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Remote General Manager jobs

9 open positions in the United States, newest first.

General managers carry full responsibility for a business unit, location, region or market, including its profit and loss. Rather than leading one function, they direct sales, operations, staffing and finances together and answer to senior executives or owners for the unit's results. What the unit is, a plant, a branch, a market or a product line, shapes the job more than the title does.

About the General Manager role

What the work looks like

  • Set annual budgets and targets for the unit and review revenue, cost and margin against them monthly.
  • Hire, develop and hold accountable the managers who run sales, operations and support functions.
  • Decide on pricing, staffing levels, capital spending and vendor contracts within delegated authority.
  • Meet key customers, partners and regulators as the senior representative of the business.
  • Report results and forecasts to corporate leadership and translate company strategy into local plans.

What employers ask for

  • Profit and loss ownership experience
  • Leading managers across multiple functions
  • Budgeting, forecasting and financial statement literacy
  • Operational knowledge of the specific industry
  • Negotiating with customers, suppliers and partners
  • Hiring and performance management

Doing this job remotely

Remote general manager roles exist mainly where the business itself is distributed, such as a market launch, a digital product line or a region of field teams. Managers of physical sites are expected to be present. Even remote versions involve frequent travel to offices, customers and operating locations, and long availability across the unit's time zones.

Where it comes from and where it leads

General managers typically rise from leadership of one function, most often operations, sales or finance, after proving they can run a budget and a team. The role leads to regional or divisional general manager, chief operating officer and chief executive positions.