Operations Leadership Development Program
Ally Behavior Centers
Operations Leadership Development Program
Ally Behavior Centers
Data-driven ABA therapy for young children
Ally Behavior is a full-time, center-based, early intervention Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy program, serving children with autism ranging from 18 months to 6 years of age. Our mission is to deliver the highest quality therapy to help our early learners reach their potential to communicate, improve social skills, and prepare for academic success. The children we serve are at the heart of everything we do and we are passionate about our commitment to having a meaningful impact in the lives of our children and their families.
Sandy Springs Program: Operations Leadership Development Program (LDP)
A two to three year operating apprenticeship designed to grow the next generation of Ally’s center, regional, and senior operations leaders.
Location: Tysons, VA based initially, with rotational placement at Ally centers across Maryland, Virginia, and DC. Travel is expected.
Reports to: VP of Operations, with a dotted line to an executive program sponsor.
Start Date: Cohort start dates in July and January. Some flexibility for the right candidate.
Please include a cover letter so we can get to know you better and understand why you believe you will be a good fit for our team. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.
Ally Behavior is a fast-growing autism therapy company, built around exceptional clinical quality and an unmatched family experience. We have grown at roughly ~70% CAGR over the last four years and we are building toward our next chapter: scaling from our current footprint to 100+ centers over the next five years.
Scaling something this important requires more than plans; it requires leaders who can translate strategy into execution, run real businesses on the ground, and do the hard, unglamorous work to drive outcomes for kids and families.
This company has been built by investing in high-potential people earlier in their career and giving them meaningful responsibility as the business scales. Many of our leaders have grown into their roles by taking ownership of hard problems, delivering impact, and earning expanded scope over time. The Sandy Springs Program continues that tradition and formalizes it.
Overall, Ally Behavior is a dynamic, fun, and rewarding place to work that offers superior growth and leadership opportunities in a supportive, engaging environment. We have a unique and collaborative culture that is driven by our diverse team of professionals and our core values of Serving Others, Treatment Excellence, All One Ally, Resourceful in Finding Solutions, and Striving to Grow. We are looking for someone to help us provide the best possible service to our clients.
The Sandy Springs Program is named after Sandy Spring, Maryland, the home of our first clinic and the place where Ally began. It is a deliberate choice. We believe great companies are built from the ground up, and that is how we intend to build our leadership team. In Sandy Spring, our early leaders learned every role it takes to run the business. They ran intake. They built the schedule. They sat with families. They worked the authorizations. They ran the center themselves. That depth of tactical knowledge is one of the biggest reasons Ally is where it is today, and it is the standard we hold our operators to as we scale. The Sandy Springs Program is how we recreate that experience, on purpose, for the next generation of Ally leaders.
That is what this program is. It is not a rotational tour for observation. It is a structured path that takes a high-potential operator from learning how a center runs, to running one, to running a region. The endpoint is a Regional Director or senior operations role inside Ally as we scale toward 100+ centers.
The Sandy Springs Program is a two to three year operating apprenticeship for hungry, high-aptitude operators who want to lead businesses. You will be developed through a structured sequence of placements, with increasing scope and P&L responsibility at each step. You will be coached by senior leaders, paired with formal mentors, and held to the same operating bar as everyone else at Ally.
This is not a watch from the sidelines job. It is not a strategy decks and analysis only job. This is a role for someone with a do-whatever-is-necessary mindset. You will sit with intake coordinators, shadow BCBAs, build the schedule, work the authorization queue, run the parent meeting, hire the RBTs, and own the P&L. Ally wants operators who run toward the problems, not away.
At each step we will give you more than you think you can handle, support you through it, and expect you to deliver.
The program is built in three phases. Movement between phases is performance based, not time based. Strong operators move faster. The phases below reflect a typical successful path.
You start by learning how a center actually runs. This is the foundation. Without it, nothing else works.
By the end of Phase 1 you should be able to walk into any Ally center and read it. You know what good looks like, where the leverage is, and what the operator in that seat is dealing with.
This is the core of the program. You take ownership of a center as the Center Manager. You are accountable for the P&L, the team, the clinical quality, and the family experience.
Running a center is hard. You will make mistakes. The program is built to give you a safe environment to make them, learn from them, and get better fast. You are surrounded by mentors who have run centers themselves.
Once you have proven you can run a center, we open up the next step. The specific path depends on you, the business, and where the highest impact is. Likely paths include:
Our intention is that Sandy Springs graduates become the operating backbone of Ally as we scale to 100+ centers. The people who run our regions five years from now should mostly come from this program.
Ally is not going to scale to 100+ centers by buying its operators on the open market. The talent does not exist at the volume we need, and even when it does it has been shaped by other companies with different standards. We need to build our own bench.
Sandy Springs is how we do that. We take operators with high potential, give them real responsibility early, surround them with the best clinicians and operators we have, and grow them into the leaders who will run Ally over the next decade. If you are looking for the fastest path we know of from operator to senior leader in multi-site healthcare, this is it.
Across the phases, expect to spend your time on:
In 6 months: you have run a phase of the program, you have delivered measurable impact in your placement, and your VP and program sponsor would put you in front of any operator on our team.
In 12 months: you are running a center at or above plan, with strong family experience, strong clinical outcomes, and a team that wants to stay.
In 18 to 24 months: you are ready for, or already in, a Regional Director or equivalent role. You are one of the people we count on to run a meaningful piece of the business.
The program is designed around your development. You will get:
The goal is simple. Accelerate your growth curve by placing you in an outsized role with meaningful responsibility, surround you with the people and feedback you need to grow, and help you earn a path into broader leadership at Ally.
Note: This position is NOT eligible for Visa sponsorship.
Ally Behavior is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with Federal and State Equal Opportunity Laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions applied for without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Your personal information will be used for recruitment purposes only and handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
Pay Range 135000 - 185000 USD
Data-driven ABA therapy for young children
Ally Behavior Centers provides early intervention autism treatment for children 18 months to 6 years in the DC area, offering ABA therapy along with diagnostic evaluations, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Therapies are data-driven with small caseloads to tailor plans and track progress; families bring children to the centers for targeted therapies and assessments, where clinicians build individualized treatment plans focused on communication, social skills, and early academic readiness. The company differentiates itself by prioritizing personalized, small-scale care over rapid expansion, aiming for high-quality support rather than becoming the largest provider. Its goal is to help each child reach their full communication and social potential and prepare them for academic success, while guiding families with comprehensive tools and guidance, with revenue from service fees.
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