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Director of Operations &

Somewhere

Fully Remote
Remote - South Africa
South Africa
US hours

Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere explicitly welcomes applicants based in South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R64,750 – R92,500 ZAR. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

LOOKING FOR STELLAR TOP CANDIDATES

Position:Director of Operations and GrowthWorking Hours:Full-time│Remote with consistent agreed overlap with US Central TimeSearch Location:South Africa or Latin AmericaSalary:$3,500–$5,000:(Performance Bonus tied to profit, retention, and delivery):The Final Salary Offer depends on the client’s decision, interview results,and experience

About the Client:

We help companies improve sales team performance through AI tools, call reviews, sales playbooks, onboarding, and weekly coaching. Its model combines software with hands-on service.

About the Role:

We need a hands-on leader who can turn our operating plan into a business that wins clients, delivers strong service, and makes a healthy profit. This person will own daily work across marketing, sales, and client delivery, reporting directly to the founder and Chief Visionary Officer.

Who We Want:An experienced operator who has run a B2B agency, consulting business, sales enablement company, or software business with a substantial service team. They should have managed department leads, owned budgets, improved client delivery, and connected sales growth to profit.

Role Responsibilities:
* Marketing Performance:Lead the marketing owner on campaigns, content, funnels, booking flows, and sales materials. Track qualified calls and acquisition cost.
* Sales Execution:Manage sales lead, pipeline, follow-up, forecasts, and cash collection with finance.Client Delivery:Manage audits, onboarding, setup, coaching schedules, client reporting, support, and renewals.
* People and Accountability:Set weekly priorities, assign owners and deadlines, run leadership meetings, coach team leads, and identify hiring needs.
* Profit and Capacity:Track delivery costs, staff hours, budgets, margins, refunds, and overdue payments with finance.
* Product Coordination:Work with product and technical leads on CRM connections, feature readiness, testing, and client issues.
Requirements:
* Leadership Background:5+ years in operations or business leadership, including 2+ years managing several functions or team leads.
* Commercial Judgment:Can explain acquisition cost, conversion, cash collected, client retention, delivery cost, and gross margin.
* Delivery Experience:Has managed paying B2B clients, recurring services, onboarding, and client escalations.
* Systems and Communication:Strong spoken/written English; comfortable with CRMs, work boards, dashboards, spreadsheets, SOPs, and AI tools.
Expected Progress in First 90 Days:
* Days 1 to 30:Assess team, funnel, client journey, costs, and product readiness; establish one work board, named department owners, weekly scorecard, and clear handoffs.
* Days 31 to 60:Fix main bottlenecks; run weekly operating rhythm; track adoption, delivery time, and real service cost; launch suitable pilot clients.
* Days 61 to 90:Present commercial/delivery progress, client results, margin, and capacity; recommend what to scale, fix, and hire.
NOTE:We prioritize the processing of one application at a time. If you have applied for multiple job openings within our organization, we kindly request that you direct any update inquiries to the team responsible for handling your initial application.

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

Salary in Context

At R64,750/month, this role pays well above the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($3,500/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 1819 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →