Vice President, Operations

TransCore • Houston, TX

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About The Position

TransCore (TRN), a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is seeking a Vice President of Operations. The role is responsible for the overall strategic, operational, and financial performance of assigned transportation technology, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), and mobility solution programs. It provides executive leadership for project delivery, customer satisfaction, business growth, and operational excellence, while ensuring successful execution of contracts and services for state departments of transportation, tolling authorities, municipalities, and other transportation agencies.

The Vice President partners with senior leadership to drive profitability, expand market presence, and deliver innovative transportation solutions supporting TransCore’s long-term business objectives. The position carries full P&L accountability and leads strategic planning, business development, project and program delivery, customer relationships, and team development. Travel may be required up to 30%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field.
• At least 15 years of progressive leadership experience in operations, program management, transportation technology, ITS, systems integration, tolling, or related industries.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale operations and achieving revenue, profitability, and performance objectives.
• Significant experience managing P&L responsibility, strategic planning, forecasting, and business development.
• Experience managing complex customer relationships with public-sector agencies, transportation authorities, or government entities.
• Proven ability to lead geographically dispersed, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with intelligent transportation systems (ITS), tolling, traffic management, mobility solutions, or related transportation infrastructure technologies.
• Experience supporting state departments of transportation (DOTs), tolling authorities, municipalities, or other public-sector transportation agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and full P&L accountability for assigned operations, including revenue growth, profitability, forecasting, budgeting, and resource planning.
• Develop and execute strategic business plans to achieve operational, financial, and growth objectives.
• Identify market opportunities, support capture strategies, and contribute to proposal and contract pursuits.
• Lead and develop teams through workforce planning, performance management, talent development, and succession planning.
• Establish and maintain relationships with customers, partners, and key stakeholders to support customer satisfaction and long-term business success.
• Oversee project and program delivery to achieve performance, quality, schedule, and financial objectives.
• Monitor business performance metrics and implement corrective actions for operational, financial, or customer-related risks.
• Drive operational excellence through process improvement, workforce optimization, and implementation of best practices.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development for Directors, Program Managers, and operational teams.
• Partner with executive leadership on organizational strategy, long-term growth initiatives, and business transformation.
• Represent the company with customers, industry organizations, and business partners as a senior operations leader.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive