SVP, Operations

At Nova Sky Stories, we empower artists and producers to bring awe and wonder to live audiences around the world. As the global leader in drone entertainment, we’ve been redefining live shows for over a decade—merging cutting‑edge drone technology with imaginative artistry. With a veteran team of engineers and creatives, we design and operate lightweight, small, precise, and safe drones that perform in the most demanding environments—urban centres, extreme temperatures, and high winds.

The result? Sky Stories that inspire, captivate, and transform the sky into a canvas of imagination. Headquartered in the U.S. with teams across Europe and the UAE, Nova Sky Stories works with the world’s leading brands, venues, and events.

The SVP, Operations will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping how Nova Sky Stories scales globally. This rare opportunity leads the operational engine behind some of the world’s most ambitious drone light experiences—combining aviation precision, live‑event execution, cutting‑edge technology, and creative storytelling at massive scale. Reporting directly to the CFO, this leader will oversee Production, Flight Operations and Logistics worldwide, ensuring teams across the company operate in sync to deliver extraordinary experiences safely, efficiently and flawlessly.

• Define and execute an integrated global operations strategy spanning Production, Logistics and Flight Operations, aligned with Nova’s rapid growth trajectory and long‑term vision.
• Own the operational P&L across these functions, including budget development, forecasting, resource planning and margin accountability.
• Establish and continuously elevate operational standards, systems and safety frameworks that allow Nova to scale rapidly across new markets, show formats and global productions.
• Serve as a key executive leader contributing to company‑wide strategy, international expansion, operational scalability and capability development.
• Build a culture of accountability, innovation, speed and continuous improvement across globally distributed operational teams.
• Help shape what world‑class operational excellence looks like within an emerging entertainment category.

• Lead the global Production organisation, ensuring high‑quality, on‑time and on‑budget delivery across all show types— from touring productions and residencies to large‑scale marquee events.
• Build scalable production frameworks, operational playbooks and resourcing models that support Nova’s continued global expansion.
• Partner closely with Creative, Engineering, Flight Operations and Commercial teams to ensure operational capabilities align with ambitious creative vision and client expectations.
• Own financial governance, production forecasting and operational accountability across the company’s growing production portfolio.
• Maintain executive oversight of high‑profile productions, key stakeholder relationships and escalated operational matters.
• Continuously improve production systems, workflows and execution standards to increase efficiency, scalability and show quality globally.

• Scale and support Nova’s global Flight Operations organisation through leadership of the Director, Global Flight Operations, ensuring safe, compliant and consistent execution across all operating regions.
• Champion a proactive, deeply embedded safety culture that remains non‑negotiable as the company scales.
• Ensure operational readiness across equipment, certifications, deployment systems, field execution standards and operational infrastructure globally.
• Partner with Engineering and technical teams to help integrate new technologies, automation and deployment innovations that keep Nova at the forefront of the industry.
• Support the evolution of operational systems capable of scaling alongside increasingly complex global deployments and productions.

• Serve as the connective tissue across Production, Logistics and Flight Operations, ensuring seamless collaboration and alignment throughout the full show lifecycle.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Creative, Legal and Commercial teams to…