Operations Leader / Operations Director – JHB at Datafin Recruitment

About the Opportunity

• Our client, a fast-growing multinational and JSE listed business within the Financial Services environment, is seeking a commercially strong and highly driven Operations Leader / Operations Director to join their Johannesburg team.
• This opportunity is suited to a high performing operational professional with strong leadership capability, strategic thinking ability, and experience operating within demanding, fast paced environments.
• The business is looking for exceptional professionals with strong academic backgrounds, entrepreneurial flair, and proven leadership ability. Individuals who have built side businesses, led initiatives outside of work, or consistently gone above and beyond in their careers will be highly regarded.
• The environment is dynamic, social, high performance, and internationally connected, offering exposure to global clients and opportunities for international collaboration and travel.
• Candidates from consulting firms, audit firms, advisory environments, or professional services backgrounds are particularly sought after.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and optimize operational performance across business units
• Drive operational strategy, efficiency, and scalability initiatives
• Manage and mentor high performing teams
• Improve systems, processes, reporting, and operational controls
• Work closely with senior leadership on strategic business initiatives
• Ensure delivery excellence across operational functions
• Drive accountability, performance, and execution across teams
• Manage stakeholder relationships both internally and externally

Requirements

• 10+ years’ operational leadership experience
• Strong leadership and people management capability
• Experience within consulting, audit, advisory, financial services, or professional services environments advantageous
• Commercially minded with strong strategic thinking ability
• Strong academic track record
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Highly organized with strong execution capability
• Johannesburg based
• Comfortable working primarily from the office

Ideal Personality Fit

• Highly driven and ambitious
• Entrepreneurial and commercially aware
• Strong leadership presence
• Energetic and proactive
• Comfortable in high pressure, fast paced environments
• Solutions driven with strong accountability
• Strategic thinker with hands on execution ability

What the Company Offers

• Exposure to multinational and international business operations
• A high performance and ambitious culture
• Opportunities for long term leadership growth
• International collaboration and travel opportunities
• The opportunity to work alongside top performing professionals in a fast-growing environment
• Salary will depend on experience, leadership track record, and overall profile.