Hire a nearshore operations manager for agency delivery.
Vela headhunts nearshore operations managers who already have the job, in Medellín, Bogotá, Buenos Aires and Mexico City. AI-ready, vetted on a live working interview, introduced three at a time.
What the seat owns.
Operations has to improve how the work moves without turning the company into a process museum. The nearshore advantage is strongest when the professional works in the same rhythm as the delivery, account, and leadership teams.
- Owns operating cadence across delivery, reporting, meetings, and process documentation.
- Finds workflow gaps that cost margin or create client risk.
- Keeps systems practical enough for a busy team to actually use.
How we find and vet them.
Every search starts with the operations managers who are in the seat right now, in Medellín, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, and Mexico City. Once someone has fixed how the work moves, the company that benefits fights to keep them.
- We reach them by warm intro, prior-network referral, and a researched personal email. Never a job post, never a recruiter blast.
- An operations diagnostic around missed handoffs and manual reporting.
- Tool screen across project management, documentation, automation, and reporting systems.
- Reference checks with the people who actually managed them, run the same way we check references for our own team.
- They already use AI in the work they do every day. We check it on the working interview; it is not an add-on to the fee.
Search terms
- Day 7First vetted profile
- 21 daysThree vetted candidates
- 20%Of year-one base, when your hire starts. A $1,000 deposit credits to it.
- 90 daysReplacement at no charge
Is it the right hire?
A good fit when
- You need operations that touch client work directly.
- Manual reporting and handoffs are costing senior time.
- You want one professional to improve the system while doing the work.
Not the right fit when
- You need a fractional COO.
- You want an operations consultant without a placement.
- You are not ready to change how the team works.
“For one role, we ended up hiring the very first candidate that we were introduced to, and we absolutely love her. I was very impressed with the speed and quality.”
Geoff C.CEO, Rev Management Group · More from clientsQuestions.
Short answers. The long ones happen on the call.
What does a nearshore operations manager own?
Owns operating cadence across delivery, reporting, meetings, and process documentation. Finds workflow gaps that cost margin or create client risk. Keeps systems practical enough for a busy team to actually use.
How does Vela vet a nearshore operations manager?
An operations diagnostic around missed handoffs and manual reporting. Tool screen across project management, documentation, automation, and reporting systems. Reference checks with the people who actually managed them, run the same way we check references for our own team. Every professional we introduce already uses AI in their daily work.
Where do the candidates come from?
Every search starts with the operations managers who are in the seat right now, in Medellín, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, and Mexico City. Once someone has fixed how the work moves, the company that benefits fights to keep them. We reach them by warm intro, prior-network referral, and a researched personal email. Never a job post, never a recruiter blast.
How long does the search take?
The first vetted profile arrives around day 7, and three vetted candidates by day 21. Harder seats can take longer at the same fee, and we say so early.
What does it cost?
20% of your hire’s year-one base salary, charged when they start. A $1,000 deposit starts the search and is credited to the fee. Every placement comes with a 90-day replacement at no charge.
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Your next nearshore operations manager already has a job.
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