One-off
Stakeholder Communication Plan
Senior · Project Manager
Travel-technology company with resorts · 501–1,000 employees
€72–€83 / hour
About €230–€470 in total
- about 4 h in total
- Hybrid · Dublin
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
Side work for Operations Managers · Updated November 3, 2026
Side work for Operations Managers
Operations Manager is one of the titles we hear most. These are the part-time roles where your experience carries over, what they pay per hour, and the tasks open now. About five hours a week, next to your main job.
4roles that fit an operations manager
2,851open tasks in those roles
$90/hrtypical US rate, Operations Manager
5 ha week is enough
By Daniel Kwon, Director, Operations & Assistance · Edited by Helena Voss · Published
Side work as an operations manager: what to know
Operations managers are hired for the processes that keep a company running and that nobody has time to fix: onboarding checklists, vendor management, office and tooling costs, a simple operating cadence for a growing team. Part-time engagements tend to start with a two-week review and then settle into a few hours a week.
The strongest profiles show results in numbers: hours saved, costs cut, errors reduced. Name the systems you have set up, such as a ticketing tool or a procurement workflow. If you run operations in a regulated business, mention it; companies in finance and healthcare pay more for people who already know the paper trail.
In our data: 2,851 open tasks across the 4 roles that fit an operations manager, 58% of them remote. The typical senior rate for Operations Manager is $90 in the US, £45 in the UK, CA$80 in Canada and €50 in Germany an hour, before the company's 15% fee. The other roles that fit are Fractional COO, Process Documentation Specialist, Project Manager. Most of these tasks are sized for 4 to 10 hours a week. Rates come from official wage statistics aged to October 2026; see the full table by country.
Where an operations manager's experience fits
The best match is first. Each role page shows the rate by country and level.
212 open tasksOperations Manager
Part-time operations leadership: processes, vendors, reporting and the weekly rhythm of a growing company.
248 open tasksFractional COOPart-time operating leadership: priorities, cadence, hiring and the process that makes teams ship.
127 open tasksProcess Documentation SpecialistRecords how work is done and turns it into SOPs and checklists people follow.
2,264 open tasksProject ManagerPlans, tracks and unblocks a project from kickoff to handover.
Open now for an operations manager
Tasks in the roles above, newest first, each with the hourly rate.
One-off
Project Recovery Review
Senior · Project Manager
Series C vertical software provider for manufacturers · 201–500 employees
€47–€56 / hour
About €310–€620 in total
- about 9 h in total
- Remote · Germany
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
Regular
Meeting and Decision Facilitation
Senior · Project Manager
Property developer in commercial property · 501–1,000 employees
$100–$119 / hour
About $1,660 a month at 4 h a week
- 2–5 h a week
- Hybrid · New York City
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Project Plan and Kickoff · Edtech
Senior · Project Manager
Language-learning company for K-12 schools · 1,001–5,000 employees
$89–$111 / hour
About $600–$1,200 in total
- about 9 h in total
- Hybrid · Kansas City
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
Bundle
Process Audit and Fixes · Logistics
Senior · Operations Manager
Warehousing operator for food producers · 501–1,000 employees
$142–$168 / hour
About $1,860–$3,700 a month
- 12–24 h a month
- On-site · San Jose
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Project Closure and Lessons Learned
Manager · Project Manager
Online travel company in corporate travel · 11–50 employees
€61–€77 / hour
About €210–€550 in total
- about 6 h in total
- Remote · Netherlands
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
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