Business Operations Lead
Listed on 2026-03-01
-
Business
Business Management, Business Development, Business Analyst, Operations Manager
Overview
As the Business Operations Lead, you are a strategic partner to the CEO and COO of the Asset Solutions Group (ASG) businesses. You are tasked with ensuring seven distinct businesses achieve their aggressive growth milestones through operational excellence and strategic alignment.
This is a high-visibility role for a professional who possesses the "operational rigor" of a consultant and the "bias for action" of an entrepreneur. You will collaborate daily with the Lead Partners of each business group to drive financial health and portfolio-wide optimization.
Key Responsibilities- Performance Evaluation: Identify trends across the seven groups and provide actionable insights to leadership beyond standard reporting.
- Executive Communication: Develop business cases and strategic narratives to influence C-suite decision-making; synthesize complex operational data for leadership use.
- Process Optimization: Proactively identify operational bottlenecks and design scalable workflows to support significant growth.
- Business Development: Support the acquisition of new work by synthesizing capabilities into winning strategic proposals and "win plans."
- Strategic Planning: Help develop and launch new service offerings that broaden market reach and address industry pain points.
- Market Intelligence: Conduct market research on competitor pricing, emerging technologies, and industry trends to inform product development and pricing strategies.
- 3–7 years of professional experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, real estate development, construction, or high-growth operations.
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
- Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to navigate ambiguity to drive results
- Problem-solving skills with the ability to turn raw data into a compelling executive narrative
The Force Multiplier
The Asset Solutions Group (ASG) represents a unique entrepreneurial opportunity backed by the stability of a $6B+ industry leader. ASG is a strategic collective of seven specialized companies designed to provide end-to-end, vertically integrated capabilities to the built environment.
Functioning as a strategic accelerator within Clark, ASG helps solve the industry’s most complex challenges—from high-interest rate environments and workforce shortages to the data center infrastructure boom. We are looking for a high-horsepower professional to drive operational rigor across this portfolio.
The ASG PortfolioYou will act as the connective tissue for a diverse collective of industry-leading firms:
- Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate: Turnkey development and creative public-private financing.
- Carta Advisors: Strategic advisory firm aligning Clark’s expertise with practical advisory services for large-scale capital projects.
- Altura: Data-driven decarbonization roadmaps and high-performance energy analytics.
- Coda: Risk mitigation through advanced data modeling and facilities technology.
- Align Capital Solutions: Specialists in securing creative debt and equity financing for projects in challenging financial landscapes.
- Fractile: Construction technology (BIM/VDC) and streamlined change order management to improve project delivery.
- S2N: Expertise in seamless integration and coordination of complex technology systems within modern building operations.
The physical and environmental requirements described here are representative of the essential functions of the role, including activity at desks, collaboration, data analysis, and strategy development.
The Physical Side of the Role: Prolonged periods of focused work; occasional travel to construction sites. Ability to lift and move objects up to 10 pounds regularly, and up to 25 pounds on occasion.
Your Work Environment: Primary workspace in a professional office with typical noise and light levels; may visit active construction sites with dynamic conditions. Follow safety policies and applicable laws at all locations.
Our High-Performing Culture: A demanding,…
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).