Job Description

About the Company

We are seeking a highly disciplined and experienced Chief Operating Officer (COO) to lead operations across our U.S. and international divisions, including Florida, Texas, and the Dominican Republic. This is a fast-paced leadership role requiring a structured, logical, efficient individual with exceptional communication and organizational skills.

About the Role

The COO will report directly to the CEO and will be responsible for overseeing all operational departments, improving factory performance, solving major workflow issues, creating reporting systems, and ensuring that compliance requirements are met across multiple states and countries. This role requires extensive travel, daily leadership involvement, and the ability to manage complex operational systems without hand-holding.

Responsibilities

• Operational Oversight
• Lead and optimize operations across Florida, Texas, and the Dominican Republic
• Oversee DR factory management, production teams, logistics, and compliance
• Improve factory efficiency, reduce downtime, and enforce strong SOPs
• Implement reporting systems and ensure all teams meet performance targets
• Travel & On-Site Leadership
• Dominican Republic: weekly (1–2 days)
• Texas: monthly (1–2 days)
• Florida: full-time base location
• Corporate & Executive Leadership
• Lead executive strategy meetings
• Run operations and production management meetings
• Oversee weekly leadership calls and cross-department communication
• Work with investors, distributors, and high-level partners
• Legal & Compliance
• Review corporate contracts
• Handle regulatory compliance for hemp, vape, and tobacco
• Communicate with attorneys as needed
• Oversee trademarks, leases, and legal correspondence (Law degree preferred but not required)
• Finance & Reporting
• Review budgets and financial performance
• Monitor cash flow and operational spending
• Oversee payroll through Accounting
• Conduct production cost analysis
• Present profit/loss updates to the CEO
• Department Oversight
• The COO will supervise and hold accountable:
• Sales Department
• Warehouse
• Logistics & Delivery
• DR Factory Management
• DR Production Team
• HR
• Marketing
• Compliance & Legal
• Authority Level
• Can hire/fire with CEO approval
• Can restructure departments with CEO approval
• Can approve vendor contracts and negotiate deals independently
• Can implement new systems with CEO approval

Biggest Challenges to Solve

• The COO must immediately address:
• Factory efficiency improvement
• Fixing communication gaps between teams
• Organizing operational chaos and bringing structure
• Creating strong reporting systems
• Ensuring DR factory compliance and oversight

Qualifications

• 10+ years of senior operations leadership (COO, VP of Operations, or equivalent)
• Master’s degree in Business or Finance
• Law degree preferred (not mandatory)
• Proven experience overseeing international operations
• Strong command of compliance in regulated industries
• Ability to operate under pressure with discipline and executive-level presence

Required Skills

• Non-negotiable:
• Loyal
• Highly organized
• Handles pressure well
• Executive presence
• Strong negotiator
• Extremely disciplined
• Logical, not emotional
• Excellent communicator
• Great with numbers
• Can take direction
• Can lead without hand-holding

Pay range and compensation package

• Base Salary: $80,000
• Executive bonus structure
• Commission based on operational performance
• Travel expenses paid

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.

How to Apply

Submit a resume, proof of education, and an executive summary of past COO or senior operations leadership roles.

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