VP Operations

<p>As Nordic Knots continues to expand globally, we are looking for a senior, strategic, and deeply execution-driven Vice President of Operations to join our global team.</p><p>Nordic Knots is building a global Scandinavian design house for the modern home. Starting with hand-crafted rugs, the brand has expanded rapidly into new home categories including textiles, curtains and bedroom collections. Supported by top-tier global investors, we are entering our most ambitious growth phase yet. This shift brings fundamental strategic questions about how production setups are structured, how the tech and ERP ecosystem is built, and how a global supply chain is designed to support the next phase of scale.</p><p>This role requires a leader who has already operated in a physical-product business at a meaningfully larger scale and higher level of complexity. Someone who knows what the scaling journey requires and can help build the operational platform needed several years from now. With the US serving as the largest market and home to the most significant operational footprint, we are ideally looking for someone based in New York. Strong candidates based in Stockholm or London will also be considered, with significant travel to the US required.</p><h3>The Role & What You’ll Do</h3><p>Reporting directly and working in close partnership with the COO in Stockholm, the Vice President of Operations will provide additional leadership capacity, taking ownership of strategy execution and translating our long-term vision into operational reality. You will develop and execute our long-term operational strategy while driving performance across our supply chain, production, logistics, systems, and team.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Strategic & Network Architecture:</strong> Own the strategic blueprint for our global production and supply chain network. Evaluate and execute new manufacturing setups to support our expansion into new categories and complex, custom-made products.</p></li><li><p><strong>Scale & Operating Discipline:</strong> Develop the processes, structures, and operating disciplines required to support significantly greater scale and complexity, ensuring the business can grow without operational complexity growing at the same rate.</p></li><li><p><strong>Systems Integration & Automation:</strong> Lead the strategic roadmap for our operational systems. Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and process improvement, driving ERP and tech upgrades that support how we operate at scale.</p></li><li><p><strong>KPIs & Management Routines:</strong> Establish clear operational KPIs and management routines that improve visibility, accountability, and decision-making across