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Head of Operations

Kloof Street, Cape Town City Centre💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-27

Core

Build the organizational engine for a boutique energy economics consultancy, transitioning it from a founder-coordinated team to a managed firm that delivers market intelligence and policy research at scale.

Role type

Senior IC Head of Operations / COO

Builds

A professional services firm delivering subscription market intelligence, proprietary energy modeling, and independent policy research.

Domain

Energy economics, policy research, professional services

Required skills

Organizational design, talent management, project management, commercial operations, change management, systems thinking, stakeholder management, strategic planning

Preferred skills

Experience in boutique strategy consulting, energy sector knowledge, AI integration

Technologies

Proprietary modeling suite, CRM, project management tools

Responsibilities

Architect the talent system (recruitment, performance, succession), establish project management office discipline, orchestrate commercial pipeline and pricing, direct firm operations and systems, lead the AI transition change management process

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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