Chief Operating Officer

Position:
Chief Operating Officer (COO)

City/State: Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Type and

Schedule:

Full-Time, Salary/Exempt, On-Site

Annualized Salary Range: $216,528 - $305,864 (commensurate with experience).

About Us: Caliola is a woman-owned small business that is improving and protecting our Nation's way of life through secure collaboration and resilient communications. Our engineers, subject matter experts, and veterans are developing and delivering trusted solutions for mission-critical communications. We seek teammates who share our core values:
Insight, Innovation, and Integrity for Command, Control, and Communications.

Position

Description:

The Chief Operating Officer will translate the CEO's strategic vision into actionable, day-to-day operations across Caliola. This executive leader is tasked with driving operational efficiency, fostering key talent, and ensuring rigorous adherence to security and compliance standards vital for the defense sector. The COO's primary mandate is to oversee Caliola's core operational pillars—Business Development, Engineering, and Business Operations—ensuring seamless alignment with the company s strategic growth targets, financial objectives, and established core values.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Execute the CEO s strategic vision by leading day-to-day operations across Caliola within the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), ensuring alignment between strategy, execution, and results.
• Provide Leadership, Management, and Accountability (LMA) for the key business unit leaders, ensuring consistent execution, performance accountability, and cross-functional alignment.
• Drive sustainable, year-over-year revenue and profit growth while maintaining operational discipline, risk management, and compliance within the defense contracting environment.
• Own profit and loss (P&L) performance and overall financial health, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and margin performance, with adherence to GAAP and CAS (as applicable).
• Ensure compliant and competitive cost structure and pricing strategies, including indirect rate management, cost recovery, and readiness for audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and other oversight bodies.
• Lead continuous improvement of enterprise-wide operational processes with emphasis on scalability, efficiency, and integration across functional organizations.
• Oversee and maintain best-in-class employee benefits, including professional development to drive employee retention and maintain low turnover.
• Develop, mentor, and retain senior leaders, reinforcing Caliola s core values and building organizational depth to support growth and project execution.
• Oversee quality management systems and assurance activities (e.g., AS9100, ISO), ensuring the consistent delivery of high-reliability products and services.
• Ensure strong supply chain, contract, and subcontract management to meet cost, quality, and security requirements.
• Direct operational, physical, and information security programs, including secure spaces, secure networks, facility clearance, and personnel security processes.
• Ensure enterprise compliance with applicable government regulations and standards, including ITAR/EAR, FAR, DFARS, NISPOM, CUI handling requirements, and CMMC.
• Serve as the primary operational interface with US Government customers, Contracting Officers, DCMA, DCAA, and DCSA.
• Ensure operational readiness and scalability of primary Caliola business systems (Accounting, Purchasing, Government Property, Estimating, Earned Value Management, Materials Management and Accounting Systems), contract vehicles, cleared facilities, personnel security clearances, and company certifications.

What We Require:

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related work experience.
• Prior experience in an executive role at a Department of War (DoW) contractor.
• Deep understanding of DoW contracting, program delivery, the federal acquisition process, and its impact on business operations.
• Strong understanding of high-tech domains (e.g., military satellite and secure communications) to effectively lead technical teams and make informed decisions.
• Ability to work under…