Who We Are
5H Energy is a privately-backed mineral acquisition company committed to building a compounding engine of capital through strategic investments in oil and gas assets, primarily in the Permian Basin. Our tight-knit team of professionals focuses on identifying high-value opportunities, executing with excellence, and consistently growing our mineral portfolio. We foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and high performance, where hard work and collaboration fuel our success-and we celebrate our achievements as one team. Our mission extends beyond internal growth: we create meaningful wealth for mineral owners and lasting impact in the communities we serve.
The Opportunity
We're seeking a Vice President of Operations to lead our day-to-day operations and drive transformative growth at 5H Energy. As the CEO's right hand, you'll take full ownership of the systems, processes, and people that power our mineral acquisition strategy. This role is about building robust systems from the ground up, tackling complex challenges, and driving profitability and asset growth while optimizing lead generation and deal-closing efficiency. Based in our Fort Worth, TX office, you'll focus on taking ownership and letting the results define success.
This is a role for a strategic, hands-on leader who can design scalable operations, inspire a team to achieve ambitious goals, and deliver measurable outcomes with minimal oversight. With significant autonomy, your success will directly shape the company's financial performance and long-term momentum.
What You'll Do
Own Operational Excellence
- Lead Operations: Oversee all operational activities-data aggregation, target AOI identification, mineral acquisitions, due diligence, asset management, and divestitures-ensuring precision, efficiency, and alignment with strategic goals.
- Build Systems: Design and implement scalable systems and standard operating procedures for research, outreach, deal tracking, and post-acquisition workflows, creating structure and consistency.
- Leverage Technology: Identify and integrate advanced tools to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and streamline processes.
- Optimize Processes: Identify and resolve bottlenecks, improve workflows, and maintain CRM data accuracy, document consistency, and seamless internal handoffs.
- Enhance Outreach: Strengthen lead generation through mass voicemails, email campaigns, cold calls, letters, and texts, continuously improving hit rates to drive acquisitions.
- Track & Improve Performance: Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and deliver regular reports to leadership, using data-driven insights to ensure continuous operational improvement and measurable success.
- Leadership: Manage and inspire a cross-functional team of research analysts, landmen, office admins, and support staff, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
- Establish Standards: Set clear expectations, conduct weekly meetings, and performance reviews to ensure alignment and consistent execution.
- Develop Talent: Onboard, train, and mentor team members, building leadership capacity and enabling rapid integration to uphold operational standards.
- Manage Transitions: Oversee off-boarding with thorough documentation and knowledge transfer to maintain operational continuity.
Fuel Strategic Growth
- Partner with the CEO: Execute strategic initiatives with a focus on driving profitability and total asset value.
- Enhance Deal Flow: Optimize lead generation, deal conversion, and marketing ROI, transforming outreach into closed acquisitions.
- Track & Report: Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), deliver actionable insights to the CEO and CFO, and provide regular updates on operational performance and project milestones.
Collaborate on Finance & Admin
- Collaborate with the CFO: Support financial processes and reporting
- Optimize Post-Acquisition: Oversee Division Order submissions and revenue tracking to ensure timely payouts and operational efficiency.
- Manage Administrative Team: Lead the administrative team to achieve the highest level of performance, ensuring seamless support for acquisition processes and overall operations.
- Implement Systems: Deploy internal tools for HR, compliance, and marketing to enhance business efficiency and scalability.
Who You Are
- An experienced business operator, investment banker or private equity professional with 5+ years scaling operations in industries such as oil & gas, real estate, or private investment.
- A process expert who excels at building repeatable, scalable systems from the ground up, transforming complexity into streamlined efficiency.
- Tech-savvy, with expertise in leveraging AI and other tools to drive operational efficiency and deliver actionable insights.
- A leader who holds teams accountable while building trust and inspiring a high-performance culture.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and process-driven, with a talent for identifying and resolving inefficiencies.
- Thrives in a high-autonomy role where you can truly make things happen.
Why Join 5H?
- Competitive Base Salary: Receive strong compensation for delivering impactful results.
- Performance Bonuses: Earn significant rewards through a bonus structure tied to profitability and asset value growth.
- Career Advancement: Step into a high-visibility role as the CEO's right hand, with opportunities to shape a highly profitable, growing company in the mineral industry.
- Impactful Environment: Work with a small, dedicated team where your decisions drive meaningful outcomes.
- Ownership & Autonomy: Lead operations with significant autonomy, building solutions and seeing the direct impact of your work on the company's success.
If you're a take-charge leader who lives for building systems, solving problems, and driving growth, we want to hear from you. Apply now, we look forward to hearing from you.
5H Energy is an equal opportunity employer.