Executive Operations & Growth Manager


We’re hiring an Executive Operations & Growth Manager to support a rapidly scaling defense technology company. This role sits at the center of leadership, operations, and go-to-market, ensuring priorities move, decisions turn into action, and nothing stalls as we grow. Looking for someone highly organized, strong on follow-through, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment.

Executive Operations & Growth Manager

San Diego/Orange County CA | Hybrid

We’re hiring an Executive Operations & Growth Manager to support a rapidly scaling defense technology company that builds distributed ocean sensing platforms. This role sits at the center of leadership, operations, and go-to-market. You will ensure priorities move, decisions turn into action, and nothing stalls as we scale.

You will work directly with executive leadership to drive alignment, manage key initiatives, and support external engagement across partners and customers. Looking for someone highly organized, strong on follow-through, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment and takes pride in making things happen.

What You Will Do

  • Drive execution across leadership priorities and key initiatives

  • Ensure follow-through on decisions, meetings, and action items

  • Coordinate internal operations and improve systems and workflows

  • Support go-to-market efforts, including partner and customer engagement

  • Act as a central point of coordination across teams to keep work moving

What We Are Looking For

  • Highly organized with exceptional follow-through

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Experience with start up, tech or government contracts a plus

  • Proactive, resourceful, and able to manage multiple priorities

  • Experience supporting executives, operations, or growth teams

  • Comfortable using modern tools (Google Workspace, CRM systems, project tracking tools) and able to quickly learn new systems

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HR@hyperkelp.com