Lead Strategy & Operations

Strategy Operations Lead

effective team management, strategic planning, and seamless execution

program management and operational excellence at scale

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and drive operational strategies aligned with organizational goals and objectives.
• Manage multiple field teams to ensure effective execution, timeline adherence, and project objective achievement.
• Build resilient partnerships with key field stakeholders across the entire value chain (inputs procurement, ground implementation, and monitoring).
• Implement operational improvements for efficiency and cost/resource optimization.
• Drive and monitor all ground activities related to NBS projects, ensuring effective day-to-day operations and prompt challenge management.
• Act as a central point of coordination between field staff, senior management, and external stakeholders.
• Own rollout planning across new regions, ensuring coordination across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and monitor operational KPIs and unit economics across project types, geographies, and channels (e.g., farmer count, cost per enrolment, retention, delivery risk).
• Build and manage standardized payment structures for farmers, FPOs, field partners, and delivery agencies.
• Coordinate with Finance Legal to ensure timely, rule-based, and audit-compliant payment disbursement.
• Lead recruitment and selection for field staff.
• Develop and drive comprehensive training programs for team skill development.
  

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of experience in strategic planning, operations, and program management.
• Strong educational pedigree in Business, Operations, or a related field.
• Proven track record in scaling operations while ensuring compliance with organizational targets.
• Strong optimization acumen: analyze and maximize project economics.
• Experience working with distributed networks and end-to-end supply chains.
• Comfortable with compliance, reporting, and handling large disbursement flows.
• Strong team management and leadership skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Willingness to travel and work in the field as needed.
• Passion for climate action, impact at scale, and solving real-world problems.
• Prior experience with smallholder value chains is a plus (e.g., field teams, rural partners).
  

What We Offer

• Join a small, ambitious, international team and enjoy:
• Competitive salary and benefits package (ESOP)
• Key role in shaping a fast-growing climate-tech startup
• Support for learning and professional development
• A culture of undogmatic, unbureaucratic creativity and collaboration