25 Strategic Operations jobs in South Africa

RemoFirst empowers employers to be free from geographical boundaries when accessing talent, allowing employees to pursue opportunities wherever they may exist. We are on a mission to be the FIRST to truly revolutionise the industry and be a generational company.

Our platform offers a full-range people management tool, employee benefits like health insurance, and financial benefits, and enabling clients to hire anyone from anywhere with one click. RemoFirst manages employees and contractors for Fortune 500 companies (e.g., Microsoft, Mastercard) and the best startups worldwide (e.g., TransferGo).

We are a small but strong team of 160 people (and growing) hyper-focussed on delivering a world-class platform and unparalleled service with our industry-leading partnerships. To help accelerate our growth and pace of delivery, we are looking for talented Business Operations Manager to help spearhead the overall look and feel of our features and services.

As a Business Operations Manager, your primary responsibility will be to develop and maintain strategic relationships with our local EORs in the Africa region, ensuring exceptional service delivery and therefore maximizing value for our clients. You will work closely with cross-functional teams at RemoFirst, including Sales, Customer Success, and Product, to ensure alignment between local partner strategies, and RemoFirst internal initiatives to drive overall business growth.

What you would be doing:

• Create & optimize the processes within the Operations Department
• Create & monitor performance metrics
• Improve the onboarding of the stakeholders to the platform
• Ensure that all of the stakeholders use the platform efficiently
• Constantly monitor efficiency within the department and develop ways to make them more effective
• Close cooperation with the CS department on the day-to-day escalations
• Oversee planning, operational systems and controls, and the organization of fiscal documentation
• Escalate client concerns to the stakeholders and design solutions to resolve complaints and maximize customer satisfaction
• Work with tax calculators, country guides, and country compliance
• Offer operational data and insights for establishing and evaluating improvement strategies and tactics
• Ensure smooth workflows within each department and establish easy and lucid communication channels between other departments and operations
• Track day-to-day escalations that arise in the operations department
• Establish a safe, healthy, and inclusive work environment
• The principal point of contact for external stakeholders
• Help with employee appraisals by communicating job expectations and monitoring and reviewing job contributions
• Analyze data and assist in predicting the company's requirements, preparing a yearly budget, and planning future spending

What you'll need:

• 2-5 years experience in an EOR, outsourcing, or client-facing HR tech space
• 2-5 years experience in HR or employment law
• Ability to build 0-1 process and programs
• 1-3 years of project management experience
• Multilingual is a plus

We're looking for a
Business Operations Manager
to help streamline day-to-day operations, improve internal systems, and support key client projects. This role combines organization, communication, and problem-solving to keep both internal and client-facing initiatives running smoothly.

Apply here:

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct research and compile insights into clear, actionable summaries for business and client use.
• Transform notes, outlines, and meeting discussions into professional slide decks and documentation.
• Maintain and update performance dashboards and operational trackers using tools like Google Sheets, Notion, or Pipedrive.
• Develop and manage standard operating procedures (SOPs) to support consistent, efficient workflows.
• Coordinate scheduling, prepare meeting materials, and follow up on action items to ensure priorities stay on track.
• Support financial administration, including basic invoicing and record updates.

Ideal Candidate:

• Strong organizational and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient with productivity and project management tools (e.g., Google Workspace, Notion, Pipedrive, or similar).
• Exceptional communication and documentation skills.
• Self-starter who thrives in a remote or cross-functional team setting.

As our third-party due diligence business continues to grow rapidly, Control Risks is looking for a proactive and highly organized professional to play a key role in ensuring smooth project delivery and operational excellence. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with clients, internal teams, and external partners, helping to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and support our growth journey.

Key Responsibilities
Client Project Coordination

• Serve as the first point of contact for client task management, processing and recording client orders in our internal system.
• Escalate unclear or complex requests to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Support the team with day-to-day operational tasks and help resolve issues as they arise.
• Maintain and regularly update client-specific and general project trackers.

Financial & Administrative Support

• Assist with accurate preparation of client invoices and review incoming invoices.
• Generate internal and external reports on database usage.
• Manage the subcontractor purchasing process, including verifying data accuracy for purchase orders and supplier invoices.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of purchasing and expense processes.

Stakeholder & Team Support

• Take operational ownership of key aspects of client delivery, including implementing contingency plans when needed.
• Draft and manage clear written communications with external stakeholders.
• Escalate technical issues and proposed solutions through appropriate channels in a timely manner.

Operational Excellence

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date client records and service tracking.
• Provide usage and performance reports and key project details to clients as required.

Requirements
Essential

• Excellent face-to-face communication skills
• Strong track-record of problem solving, including in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Experience in Microsoft Office - especially Excel
• Experience in SharePoint and Microsoft Teams
• Attention to detail
• Excellent time management and prioritisation
• Confident to raise concerns and discuss solutions

Preferred

• Customer service and/or customer complaints experience
• Experience communicating remotely across jurisdictions via video call.
• Education or work experience in compliance or business intelligence sector
• Prior experience of using internal enterprise systems

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• Working with our clients, from day one our people are given direct responsibility, career development and the opportunity to work collaboratively on fascinating projects in a rewarding and inclusive global environment.
• The Company is committed to further its diversity, inclusion and equity agenda and as an employee you have access to various business resource groups in the Company including the Company's LGBT+ network called MOSAIC, the Women's Network, and Synergy - a people network to celebrate and promote ethnic diversity at Control Risks

Control Risks SA is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the company. Control Risks SA retains the right not to make an appointment and to verify all information provided by candidates.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

Closing Date

2025/10/31

Reference Number

COR

Job Title

Institutional Business Operations Manager

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Country

South Africa

Location - Province

Western Cape

Location - Town / City

Cape Town

Job Description

To lead and manage the full institutional client delivery function, overseeing a multidisciplinary team responsible for client service and new business operations, communications, presentation material, events, reporting, data, and project execution. This role ensures that all elements of client-facing execution – from daily deliverables to strategic initiatives – are delivered timeously with excellence, efficiency, and alignment to the company's standards. The role will also ensure that systems, workflows, and operational processes are continuously reviewed and improved, leveraging off innovation where appropriate across all client delivery and new business activities.

In addition to leadership responsibilities, the incumbent will be expected when necessary to actively contribute to hands-on task delivery as a flexible team member, particularly during periods of high demand or capacity constraints, to ensure deadlines are met and service excellence is maintained.

Duties and Responsibilities

Team Leadership & People Management:

• Manage a team including Client Associates, Communications Specialist, Presentation Co-ordinators, Event Co-ordinator, Data Analyst.

• Set clear objectives, provide coaching and feedback, conduct performance reviews, and drive a culture of high standards and collaboration.

• Monitor team workload and reassign resources as needed to meet business priorities.

• Collaborate proactively with other senior team members to ensure a seamless workflow within the wider team and foster effective collaboration with other departments where needed to ensure alignment and efficient cross-functional delivery. Handle complaints, provide appropriate solutions and alternatives within the time limits and follow- up to ensure resolution.

Client Associate Oversight:

• Oversee day-to-day execution of all client deliverables including reports, meeting packs, onboarding documentation and FICA/AML requirements, DDQ's, tenders, ad hoc requests and completion of databases.

• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery across all outputs.

• Develop service-level expectations and task tracking for better visibility and accountability.

Communications & Content Delivery:

• Work closely with the Communications Specialist to maintain and improve client content quality.

• Ensure consistent brand tone and language across platforms.

• Deliver accurate, timely communication to internal and external stakeholders. This includes ensuring a communications pipeline is maintained and monitored, with clear timelines for all re-occurring and ad hoc communications.

Presentation & Visual Material Coordination:

• Supervise Presentation Co-ordinators to maintain visual standards across all decks and presentation material.

• Support preparation of pitch decks, reviews, and bespoke client content.

• Obtain regular feedback from stakeholders with a view to continuously improving the quality of presentations and refinements of process where needed.

Event Management Oversight:

• Support and guide the Event Co-ordinator in planning, project managing and executing all client events.

• Ensure events align with client strategy and brand positioning.

• Review post-event insights and feedback to improve future planning.

Data, Reporting & Management Information:

• Oversee the Data Analyst to produce and maintain management dashboards and client analytics.

• Develop regular reporting that informs client trends, team performance, and project progress.

• Use data insights to inform improvements in service delivery, efficiency, and risk management.

• Ensure that team members, where applicable, are inputting data timeously to enable accurate, timely and integrated management information

Project & Process Management:

• Own the pipeline of strategic and operational projects within the CIB team.

• Drive execution of key initiatives such as onboarding redesign, report automation, FFS, system.

• Track progress, manage stakeholders, and mitigate risks to delivery timelines. Ensure all cross-functional teams are engaged early in projects, identify impacts on their areas, and provide the necessary inputs and deliverables to enable successful implementation.

• AI integration and adoption.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Act as the escalation point for service delivery issues across the client team.

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve workflows and leverage technology.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Investments, Compliance, IT, Finance, Implementation, Operations and Marketing. Ensure appropriate cross-functional SLAs are in place, monitored and complied with.

• Promote a culture of learning and knowledge sharing within the team and cross-functionally

• Assist with task delivery, particularly within the CA Team, when necessary

Ideal Experience

• 10+ years' experience in a client service or operations leadership role within investment management or financial services.

• Proven experience managing teams across multiple workstreams.

• Strong familiarity with client-facing deliverables, reporting tools, CRM systems and events.

Ideal Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Business and/or Finance

Most Important Attribute

• Good people manager.

• Strong project and workflow management capability.

• Excellent communication, delegation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels, from junior team members to senior leadership.

Systems Knowledge

• MS Office – Outlook, Excel, and Word

• Knowledge of the Salesforce system would be an

Our Company:
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Your Role at

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We are seeking a highly analytical, proactive, and detail-oriented
Business Operations Senior Analyst
to support the optimization and efficiency of our Finance organization. This role is critical to ensuring the smooth cross-functional operations across all Finance functions and throughout the global organization. The successful candidate will work closely with leadership to streamline processes, drive operational improvements, provide effective enablement on processes, report metrics and KPIs and ensure alignment and integration across finance and adjacent business units.

What You'll Do:

• Process Optimization & Standardization: Analyze existing workflows across Finance functions (e.g., FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Audit, etc.), identify inefficiencies, and lead initiatives to streamline and standardize processes.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Act as the central point of contact between Finance sub-functions and other business units (e.g., HR, IT, Procurement) to ensure seamless collaboration and information flow.
• Operational Metrics & Reporting: Develop, maintain, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) and dashboards to track performance and progress of ongoing initiatives and processes.
• Project Management: Lead and support cross-functional projects from planning through execution. Ensure milestones, deliverables, and timelines are met.
• Change Management: Support the Finance team through operational changes, including system implementations, reorganizations, or policy updates by developing communication plans, training materials, and feedback loops.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for automation, enhanced controls, and improved resource utilization. Work with Finance leadership to drive a culture of continuous improvement
• Documentation & Governance: Maintain clear documentation of key processes, workflows, and controls to support compliance, scalability, and knowledge transfer.

What You Have:

• Bachelors Degree
• 4-10 years of professional experience
• Experience in Accounting, Financial Operations, Financial Systems, preferred
• Project or Program Management experience
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
• Passion for operational excellence and data driven decision-making

Benefits:

• Hybrid, Casual work environment

• Unlimited PTO policy

• Take the time off that you need. We are truly committed to a positive work-life balance, recognising that it is important to be happy and fulfilled in both

• Training & Development

• Learning the advanced partnership automation products

• Medical Aid and Provident Fund

• Group schemes with Discovery & Bonitas for medical aid

• Group scheme with Momentum for provident fund

• Restricted Stock Units

• 3-year vesting schedule pending Board approval

• Internet Allowance

• Fitness club fee reimbursements
• Technology Stipened
• Primary Caregiver Leave
• Mental Health and Wellness Benefit - Including 12 Therapy/Coaching sessions + Dependent coverage

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All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors.
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Job Summary

The Operations Manager is responsible for optimising and supporting the business development process within Alternative Distribution. This role focuses on managing and improving the operational efficiency of Business Development Managers while providing strategic and analytical support to drive measurable sales performance improvements.

Job Description

The Operations Manager is responsible for optimising and supporting the business development process within Alternative Distribution. This role focuses on managing and improving the operational efficiency of Business Development Managers while providing strategic and analytical support to drive measurable sales performance improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Dealer & Partner Management

Manage end-to-end dealer and partner onboarding processes

Maintain accurate dealer database records and ensure data completeness

Monitor onboarding efficiency and adherence to SLA requirements

Financial Operations

Process timely and accurate payments to dealers and partners

Ensure payment processing meets agreed service level agreements

Resolve payment disputes and maintain high payment accuracy standards

Reporting & Analytics

Deliver comprehensive monthly sales reports and insights to stakeholders

Collaborate with MI department to enhance reporting capabilities and analytical insights

Ensure accurate and timely report delivery to support business decision-making

Process Optimization & Sales Enablement

Identify opportunities to streamline sales operations and improve efficiency

Develop and implement sales enablement strategies in collaboration with cross-functional teams. Optimize resource utilization and support training initiatives

Team Support

Provide comprehensive operational support to the sales team

Resolve operational issues promptly to maintain sales team satisfaction

Act as a liaison between sales and other departments

Success Metrics

Onboarding efficiency and SLA compliance

Payment accuracy and processing timeliness

Report delivery accuracy and schedule adherence

Process improvement implementation

Team satisfaction scores

Issue resolution turnaround times

Note: This role may evolve to meet changing business needs and strategic priorities.

Ideal Candidate

Seeking a proactive professional with strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and experience in business operations.

Skills Summary

Technical & Systems

• Advanced Excel/spreadsheet proficiency and database management
• CRM and ERP systems experience with payment processing capabilities
• Business intelligence tools (Power BI) and data analysis skills

Analytical & Reporting

• Data interpretation, trend identification, and actionable insights generation
• Comprehensive report writing and data visualization abilities
• KPI tracking and statistical analysis of sales metrics

Communication & Collaboration

• Cross-functional teamwork with sales, finance, and MI departments
• Stakeholder management and professional written communication
• Presentation skills and customer service orientation

Organisational & Administrative

• Project management and time management to meet SLA requirements
• Exceptional attention to detail and process documentation skills
• Problem-solving and dispute resolution capabilities

Business & Soft Skills

• Sales operations knowledge with understanding of dealer/partner relationships
• Financial acumen in payment processing and compliance
• Adaptability, initiative, reliability, and critical thinking abilities

Education

Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

Intelligence Measurements and Reporting

• Research on customer buying and data usage patterns in order to have a holistic analysis
• Assist with data extraction for customers from internal and external sources within the MTN SA and regional market
• Assist in data clean ups to information by ensuring that data is updated and pruned
• Thoroughly scruitinize data in order to determine SWAT across all of MTN Western Cape Regional segments
• Report on relevant performance metrics for the business objectives in line with Business objectives
• Facilitate accurate data analysis and reporting of customer analytics and intelligence
• Delivery of insightful market intelligence and insights to support business intelligence objectives utilising customer analytics
• Interpret data and develop relevant recommendations based on data analysis findings
• Develop graphs, reports and presentations of projects results
• Perform basic statistical analysis for projects and reports
• Create and present quality dashboards
  Generate standard monthly and ad hoc reports

Internal Processes and Efficiency

• Prioritise requests and coordinate with IT to ensure availability, storage, sharing and certification of required information and data integrity
• Support data and application design for the implementation of an automated customer analytics
• Ensure the effective use of the USD/JAZZ system within the department to log and take action on customer requests
• Provide recommendations regarding campaign consolidation, integration, automation and optimisation based upon jobs requests worked upon
  To provide more insights into the ways to target customers

Operational Planning and Management

• Plan and coordinate the data extraction and reporting processes
• Consider the long term (1-2 years) implications of action from a broader perspective
• Consider local conditions, as well as competitor activity
• Identify and exploit new opportunities to grow the business further
• Identify innovative ways to use minimum resources to achieve maximum outputs

Are you driven by the challenge of solving complex problems, bringing clarity to business needs, and delivering impactful, data-driven solutions? Drive growth and success through identifying trends, and delivering actionable insights that improve financial outcomes, operational efficiency, and strategic planning.
Job Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and analyse financial, operational, and sales data.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports (e.g., Power BI, Excel).
• Track KPIs and provide variance analysis against forecasts and budgets.
• Do required reports to management.
• Business Insights & Recommendations.
• Identify trends, risks, results, and opportunities across departments.
• Translate data into strategic insights for customers.
• Support performance of the group.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, and Marketing teams to understand results and needs.
• Present findings and recommendations in a clear, concise manner.
• Support cross-functional projects and initiatives.
• Process Improvement.
• Evaluate existing processes and recommend enhancements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or similar in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in business or financial analysis
• Must be sales orientated
• Proficiency in Excel, SQL, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience in FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) or corporate finance.
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
• Exposure to scenario modelling and forecasting.
• High attention to detail and a proactive mindset to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Job Purpose:

The primary role of the Business Analyst is to bridge the gap between business needs and IT solutions.

The Business Analyst will work closely with the Delivery Manager, the Project Managers and other key delivery team members to identify, design and implement suitable technical solutions.

Summary:

The Business Analyst will specialise in business process mapping, covering the current process and explaining the planned new process. Strong communication skills are required to enable effective collaboration with stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure requirements are clearly understood and documented.

The Business Analyst will facilitate workshops and meetings to gather requirements and validate solutions. The Business Analyst also supports project management by tracking progress and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

The Business Analyst will play a key role in user acceptance testing, ensuring the final deliverable meets the specified needs articulated and agreed by the business, documenting any changes agreed throughout the delivery process.

Principal Accountabilities: -

• Evaluating business processes, documenting requirements, uncovering areas for improvement and developing and implementing solutions.
• Change Request and requirements analysis and documentation
• Create and validate documentation produced
• Implementation and rollout support for business users
• Creation of test cases in readiness to carry out and support user testing
• Collaboration with Project Manager, data analysts and Infrastructure teams
• As-Is and To-Be Mapping: Documenting current business processes (as-is) and designing future state processes (to-be) to ensure current and future processes are fully explored, understood and catered for.
• Requirements Gathering: Collecting detailed business requirements from stakeholders to ensure the items being delivered will meet the business needs
• Stay abreast of new and emerging technologies to determine how they can enable business users to be more effective, productive or collaborative in their roles.
• Play an active role in understanding the existing application stack, especially the M365 suite to support the recommendation of low-code, no-code solutions
• Design and develop simple solutions in Power Apps based on business user requirements
• Interpersonal Skills to Support Business Engagement: Build strong relationships with stakeholders to facilitate effective communication and collaboration
• Documentation: Create comprehensive documentation, including business requirements, functional specifications, and process workflows
• Adaptability: Being flexible and responsive to changing business needs and project requirements
• Change Management: Supporting the implementation of new processes and systems, including training and communication to encourage adoption
• Systems Analysis: Ability to understand application configurations and to recommend and make simple modifications.
• Business Process Modelling: Familiarity in creating visual representations of business processes to recommend areas for improvement
• Analytical Thinking: The ability to break down complex problems and develop effective solutions
• Collaborate with the wider business managers and departments, to encourage ongoing engagement with Global Operations.
• Work closely with Project Managers and other technical team leads to achieve project objectives and maximise the value derived from available budgets
• Ensure we meet the Data protection standards across our global offices.

Requirements:

• Experience in business and IT operations
• Integrity and high professional ethics
• Knowledge of data processing operations in the company's sector is preferable
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business users
• The ability to work well in a team
• Problem solving skills
• A strong customer focus
• The ability to prioritise your workload

Our Office Charter

Five simple behavioural promises that will create an amazing and highly productive working environment at Hawksford.

No Hierarchy

We all have an equal right to enjoyment and use of all spaces, regardless of job level or department

Have Fun

Be happy and never be afraid to laugh, enjoy yourself, and create magic moments for others

Say Hi

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Respect Everyone

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Be Flexible

Bring a positive attitude with you into the office, and always be receptive to change