Chief of Staff at Sabi

Job Summary  

•  Are you a strategic leader adept at orchestrating complex operations across diverse product lines? As the Chief of Staff, you will partner closely with the CEO and executive team, driving cohesion and efficiency across our core products. In this role, you will ensure strategic alignment, streamline operations, and facilitate effective communication across all business units, propelling Sabi's mission to empower commerce throughout Africa. 
• This role is ideal for a leader who enjoys tracking progress, escalate blockers, and driving alignment between the CEO, Product GMs, and cross-functional teams on priorities and execution rhythms. 

  What you will be doing  

• Lead and manage the strategic and operational planning cycles across all products 
• Own the design and facilitation of leadership meetings, quarterly business reviews, and cross-product initiatives. 
• Translate CEO and executive priorities into clear operational roadmaps and execution plans. 
• Track progress against OKRs and business goals; identify and escalate blockers proactively. 
• Coordinate multi-functional and multi-product initiatives to ensure alignment, accountability, and velocity. 
• Serve as a trusted advisor and sounding board to the CEO; provide leverage by driving forward key internal and external initiatives. 
• Prepare investor decks, board materials, and internal strategy documents. 
• Run internal routies like all-hands meetings, leadership offsites, and communications cadences that promote alignment and transparency

Requirements

 Special Skills and Qualifications 

• 12+ years of experience in strategic operations, consulting, high-growth startups, or product/GM-level roles. 
• Prior experience as a Chief of Staff or direct advisor to a CEO or executive leadership team is highly preferred. 
• Proven ability to drive complex projects across multiple functions and business units. 
• Able to operate independently in fast-paced, ambiguous environments. 
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize data and insights to inform business decisions. 
• Experience working across digital products or platforms in emerging markets is a plus.
• Passion for building systems that scale and a commitment to Sabi’s mission of empowering commerce in Africa. 

 Candidate Specification

• Motivated by the mission of Sabi
• Pragmatic with quantitative and analytical ability and attention to detail
• Driven, independent thinker and leader who can juggle multiple projects simultaneously with fast-changing priorities
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency.
• A focus on execution. Willing and able to get hands dirty.
• Flexibility to roll up your sleeves and attack problems and projects as they arise, where you will need to set out a clear structure, method and outcomes yourself.