Operations & Systems Lead (ClickUp & Automations)

Posted 4 days ago

Worldwide

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Operations & Systems Lead to elevate agency performance, optimize cross-departmental workflows, and refine operational forecasting. Rather than a pure platform administrator, we need a proactive operations practitioner who can bridge teams, remove project friction, and drive overall execution. You will leverage deep, hands-on ClickUp expertise and custom automations to give leadership clear visibility into team utilization, project profitability, and capacity planning. Core Responsibilities *Cross-Functional Alignment: Connect account management, strategy, creative, and production teams through standardized, automated operational handoffs. *Forecasting & Performance Analytics: Build and maintain leadership dashboards tracking resource utilization, project profitability, workload capacity, and project health. *Automation & Workflow Engineering: Hands-on creation and maintenance of ClickUp automations, custom fields, and task structures to eliminate administrative overhead. *Process Adoption & Training: Develop SOPs and lead interactive team training to ensure high platform adoption and operational consistency. Revised Key Requirements *3+ years in agency operations, project management systems, or operational consulting. *Demonstrated hands-on expertise building advanced ClickUp workspaces, native automations, and reporting dashboards. *Proven background in resource planning, capacity forecasting, and profitability tracking within creative or client-service environments.

  • More than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 6+ months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $8.00

    -

    $25.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Complex project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Email Communication
Customer Service
Nice-to-have skills
Phone Communication
Lead Generation
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:10 to 15
  • Last viewed by client:yesterday
  • Interviewing:
    7
  • Invites sent:
    33
  • Unanswered invites:
    22
About the client
Member since Sep 13, 2012
  • United States
    Portland10:59 PM
  • 190 hires, 15 active
  • 59,937 hours

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