Department Operations Manager

University of South Florida•Tampa, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Level 4 Department Operations Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for a large, research-intensive department with extensive laboratory, instructional, and research facilities across multiple buildings. The position oversees the full scope of administrative, financial, human resources, academic, and facilities operations; manages a complex portfolio of state, auxiliary, foundation, and grant funds; and supervises a team of staff and student employees. The manager serves as building manager for departmental space, primary liaison to embedded financial/HR services, and a key partner to the Chair in planning, risk management, and execution of the department’s strategic goals. This position is critical to the effective functioning of the department by ensuring that administrative, financial, and operational processes run smoothly so that faculty, researchers, and students can focus on teaching and learning. The incumbent interprets and implements university policies in daily practice; oversees hiring, payroll, budgeting, and scheduling; and proactively resolves operational issues to minimize disruptions. Serving as a primary point of contact for students, faculty, staff, and visitors, the position helps shape the department’s reputation through professional, responsive service. By coordinating people, processes, and resources, this role supports the department’s strategic goals, mitigates operational risk, and translates the Chair’s vision into efficient, sustainable operations.

Requirements

May be subject to a Level 1 or Level 2 criminal background check.

Responsibilities

Provides strategic and operational leadership for a large, research-intensive department.
Oversees administrative, financial, human resources, academic, and facilities operations.
Manages a complex portfolio of state, auxiliary, foundation, and grant funds.
Supervises a team of staff and student employees.
Serves as building manager for departmental space.
Acts as primary liaison to embedded financial/HR services.
Partners with the Chair in planning, risk management, and execution of strategic goals.
Interprets and implements university policies in daily practice.
Oversees hiring, payroll, budgeting, and scheduling.
Proactively resolves operational issues to minimize disruptions.
Serves as a primary point of contact for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
Coordinates people, processes, and resources to support strategic goals.
Mitigates operational risk.
Translates the Chair’s vision into efficient, sustainable operations.