Operations Manager (COO Track)

Hidden Talent • Louisville, KY

3d • $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. What You’ll Do You will own the operational backbone of the company and help ensure nothing falls through the cracks. This person will begin with roughly a 60/40 split between executive support and operations work before growing into more project ownership and leadership over time. What Success Looks Like Six months into this role: The founders have more time to focus on growth and strategy Projects, priorities, and deadlines are highly organized and visible Investor communications, distributions, and follow-ups are happening seamlessly Processes are documented, improved, and consistently followed Problems are being solved proactively, not escalated reactively The right hire will remove 8–10+ hours per week from each founder’s plate within the first six months. What We’re Looking For This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a founder-led environment and wants to earn a seat at the leadership table over time. Culture Fit Matters CF Capital operates on EOS and is built around six core values: Grit Excellence Ownership Growth Integrity Mission This is a small, highly collaborative team with high standards and no room for passengers. The people who thrive here are direct, reliable, driven, and constantly looking for ways to improve.

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