Operations Manager (Remote, UK Hours)

About the role

Fully remote Operations Manager based in South Africa, working UK business hours. You will be the founder’s number two, overseeing daily operations as the company prepares for rapid growth.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a small team including a land acquisitions manager and an operations assistant, holding them to weekly targets.
• Coordinate outsourced marketing suppliers (social, email, paid ads) by briefing, chasing, and quality‑checking their work.
• Support around twenty paying programme clients through onboarding, weekly coaching calls, and answering queries.
• Maintain project flow in Monday.com, identifying and resolving stalls.
• Develop written processes and onboarding materials for a growing team.
• Act as the liaison between the founder and the rest of the organisation, freeing the founder to focus on investors, deals and landowners.

Required profile

• Five or more years in an operations manager, general manager or number‑two role.
• Proven experience managing remote teams and enforcing weekly performance metrics.
• Ability to make daily decisions independently while working directly with a business owner.
• Confidence in coordinating suppliers and contractors over the phone.
• Background in property, land, planning or construction.
• Experience running a paid client programme, cohort or membership.
• Previous work with UK‑based businesses.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of Monday.com or equivalents such as ClickUp, Asana or Trello.
• Proficiency with Slack.
• Comfort using AI tools in daily work.

What we offer

• A senior seat in a business at an inflection point, working directly with the founder.
• Fully remote, long‑term position paid in South African Rand (R42 000‑R47 000 per month).