Chief Operating Officer at Shecluded

About the Job

• We have (or plan to hire) strong teams in place for each functional area, so this role is about leading those teams to achieve our OKRs and partnering with them to solve our business’s most critical challenges as we scale.
• The mission - should you choose to accept, will be to forecast, plan, develop, and implement business strategies, policies and budgets to take Shecluded to the next level.
• We are currently expanding and looking for a “Chief Inspiration Officer” to join our leadership team and oversee a number of critical areas of our business including Operations, Finance, Technology, and Legal & Compliance. to join our Engineering team.
• Our ideal candidate has led these functions before and knows how to bring them together to improve our company operations, technology, workflows, and structure in order to achieve our company goals.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead our existing Operations (product development, sales, expansions and community management) and Finance teams to achieve company goals; partner with our leaders to continue building out these teams and actively measure performance.
• Drive the team to achieve and surpass sales, profitability, cash flow, business goals and objectives.
• Work with the CEO in setting and driving organizational vision, corporate and operational strategy for Shecluded.
• Liaise and manage relationships with key stakeholders including board members, investors, regulators, key industries and influencers.
• Create operations and structure by supporting the day-to-day delivery of Shecluded’s products and services.
• Execute strategies developed by top management and board team.
• Develop and maintain a sound plan for the organization by establishing policies to ensure adequate management development and to provide for capable management succession for those functions/business units falling under his/her responsibility.
• Motivate and lead a high-performance management team; attract and retain required members of the executive team not currently in place; provide mentoring as a cornerstone to the management career development program.
• Recommend the yearly budget for board approval and prudently manage the company's resources within the budgetary provisions.
• Ensure the timely implementation of Board and Executive Management meeting decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Business Administration, Finance, or Marketing required.
• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in strategic planning, Information Technology, Business Management, corporate leadership, and financial decision-making.
• Masters of Business Administration is an added advantage.
• Preferably evolving in a FinTech environment over the past 5 years.
• Must have excellent leadership skills, business acumen and ability to effectively manage, lead and supervise a multidisciplinary team.
• They must excel at strategic thinking, be open to new perspectives and better ways to do things; and be creative, a visionary, and manage innovation well.
• Must be results-driven.
• Must have superior decision-making skills.