Pavago

Staffing and Recruiting

HeadofClientOperations

United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Head of Client Operations at Pavago. Skills: Client operations, Campaign performance, Retention, Operational scalability. Lead client delivery. Lead campaign performance”

What You'll Achieve.

Client retention; Reduced churn; Consistent campaign performance improvements; High deliverability; High inbox placement rates; Clear operational systems; Clear delivery standards; Strong client relationships; High client communication quality; Leadership confidence in operational execution; Ensure clients stay happy; Ensure campaigns perform; Ensure operations scale smoothly; Ensure delivery quality remains high

Industry & Context.

Staffing and Recruiting
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solver who thrives under pressure; Solving operational and campaign problems directly; Solving operational and client problems directly

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience leading client operations, Experience leading account ownership, Experience leading delivery operations inside fast-growing startups or agencies, Background in cold email, Background in lead generation, Background in outbound operations, Hands-on expertise with deliverability, Hands-on expertise with inbox placement, Hands-on expertise with domain warm-up, Hands-on expertise with campaign optimization, Hands-on expertise with cold email copywriting, Ability to personally troubleshoot campaigns without relying entirely on technical teams, Understanding of APIs, Understanding of automations, Understanding of workflows, Understanding of operational systems, Daily practical use of ChatGPT, Daily practical use of Claude, Daily practical use of AI workflow tools

Nice to Have

Startup operator mindset, Highly proactive and execution-focused, Comfortable working with changing priorities, Communicator with founders and executives, Takes ownership without waiting for perfect systems, Problem-solver who thrives under pressure

What You'll Do.

Lead campaign performance

Lead operational execution

Own client relationships

Own campaign performance

Own retention and satisfaction

Own operational scalability

Serve as primary point of contact

Lead client check-ins

Lead strategic conversations

Lead ongoing communication

Proactively prevent churn

Build strong client relationships

Ensure clients feel informed

Ensure clients feel supported

Ensure clients feel confident

Diagnose and fix underperforming campaigns

Diagnose and fix deliverability issues

Diagnose and fix inbox placement problems

Diagnose and fix low-converting messaging

Review campaigns before launch

Continuously optimize open rates

Continuously optimize reply rates

Continuously optimize meeting conversion

Continuously optimize campaign performance

Personally contribute to copywriting

Personally contribute to troubleshooting

Personally contribute to strategy adjustments

Own campaign execution quality

Own sending infrastructure

Understand and troubleshoot spam placement

Understand and troubleshoot DNS issues

Understand and troubleshoot API/integration problems

Understand and troubleshoot automation breakdowns

Build operational playbooks

Build delivery workflows

Improve onboarding systems

Improve campaign QA processes

Improve client communication standards

Create scalable systems

Track delivery metrics

Track operational bottlenecks

Coordinate with development teams

Coordinate with outreach specialists

Coordinate with operations

Coordinate with leadership

Report to the founder

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work directly with the founder; Work directly with developers; Work directly with outreach teams; Work directly with operations; Coordinate closely with development teams; Coordinate closely with outreach specialists; Coordinate closely with operations; Coordinate closely with leadership; Align execution across departments

Communication Scope

Communicator with founders and executives

Full Job Description

### **🚀 Head of Client Operations (Cold Email, Client Success & Startup Operations)** **Full-Time | Remote | Flexible U.S. Time Zone Collaboration** ### **🔥 About the Role** We’re hiring a high-ownership **Head of Client Operations** to lead client delivery, campaign performance, retention, and operational execution inside a fast-growing startup environment. This is not a traditional project management role. You will fully own: ✅ Client relationships ✅ Campaign performance ✅ Retention & satisfaction ✅ Delivery systems ✅ Operational scalability You’ll work directly with: * the founder * developers * outreach teams * operations to ensure client campaigns deliver measurable results while the company scales rapidly. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in: * startup chaos * high-accountability environments * fast iteration cycles * imperfect systems that need improvement If you’ve worked inside a cold email agency, lead generation company, or fast-growing startup and enjoy solving operational and campaign problems directly — this role is a strong fit. ### **🔥 What You’ll Own** ### **Client Relationship Ownership** * Serve as the primary point of contact for: * 20–30 active client accounts * Lead: * client check-ins * strategic conversations * ongoing communication * Manage expectations and proactively prevent churn * Build strong, long-term client relationships * Ensure clients feel: * informed * supported * confident in delivery ### **Campaign Performance & Delivery** * Diagnose and fix: * underperforming campaigns * deliverability issues * inbox placement problems * low-converting messaging * Review campaigns before launch to ensure: * technical readiness * copy quality * deliverability setup * Continuously optimize: * open rates * reply rates * meeting conversion * campaign performance * Personally contribute to: * copywriting * troubleshooting * strategy adjustments when needed ### **Cold Email & Deliverability Operations** * Own campaign execution quality

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