Operations Manager

Remote Recruitment

. Run the small team day to day, including a land acquisitions manager and an operations assistant, and hold them to weekly targets .

Posted 9/19/2026full-timeRemote • South AfricaMid-LevelSenior💰 ZAR 42,000 - ZAR 47,000 per monthWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing remote teams and coordinating suppliers while ensuring project progress through effective use of project management tools. Possesses expertise in client program management and a solid understanding of property and land-related operations.

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Operations ManagementRemote Team LeadershipProject Management ToolsClient Program ManagementProperty and Land Experience

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Hard Skills

Operations ManagementProject ManagementClient Program ManagementSupplier CoordinationOnboarding Processes

Soft Skills

Decision MakingCommunicationJudgmentCoaching

Tools & Technologies

Monday.comClickUpAsanaTrelloSlack

Industry Keywords

PropertyLandPlanningConstructionUK Business

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Run the small team day to day, including a land acquisitions manager and an operations assistant, and hold them to weekly targets
Coordinate outsourced marketing suppliers across social, email and paid ads
Brief suppliers, follow up with them, and check the quality of their work
Support around twenty paying programme clients through onboarding, weekly coaching calls and questions
Keep every deal and project moving in Monday.com
Identify when deals or projects have stalled
Build written processes and onboarding for a growing team
Act as the layer between the founder and the rest of the team
Enable the founder to focus on investors, signing off deals and speaking to landowners

Requirements

What you’ll need

Five or more years in an operations manager, general manager or number two role
Experience managing people remotely and holding them to weekly numbers
Experience working directly to a business owner, with the judgement to make daily decisions without checking first
Confidence coordinating suppliers and contractors, including on the telephone
Working knowledge of Monday.com or a close equivalent such as ClickUp, Asana or Trello
Working knowledge of Slack
Comfort using AI tools in day-to-day work
Property, land, planning or construction experience
Experience running a paid client programme, cohort or membership
Previous work with UK businesses

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote from South Africa
Long term employment
Paid in rand
Real ownership of how the business runs day to day
Direct work with the founder
Senior seat in a business at an inflection point