Operations Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 50 job postings with the title “Operations Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is SQL.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about Operations Manager jobs
+How many Operations Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 50 job postings with the title “Operations Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Operations Manager jobs require?
Across Operations Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI, Retool.
+Which cities are hiring the most Operations Manager?
As of 2026-09-30, Operations Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Mountain View, Redmond, Taipei, Astana, Auburn Hills.
+Is Operations Manager a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 50 Operations Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Operations Manager postings is SQL, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Operations Manager?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Operations Manager postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Operations Manager
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
952 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Operations Manager
Roles after Operations Manager
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Operations Manager (different employer) | 952 |
| Before: Program Manager | 170 |
| Before: Project Manager | 151 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 99 |
| Before: Business Analyst | 87 |
| Before: General Manager | 65 |
| Before: Product Manager | 62 |
| Before: Data Analyst | 59 |
| After: Operations Manager (different employer) | 952 |
| After: Program Manager | 549 |
| After: Software Engineer | 286 |
| After: Project Manager | 276 |
| After: Business Analyst | 252 |
| After: Product Manager | 201 |
| After: Data Analyst | 165 |
| After: Engineering Manager | 59 |
Skills most often required for Operations Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SQL | 22 | 44.0% |
| Python | 16 | 32.0% |
| Tableau | 12 | 24.0% |
| Power BI | 9 | 18.0% |
| Retool | 8 | 16.0% |
| Looker | 7 | 14.0% |
| Microsoft Office | 7 | 14.0% |
| Excel | 7 | 14.0% |
| licensing | 6 | 12.0% |
| project management | 6 | 12.0% |
| Zapier | 6 | 12.0% |
| LLMs | 6 | 12.0% |
| OKRs | 5 | 10.0% |
| Cross-functional collaboration | 5 | 10.0% |
| Partnerships | 5 | 10.0% |
Top companies posting Operations Manager jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Commure | 7 |
| Bjakcareer | 5 |
| SpaceX | 4 |
| Uber | 3 |
| Coupang | 3 |
| Nazarbayev University | 2 |
| Mercado Libre | 1 |
| Westland Milk Products | 1 |
| Agrana | 1 |
| Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions | 1 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Operations Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | 8 | 16.0% |
| Redmond | 3 | 6.0% |
| Taipei | 3 | 6.0% |
| Astana | 2 | 4.0% |
| Auburn Hills | 1 | 2.0% |
| Austin | 1 | 2.0% |
| Bastrop | 1 | 2.0% |
| Berlin | 1 | 2.0% |
| Chennai | 1 | 2.0% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Operations Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Operations Manager
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-30
- window_days
- 90
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