Head of Africa Operations/ Africa COO

1 hour, 2 minutes ago
Full-time
Executive
Operations
Skyline Eco-Adventures

Skyline Eco-Adventures

Skyline Eco Adventures is a company that provides zipline adventure tours in Hawaii. They are committed to having a positive impact on the natural world by operating in a sustainable manner and supporting environmental and cultural preservation efforts.

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
11-50
Founded 2002

Description

  • Define and lead Zipline Africa’s operating strategy across existing and new markets.
  • Build the organizational structure, leadership team, operating mechanisms, and capabilities needed for threefold growth within 24 months.
  • Own end-to-end launches of new countries, operating sites, and distribution centers.
  • Establish consistent standards for service delivery, customer experience, quality, safety, and operational performance.
  • Develop the regional logistics and warehousing model, including customs, freight, inventory, 3PLs, and last-mile delivery.
  • Drive operational excellence through standardization, root-cause analysis, cross-country learning, and continuous improvement.
  • Improve unit economics, including cost per delivery and operating-site efficiency.
  • Provide functional oversight to Country Operations through dotted-line leadership.
  • Represent Africa Operations with regulators, partners, vendors, logistics providers, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Significant executive-level experience scaling technology-enabled operations across multiple markets.
  • Track record of building and leading organizations through rapid growth, market expansion, and operational complexity.
  • Experience in logistics, last-mile delivery, or another technology-enabled service business with substantial operational integration requirements.
  • Ability to translate strategy into scalable operating models and develop strong leaders.
  • Experience in regulated, infrastructure-intensive, or technically complex environments.
  • Experience in Africa or other emerging markets is highly preferred.
  • Strong commercial and operational judgment, including the ability to improve customer outcomes and unit economics.
  • Exceptional cross-functional leadership and stakeholder-influence skills.
  • Based in Africa or willing to relocate.
  • Ability to travel approximately 30%.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape healthcare logistics and essential-goods delivery across Africa.
  • Leadership role with direct influence over a rapidly expanding, multi-country operation.
  • Equal opportunity workplace that values diversity and welcomes underrepresented candidates.
  • Voluntary self-identification information is confidential and not considered in hiring decisions.

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