Welcome to the first issue of the OperationsCareers Briefing. Every other Friday we publish curated ops and transformation roles, one career insight and one practical template — all in under 5 minutes.
This week's insight is one of the most asked-about topics in the community right now. So let's start there.
This Week's Insight
The impact of AI on operations jobs — an honest assessment
The headlines range from "AI will automate everything" to "nothing will change." Both are wrong. Here's a more useful way to think about it.
"AI won't replace operations professionals. But operations professionals who use AI will replace those who don't."
The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025 — drawing on data from over 1,000 companies across 55 countries — found that while 92 million roles will be displaced by 2030, 170 million new ones will be created, a net gain of 78 million jobs. The skills gap, not AI itself, is the biggest barrier: 63% of employers cited it as their primary obstacle to transformation. AI and big data literacy topped the list of fastest-growing skills required.
The roles being hollowed out are high-volume, rules-based, repetitive tasks: data entry, standard report generation, basic query resolution, routine compliance checking. These are tasks, not jobs — but if your role is mostly composed of them, that's worth paying attention to.
1
AI is a force multiplier, not a replacement
One ops professional using AI effectively can do the work that previously required two or three. That's the real shift — not jobs disappearing, but output expectations rising.
2
The skills that protect you are human ones
Stakeholder management, judgement under ambiguity, change leadership, regulatory interpretation, building trust across teams. These are not automatable — and they're exactly what separates Ops Managers from Directors.
3
The time to adapt is now, not later
The professionals who will struggle are those who wait to see what happens. The ones who will advance are those already using AI to work faster, communicate better and free up time for higher-value work.
The practical takeaway: If you can't yet point to two or three ways AI saves you time each week, that's the gap to close first. It doesn't require technical skills — it requires curiosity and 30 minutes of experimentation. The AI Toolkit we publish is a good starting point.
This Week's Roles
10 curated opportunities — global
Hand-picked across the UK, USA, Australia and remote. Jump to your region:
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United Kingdom
Head of Operations 🇬🇧
Regulated Financial Services Organisation · London · Competitive
Executive-level hire. Accountability for operational performance, resilience and transformation across technology, payments, outsourcing and business continuity.
View & apply via Hays →
Head of Banking Operations — Unlimit 🇬🇧
Global Fintech · London · Competitive
Lead and scale the UK Banking Operations function at a fintech building AI-native financial infrastructure. Covers payment execution, client fund safeguarding and FCA compliance.
View & apply →
Senior BA — Regulatory & Trade Surveillance 🇬🇧
Leading Commodities Trading Business · London / Hybrid · £130,000–£160,000
Support onboarding of new products and ensure alignment with EMIR, REMIT and MiFID II. Lead trade surveillance improvements through data mapping and exception handling.
View & apply via Lorien →
Regulatory Operations Business Analyst 🇬🇧
StoneX (Fortune-100) · London · Competitive · 6-month FTC
Document regulatory reporting scope across FCA-regulated regimes. Capital markets trade lifecycle and exchange-traded futures/options experience required.
View & apply →
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EMEA / Remote
Financial Risk Reg Reporting BA Lead 🌍
SMBC (Sumitomo Mitsui) · London / EMEA · Competitive
Lead analysis and delivery for the FinReg Reporting function covering Basel/CRR/SRB across SMBC's EMEA offices. Senior transformation and change role.
View & apply via Totaljobs →
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United States
VP of Operations / COO — MEDvidi 🇺🇸
Health Tech / Virtual Care · Remote, US-based · $150,000–$200,000
Own operational strategy, scaling and execution at a fast-growing virtual healthcare platform. Suits someone moving from a large organisation who wants broader ownership and equity upside.
View & apply via Glassdoor →
Director of Operations 🇺🇸
Education Services Organisation · Brooklyn, New York · $125,000–$175,000
Support day-to-day execution of operations across multiple sites. Broad remit covering people, process and vendor management. Good step-up for an experienced ops manager.
View & apply via ZipRecruiter →
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Australia
Transformation Manager — Financial Services 🇦🇺
Confidential (via SEEK) · Melbourne, Hybrid · A$155,000–A$200,000
Senior transformation role at a financial services firm. Strategy to execution. BA/PMO background essential. High-visibility permanent role within a senior leadership team.
View & apply via SEEK →
Transformation Manager — Major Bank 🇦🇺
Major Australian Bank · Sydney · A$200,000–A$240,000
Partner with senior leaders to deliver high-impact change outcomes. Full-time permanent on-site in Sydney. Strong corporate and institutional banking transformation experience required.
View & apply via SEEK →
Senior Consultant — Operational Transformation 🇦🇺
Leading Consultancy · Sydney or Melbourne · Competitive
Join a consultancy's Operational Transformation practice working across supply chain, operating model design and process improvement. Strong analytical and client engagement skills required.
View & apply via LinkedIn →
Template of the Week
The AI prompt you'll use every week
Works in ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot or any AI tool. Paste your rough notes — they don't need to be tidy. Takes 5 minutes. Reads like it took 2 hours.
AI Prompt — Copy and paste this exactly
I am an operations professional writing an executive update.
My audience: [CFO / COO / Senior Leadership]
Reporting period: [this week / this month]
Here are my rough notes:
[paste your bullet points here]
Please rewrite this as a 150–200 word executive summary that opens with the most important headline, groups updates under 3 themes, flags risks or decisions needed, and ends with next steps. Plain English. No jargon. Confident and brief.
Want 9 more prompts like this? Download the AI Toolkit →
That's issue #1. The next briefing lands in two weeks. If something here was useful, share it with one ops colleague — pass it on.
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