# Director, Contract Manufacturing Operations

The Elevator Pitch Imagine the world you can help us build-one that leverages cutting-edge technology and innovative thinking to realize our vision of safer places to live, work, learn, and play. We are looking for a few more great minds to join our team as we continue to grow the world’s leading AI-enabled weapons detection company. If you join Evolv in this newly created position as our Director of Contract Manufacturing Operations, you will lead our outsourced manufacturing strategy and execution. You will work cross-functionally to ensure our contract manufacturing partners deliver high-quality products on time and at scale. As Evolv’s manufacturing operations lead, you will drive operational excellence, supplier performance, and production readiness while building a scalable manufacturing infrastructure. What does success in the role look like? Execute and manage Evolv’s contract manufacturing strategy that supports scalability and cost-effectiveness. Specific responsibilities include product cost, manufacturing variances, and inventory management. Within the first 30 days you will: Establish relationships with key internal stakeholders (Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Fin

- **Id**: 3973310
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/evolv-technology-director-contract-manufacturing-operations>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: head
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Chicago, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T17:05:03Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T05:28:06Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8879
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Electronics Manufacturing, Contract Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Access Control & Alarm Systems

## Company

- **Id**: 4980
- **Name**: Evolv Technology
- **Domain**: evolvtechnology.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/evolvtechnology>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

## Salary

- **Min**: 160000
- **Max**: 200000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 200000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T17:05:03Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 63
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 200000
- **Is top pay**: no

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