Chief Operating Officer at Sabi

Job Summary 

• Do you lead with operational rigor, strategic clarity, and a bias for scale? As Chief Operating Officer (COO), you’ll be the architect and executor of Sabi’s operating model across all business lines, geographies, and products. You’ll work side-by-side with the CEO to align growth, execution, and infrastructure—ensuring every part of the business delivers measurable impact at scale. 
• This is a defining executive role for a systems thinker who thrives in complexity, leads with excellence, and builds for the long term. 

What you will be doing 

• Lead Sabi’s multi-product operating model, ensuring cohesion between strategy and execution across all functions 
• Drive day-to-day business performance across the entire value chain—from field operations and logistics to partner onboarding, data, and compliance 
• Design and implement operational frameworks that support high-growth scale while managing cost, quality, and risk 
• Oversee Sabi’s local market operations teams, setting operational KPIs, SLAs, and delivery cadences across verticals and countries 
• Serve as executive sponsor for high-stakes initiatives across Trace, Market, and Katsu—driving cross-functional alignment and outcomes 
• Lead quarterly and annual business planning cycles, including goal-setting, forecasting, and resource prioritization 
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Commercial leadership to ensure operating models are tightly integrated with platform capabilities and user needs 
• Build and lead a world-class team of operational leaders, instilling a culture of excellence, accountability, and innovation 

Requirements

Special Skills and Qualifications

• 12-15 years of senior leadership experience in high-growth, operationally intensive environments 
• Proven track record leading multi-market operations in emerging markets, ideally in commerce, fintech, or supply chain 
• Strong experience designing scalable systems, managing P&L, and leading through complexity 
• Expertise in building and optimizing distributed teams, especially across Africa 
• Executive-level communication skills with the ability to influence board, investor, and partner-level stakeholders 
• Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) strongly preferred 

 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.