Chief Operating Officer at Association for Materials Protection and Performance

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) is the professional society for STEM professionals that work to advance materials protection and performance. AMPP protects infrastructure and assets worldwide through member and workforce education and credentialing, company accreditation, technological innovation, and global standardization. About The Organization AMPP provides members with the knowledge and resources to ensure high performance materials are used to build and maintain sustainable infrastructure. By advancing the profession, we ensure that pipelines don't fail, bridges last longer, and ships stay seaworthy. AMPP has an operating budget of $58M and 10 offices around the globe to serve an international community of 42,500 practitioners. Our Mission And Vision Is To Advance Materials Performance To Protect Society, Assets, And The Environment With a Focus On a World Built And Protected With Safe, Reliable, Sustainable Materials. We Are On a Mission To Become Irreplaceable—the One Institution No Substitute Can Match For Standards, Credentials, And Research. Our Members Are Dedicated To Advancing Technical And Practical Expertise In Corrosion Prevention And Control. We Have Six Core Offerings Knowledge Hub – The AMPP Knowledge Hub provides streamlined access to standards, papers, books, articles, and more – all in one place. Education – We offer top-tier learning opportunities both online and at dedicated facilities worldwide; our offerings range from single-day individual instruction, to advanced sequential programs and company-wide training. Certifications – As the world's leading certification body in our field, we offer over 47 certifications steeped in decades of industry experience that adhere to rigorous standards. Professional Directory – Robust network of certified credential holders available for projects or to verify a certification. AMPP Community – With more than 150 chapters worldwide, AMPP offers one of the largest communities of professionals dedicated to materials protection with whom to network. AMPP Events – Conferences, workshops, webinars, and networking sessions enabling the field to connect, collaborate, and stay ahead of industry advancements. You can learn more about AMPP here. About The Role What You'll Do The Chief Operating Officer will serve as the senior most enterprise operating leader, responsible for growing the organization from $58M to $100M over the next three years. They will be charged with making the enterprise simpler, while enabling it to scale globally. The COO will be tasked with a mission-critical next-level assignment: preserve what is strong, correct inadequate practices, and create a simpler enterprise that can grow across markets, products, and geographies without recreating complexity. As the CEO's principal internal operating partner, the COO will establish a common operating system, and build the management discipline and delivery model needed to grow without proportional increases in cost, headcount, risk, or organizational friction. Leading a suite of functional experts managing individual business lines, the COO will own how the enterprise operates. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership Build one enterprise operating system: establish clear decision rights, process owners, planning and review rhythms, resource allocation, performance measures, risk escalation, and follow-through. Design for scale: create repeatable processes, shared standards, clear regional accountabilities, disciplined localization, and capacity and partner models that can support substantially greater global reach and volume. Make growth economically scalable: improve throughput, service quality, contribution margin, and customer experience without adding cost and headcount at the same rate as revenue and activity. Extend operating discipline across the enterprise: oversee integrated performance, contribution margin, delivery, customer experience, global scalability, capacit…

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