Strategy & Operations Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ireland, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Manage the complete leadership operating cadence, which includes weekly, monthly, quarterly meetings, and All Hands sessions.

• Take ownership of agendas, pre-read materials, and follow-up actions for leadership forums.

• Facilitate monthly and quarterly business reviews, distill insights, and drive subsequent actions.

• Oversee weekly operational rhythms, encompassing performance reviews, KPI and OKR tracking, variance analysis, and strategic escalations.

• Prepare succinct, decision-ready documents for the Head of Operations and the executive committee.

• Keep records of decisions and commitments, ensuring they are followed through to completion.

• Maintain a comprehensive view of company priorities, timelines, risks, and progress.

• Foster cross-functional alignment and connect teams towards common goals.

• Design, standardize, and scale essential processes, frameworks, and playbooks.

• Identify and resolve friction points, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies.

• Lead 1–3 high-priority strategic and operational initiatives from inception to completion.

• Monitor actions, risks, and dependencies across initiatives, proactively surfacing issues as they arise.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in strategy & operations, business operations, strategic program management, chief-of-staff roles, or strategy consulting.

• Proven track record of execution rather than merely advising.

• Experience in transforming data into actionable recommendations and synthesizing insights into concrete next steps.

• Ability to challenge assumptions, rigorously assess inputs, and navigate ambiguous or incomplete data.

• Proactive and structured problem-solving skills with minimal supervision.

• Demonstrated capability to design, implement, and scale operational processes effectively.

• Strong cross-functional experience is essential.

• Exceptional communication skills with senior stakeholders.

• Ability to exert influence without direct authority.

• A hands-on and pragmatic approach to challenges.

• Fluent in English, which is the primary working language.

• Based in Ireland or Portugal with the ability to work fully remotely.

• Bonus: experience leveraging AI and automation to enhance workflows, initiate projects, or scale processes.

• Bonus: background in travel-tech, e-commerce, or another high-growth digital sector.

• Bonus: familiarity with tools such as Notion, Confluence, Google Workspace, and project management platforms.

• Bonus: experience in preparing materials for executive or board-level presentations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for remote work.

• Positive company culture and an international work environment.

• Education bonus to support professional development.

• Paid time off to ensure relaxation and rejuvenation.

• Collaborate with highly-skilled teammates and enjoy numerous opportunities for growth, learning, and development!