Operational Director at Global Woman Club

Operational Director at Global Woman Club

Location: London

Media & Digital Media, Print & Publishing

An extremely entrepreneurial and fast-growing fintech business is currently looking for an Operations Director. The role is an excellent position for someone that is looking for a high-growth business and entrepreneurial environment.

Global Woman Magazine started its journey in June 2015 and since then we have also created one of the biggest networks for women in Europe called Global Woman Club. A fast-growing community of like-minded women with the aim to empower women locally and connect them globally, and has grown to more than 20 Global Woman Clubs worldwide. From PR, Marketing, organizing events around the world, and book publishing, we do it all.

Working for a successful, rapidly growing multi-media brand using technology, you will be generating new business (B2B) and maximizing existing opportunities for all our online platforms, publications, and engaging events.

We are looking for a versatile and ambitious operator to be the key support for the CEO and enable the business on its rapid growth trajectory.

Global Woman’s mission is to empower the modern female entrepreneur to start a successful business by providing them with access to:

• Our network in more than 20 countries
• Our events offline and online via our app dedicated for members
• Our Magazine which reaches a global audience

We have reached almost 1 Million people around the world and have created more than 20 clubs globally and are looking to scale to 50 clubs over the next year.

The operational director role will report directly to the CEO and:

• Keep the management team organized and set priorities through OKRs and performance targets.
• Help crystallize and communicate our culture and values as a company.
• Run cross-functional strategic projects to help structure and grow our business. For example, structure our CRM reporting, guide our marketing and sales strategy using data, and influence our product strategy using deep research.
• Act as a gatekeeper to and deputize for the CEO in meetings.
• Manage the fundraising process end-to-end.
• Be involved in strategy for the business implementation.
• Prepare reports relating to customer complaint levels to update the business on trends in complaints and customer satisfaction.
• Keep an inventory of customer complaints in order to review them and improve the standards of the company.
• Hold regular meetings feeding into the product development team with proposals on how we can better serve our customers through product changes.
• Supervise the customer service function to ensure timely and accurate responses.

Qualifications

• Laser-focused organizational abilities in prioritizing and executing on multiple projects in parallel.
• Excellent data analytics and presentation skills with experience in synthesizing insights to recommendations for a C-level audience.
• Strong commercial awareness with fundamental knowledge of B2C business models and startup growth trajectories.
• Acute emotional intelligence with the ability to influence and align teams to achieve common goals.
• Ability to think creatively to drive operational evolution and build on an already successful and well-respected foundation.

Experience:

• Operational experience in a fast-growth business environment that provides onsite services to clients.
• Comfortable dealing with multiple stakeholders at different levels, both internal and external.
• Arranging requisite workshops and training where we need to improve the quality of customer response.
• Agile thinker who can adapt proposals and outcomes to customer needs instantly while in discussion.
• Able to empathize with customers in difficult conversations, always seeking a fair outcome.
• Ability to work under stress – customers can be difficult, caseload is unpredictable, and proposed resolutions may clash with business interests.
• Must have a genuine concern for customer outcomes and dedication to find a fair resolution.

Role Objectives

Responsibilities within this role will include the management of global business platforms, tools, and processes which support excellence in operations and communication, alongside responsibilities which support the management of global business projects, business processes, and ongoing business and stakeholder liaison.

You will have previous experience working within a Service, Logistics, Planning, Maintenance, or M&E business, having worked as a COO, Operations Director, Head of Operations, Operations Manager, Scheduling Manager, Service Director, Head of Maintenance, General Manager, or similar.

This is a senior role in the business; we are expecting the successful applicant to take ownership of both overall customer satisfaction and individual complaints.

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