Operations Manager career switch after layoff in New York

If you are applying for Operations Manager roles in New York, the hard part is not finding one listing. The hard part is making each application look specific enough to pass the recruiter screen and the ATS scan.

197 live listings right now.

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Live Operations Manager jobs in New York

197 open listings match Operations Manager in New York right now. The newest:

Skills employers ask for

Terms that keep coming up in the newest Operations Manager listings in New York, and how many listings use each.
  1. strategy26 posts
  2. program16 posts
  3. platform44 posts
  4. scaling7 posts
  5. revenue16 posts
  6. live10 posts
  7. move faster7 posts
  8. care15 posts
  9. legal9 posts
  10. programs7 posts
  11. technology platform5 posts
  12. mental5 posts
  13. healthcare15 posts
  14. access14 posts
  15. move9 posts
  16. prescriptions5 posts
  17. sales11 posts
  18. built13 posts
  19. organization9 posts
  20. leaders8 posts

Who's hiring

Employers with the most open Operations Manager listings in New York.
  1. DoorDash USA18 open jobs
  2. Eliseai7 open jobs
  3. The New York Times5 open jobs
  4. BREX4 open jobs
  5. Navan4 open jobs
  6. ASM Global3 open jobs
  7. Datadog3 open jobs
  8. InMobi3 open jobs
  9. Inspira Education3 open jobs
  10. Justworks3 open jobs

Advertised pay

From listings that state pay. Many don't, so treat it as a range, not a promise.

$65,000 to $302,000 a year, median $159,000.

What to rebuild after a layoff in New York

Recruiters scan for role fit, delivery record, and keywords. For Operations Manager, your resume should show the projects or operations you ran, the budget, team, and timeline you managed, the methods and tools you used, and the result. A vague list of duties does not help. A specific line with budget size, team size, on-time delivery, cost saved, or process time cut works much better.

Check this before sending another application.

  • Transferable skills
  • Proof rebuild
  • Applications
  • Put the exact job title and adjacent titles in your summary.
  • Mirror the top skills from the job description naturally.
  • Use 3 to 5 achievement bullets that show measurable outcomes.
  • Keep formatting simple so ATS software can parse every section.

Resume keywords for Operations Manager

Do not stuff keywords. Put them where they belong: skills, project and operations bullets, work history, and certifications. For Operations Manager jobs in New York, start with these clusters.

Core skills

planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk and change management, process improvement, and tools like Jira, MS Project, Excel, or an ERP

Business impact

on-time delivery, budget variance, cost saved, cycle time, quality, or customer satisfaction

Collaboration

sponsors, stakeholders, vendors, finance, operations teams, or leadership

Proof

projects delivered with scope and budget, process changes with before and after numbers, PMP, PRINCE2, Lean, or Six Sigma

A practical application plan

Reframe your recent experience, rebuild visible proof, and apply to adjacent roles where your old domain still helps.
  1. Pick 10 active Operations Manager listings in New York and save the job descriptions.
  2. Group repeated skills and phrases. Those are your ATS keywords.
  3. Rewrite your resume summary for this exact market and role.
  4. Run the resume and JD through the JobRise ATS checker.
  5. Only apply after your resume clearly matches the must-have requirements.

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Paste the job description into JobRise, check the ATS score, then fix the missing keywords before you send the application. One focused application beats ten generic ones.
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