Operations Manager interview questions 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.

186 live listings right now.

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Live Operations Manager jobs in New York

186 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. strategy29 posts
  2. platform46 posts
  3. program14 posts
  4. scaling7 posts
  5. retail10 posts
  6. revenue16 posts
  7. legal11 posts
  8. move faster7 posts
  9. access15 posts
  10. commerce8 posts
  11. live8 posts
  12. care13 posts
  13. programs7 posts
  14. technology platform5 posts
  15. healthcare13 posts
  16. started8 posts
  17. advertising5 posts
  18. prescriptions5 posts
  19. partner12 posts
  20. built13 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. InMobi3 open jobs
  8. Inspira Education3 open jobs
  9. Legora3 open jobs
  10. Omnicom Media3 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 interviewers will test first 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.

  • Screening
  • Stories
  • Practice
  • 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

Prepare six evidence-backed stories, then practice role-specific questions before applying to high-value openings.
  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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