About Us
We are a high-end residential interior design firm specializing in large-scale, detail-driven homes. Our projects demand precision, discretion, and exceptional coordination across clients, vendors, contractors, and consultants. We are seeking an Operations Manager to bring structure, clarity, and excellence to the operational backbone of the firm.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of process, finance, and people — and who wants to help scale a design practice with sophistication and discipline.
Role Overview
The Operations Manager is responsible for the firm’s internal systems, financial oversight, project infrastructure, and day-to-day operational performance. This person ensures that designers can focus on design, while the business runs smoothly, profitably, and predictably.
You will work closely with leadership to improve systems, optimize workflow, and maintain financial clarity across all projects.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Operations
Oversee project budgets, billing cycles, and cash flow tracking
Monitor WIP, AR, and vendor payments
Ensure accurate job costing and margin visibility
Coordinate with bookkeeping/CPA for monthly close
Improve financial reporting dashboards and KPIs
Project Operations
Implement and maintain project workflow systems
Standardize purchasing, PO approval, and vendor payment processes
Improve schedule tracking for construction materials and FF&E
Ensure documentation is consistent and audit-ready
Create operational checklists and SOPs
Systems & Process
Optimize internal tools (e.g., Google Studio Designer, Asana, Salesforce, etc.)
Identify automation opportunities
Improve data accuracy and reporting visibility
Develop scalable processes to support growth
Team Leadership
Support designers in operational discipline
Train staff on systems and best practices
Maintain accountability for timelines and deliverables
Foster a culture of precision and ownership
Vendor & Contractor Coordination:
Ensure purchasing timelines align with construction schedules
Maintain vendor compliance documentation
Standardize communication processes
Qualifications:
5+ years in operations, project management, or financial oversight
Experience in interior design, architecture, construction, or related industry preferred
Strong financial literacy (budgeting, margin tracking, billing cycles)
Highly organized with exceptional follow-through
Systems thinker who enjoys building structure
Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment
Discreet and client-service oriented
What Success Looks Like:
Designers spend more time designing
Projects stay financially healthy
Billing is timely and accurate
Schedules are predictable
Leadership has clear financial visibility
The firm scales without chaos
Principal Marea Clark leads the creative direction of each MCI project. She emphasizes comfort, elegance, and functionality. Guided by her cultivated expertise and creative background, Marea’s work embraces the worlds of fine art, antiques, and contemporary design to create inventive and informed spaces. Her aesthetic is equally influenced by the uniquely classic sensibilities of the South where she grew up with the relaxed ease of California living where she has practiced design for over fifteen years.
The firm marries refined traditionalism with a modern, West Coast sensibility to create timeless residential interiors.
In 2016, Marea launched her eponymous studio: Marea Clark Interiors. Since then, Marea has garnered a loyal client base in the Bay Area and beyond. Her work has been featured by the country’s leading interior design publications, including Architectural Digest, Frederic, Elle Decor, Veranda, House Beautiful, Luxe Interiors + Design, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
The Marea Clark Interiors studio operates out of an early-1900s building in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood, where a group of passionate, collaborative designers bring client wishes to life. The firm has developed strong connections with talented fabricators, dealers and artisans, bringing the highest quality furnishings and craftspeople to each project. Guided by Marea’s artistic eye and understanding of modern living, Marea and her team create charming, one-of-a-kind interiors that reflect the clients’ tastes, habits and lifestyles.
