Hire an SMMA operations manager in Latin America.

Vela headhunts currently-employed SMMA operations managers in Latin America for US digital agencies, screens them on live agency work, and trains them after placement. The search is built for operators already working inside agencies, not the active job-board pool.

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Diana C.
Diana C.
Strategy · LATAM growth · ChatGPT-native
Lima, Peru
Marcela P.
Marcela P.
Enterprise retention · CRM · Salesforce
Bogotá, Colombia
Camila V.
Camila V.
QBRs · Power BI · HubSpot
Medellín, Colombia
Nicolas R.
Nicolas R.
SaaS lifecycle · renewals · Salesforce
Medellín, Colombia
Ingrid M.
Ingrid M.
Trilingual · UK/EU/CA · multilingual ops
Bogotá, Colombia
Jose A.
Jose A.
Operations · KPI delivery · escalations
Bogotá, Colombia
Laura B.
Laura B.
Editorial · campaigns · Looker Studio
Medellín, Colombia
Diana C.
Diana C.
Strategy · LATAM growth · ChatGPT-native
Lima, Peru
Marcela P.
Marcela P.
Enterprise retention · CRM · Salesforce
Bogotá, Colombia
Camila V.
Camila V.
QBRs · Power BI · HubSpot
Medellín, Colombia
Nicolas R.
Nicolas R.
SaaS lifecycle · renewals · Salesforce
Medellín, Colombia
Ingrid M.
Ingrid M.
Trilingual · UK/EU/CA · multilingual ops
Bogotá, Colombia
Jose A.
Jose A.
Operations · KPI delivery · escalations
Bogotá, Colombia
Laura B.
Laura B.
Editorial · campaigns · Looker Studio
Medellín, Colombia
The seat

The operator owns the parts that break retention.

SMMA owners looking for an operations manager who owns workflows, reporting rhythm, handoffs, and operating documentation.

// 01

Own

Owns operating-system ownership across content calendars, creative approvals, paid social updates, and reporting.

// 02

Translate

Turns social and paid performance movement, client notes, and internal movement into clear next actions.

// 03

Protect

Keeps the founder out of recurring status cleanup without hiding account risk.

// Shortlist21dthree vetted operators
// First profile7dtarget on senior search
// Replacement90dno re-fee
// AI onboarding4live 1-on-1 AI instructor sessions
Agency context

Built for agency work, not generic remote hiring.

SMMA accounts create pressure around content calendars, paid social results, creator handoffs, reporting, and client expectation drift. Vela searches for operators who understand content calendars, creative approvals, paid social updates, and reporting, not generic remote hires who need the agency model explained from scratch.

Working-call vetting
  • A live working-call exercise around a workflow audit with scattered reporting inputs and repeated manual handoffs.
  • Tool familiarity across Meta Ads, Instagram, TikTok, Notion, Looker Studio, plus the project and communication surfaces the agency already uses.
  • Prompt judgment: turning messy account context into client-ready output without inventing facts.
AI month one
  • Workflow documentation and automation briefs from call notes, task movement, and reporting context.
  • Weekly summaries that connect social and paid performance movement to what the team shipped and what happens next.
  • Documented workflow improvements from the operator's first four weeks back to the team.

Every placement includes 4 live 1-on-1 AI instructor sessions in the first four weeks post-placement.

Fit check

We say no more often than yes.

// For
  • Your SMMA needs operating-system ownership, not another disconnected handoff.
  • Clients need clearer communication around social and paid performance movement.
  • You want a currently-employed operator headhunted from real agency context.
// Not for
  • You need a back-office admin role.
  • You want the cheapest available remote hire.
  • You expect a job post to reach the same operators Vela headhunts.
Start a search

Your next smma operations manager is already working at another agency.

First profile target: day 7. Three vetted operators in 21 days. 90-day replacement, no re-fee.

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