Operations Manager (COO Track)

Hidden Talent • Louisville, KY

1d • $80,000 - $90,000 • Onsite

About The Position

CF Capital is hiring a founder right-hand operator who can own day-to-day execution today and grow into a future leadership role as the business scales.
You will work directly with both founders of a fast-growing private equity real estate firm that owns and operates approximately 1,500 apartment units across the Midwest and Southeast with roughly $175M in assets under management. The company plans to scale to 5,000+ units, build its own property management company, and continue growing over the next several years.
This role starts as a blend of executive support and operations management. Over time, it is designed to evolve into a Chief of Staff and eventually COO-level opportunity for the right person.

Requirements

• 3–7 years of experience in operations, executive support, project management, consulting, business management, financial operations, or similar environments
• Experience supporting founders, executives, or high-growth teams
• Exceptional follow-through and organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication
• High attention to detail and bias toward action
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Strong systems mindset and ability to improve processes
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
• High ownership
• Relentless with follow-through
• Strong in judgment and decision-making
• Comfortable with ambiguity
• Humble enough to handle the unglamorous work
• Ambitious enough to grow into leadership

Nice To Haves

• Experience in real estate, property management, private equity, wealth management, or financial services is preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Managing investor communications, investor portal coordination, and investor services
• Supporting acquisitions, refinances, equity raises, and transaction workflows
• Coordinating investor distributions and acting as the liaison with accounting and bookkeeping partners
• Managing calendars, scheduling, travel, meeting preparation, agendas, and follow-up tracking for both founders
• Maintaining and improving SOPs, filing systems, project tracking, and internal workflows
• Supporting EOS execution including scorecards, Rock tracking, and meeting prep
• Coordinating vendors, events, and special projects
• Identifying inefficiencies and implementing better systems and processes
• Serving as the person who sees issues early, solves problems, and drives things forward before leadership has to step in

Benefits

• $80,000–$90,000 base salary dependent on experience
• $5,000–$10,000 annual bonus potential
• Fully paid employee health insurance
• Dental and vision coverage
• PTO + holidays
• Direct mentorship from both founders
• Future upside potential including profit sharing and long-term growth opportunity
• Clear path from Operations Manager to COO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed