What Lead Operations Jobs Ask For
Across 2,050 open Lead Operations postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, stakeholder-management, corrective-action.
Updated November 3, 2026
4,252 open Lead Operations postings. The percentages below are measured over the 2,050 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 16% |
| stakeholder-management | 15% |
| corrective-action | 14% |
| automation | 14% |
| sap | 14% |
| erp | 14% |
| analytics | 12% |
| performance-management | 10% |
| cloud | 8% |
| powerbi | 8% |
| process-improvement | 8% |
| oracle | 7% |
| talent-management | 7% |
| osha | 6% |
| root-cause-analysis | 6% |
| vendor-management | 6% |
| ariba | 5% |
| six-sigma | 4% |
| sql | 4% |
| agile | 4% |
| ecommerce | 4% |
| risk-assessment | 4% |
| program-management | 4% |
| data-quality | 3% |
| crm | 3% |
| data-analytics | 3% |
| business-development | 3% |
| coupa | 3% |
| contract-negotiation | 3% |
| regulatory-compliance | 3% |
| accounts-payable | 3% |
| saas | 3% |
| first-aid | 3% |
| networking | 3% |
| cybersecurity | 2% |
| scada | 2% |
| tableau | 2% |
| itil | 2% |
| epa | 2% |
| jira | 2% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 4,252 open Lead Operations jobs →
Across all Operations levels
Most Operations postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 8,873
- corrective-action 7,914
- erp 7,595
- process-improvement 6,815
- automation 6,590
- analytics 6,424
- performance-management 6,423
- sap 6,043
- stakeholder-management 5,963
- osha 3,725
- vendor-management 3,701
- powerbi 3,633