarding and termination