Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Location: Angola
Employment Type: Full-Time

Lead Operations. Drive Growth. Build the Future.

Our client is seeking an experienced Chief Operating Officer (COO) to work closely with the CEO in driving strategic growth and operational excellence. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially focused executive who has successfully built operational processes, led high-performing teams, and scaled B2B businesses.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in transforming strategy into execution while ensuring operational efficiency across all business functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the CEO to execute the company's strategic vision.
• Build, implement and optimise operational processes and business systems.
• Lead and develop cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional performance.
• Drive operational excellence, productivity and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop KPIs, monitor performance and implement data-driven decision making.
• Manage budgets, resources and operational planning.
• Build and strengthen relationships with clients, partners and key stakeholders.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and effective corporate governance.
• Lead organisational development, recruitment and talent management.

Candidate Requirements

• Fluent Arabic speaker (essential).
• Portuguese language skills would be a distinct advantage.
• Egyptian nationals are preferred; however, applications from all nationalities are welcome.
• Minimum 8 years' experience in a senior operational leadership or executive management role.
• Proven experience building operational processes and business infrastructure from the ground up.
• Demonstrated success leading and growing B2B organisations.
• Strong commercial, financial and analytical skills.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Operations Management or a related field (MBA preferred).
• Experience reporting directly to a CEO or Board is highly desirable.

What We're Looking For

• Strategic thinker with exceptional execution skills.
• Inspirational leader with excellent people management abilities.
• Commercially focused with strong business acumen.
• Confident decision-maker capable of driving organisational growth.
• Passion for building scalable, efficient and high-performing organisations.

Why Apply?

• Executive leadership opportunity with a growing international business.
• Strategic role with direct influence on company growth.
• Opportunity to build and shape operational excellence across the organisation.
• Competitive remuneration package.

To Apply

Please submit your updated CV outlining your executive leadership experience, operational achievements, and B2B business development expertise.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.