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Chief Operating Officer, Hubli Karnataka
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21 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
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18 September 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Role Name: Chief Operating Officer (COO) Hubli - Karnataka
Experience: 15 years
Salary: upto 35 LPA
Experience: 15 years
Salary: upto 35 LPA
About the Role
We are looking for an entrepreneurial and execution-focused Chief Operating Officer (COO) to build strengthen and scale high-impact programs. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments enjoys solving complex operational challenges and has a proven ability to translate vision into execution.
Whether youve built your own venture led a startup through growth or successfully scaled programs within a mission-driven organization we value leaders who think like entrepreneurstaking ownership embracing ambiguity and driving sustainable impact.
As COO you will work closely with the leadership team to oversee organizational operations build high-performing teams strengthen systems and processes and ensure programs achieve scale without compromising quality.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Vision Expansion
- Formulate refine and execute a multi-year strategic roadmap for the Organization to scale its reach through partnerships and systemic change.
- Become a foremost thought leader in the education and employment sector.
- Identify new opportunities and innovate for scale partnerships innovation and impact.
Operational Excellence & Institutional Scale
- Lead all aspects of program delivery operations finance technology and people.
- Lead mentor and inspire a multidisciplinary workforce of 500 staff fostering a high-performance culture aligned with the mission of social transformation.
Partnerships & Ecosystem Engagement
- Engage with global and national leaders across education industry and public policy to develop and scale systemic solutions to Indias education and employment challenges.
- Deepen relationships with existing corporate partners onboard new employers and ensure programs remain aligned with evolving workforce needs.
Financial Stewardship Fundraising & Compliance
- Manage the organizations profit and loss (P&L) ensuring optimal budget utilization cost-efficiency and financial sustainability.
- Cultivate and manage high-value institutional partnerships CSR donors multilateral philanthropic organizations and government grants to become financially self-sufficient.
- Ensure unconditional adherence to legal financial and statutory compliances required for non-profit entities in India reporting transparently to the Board of Trustees.
Who Were Looking For
Were looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with exceptional execution.
Experience
- Experience:15 years of progressively increasing leadership responsibility. program management consulting startups or social impact organizations.
- Demonstrated experience leading large teams and managing cross-functional operations.
- Proven experience leading large-scale organizations business units social enterprises educational institutions workforce development organizations or high-growth startups.
- Track record of managing P&L large budgets and complex stakeholder environments.
- Experience scaling organizations from a regional to a national level is highly desirable.
- Visionary yet execution-oriented. Strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Strong partnership and ecosystem-building integrity and mission orientation.
We Would Especially Love If You...
- Have founded or co-founded a startup social enterprise or independent venture.
- Have built something from the ground upeven if it didnt succeed. We value entrepreneurial experience and resilience.
- Have led organizations or programs through rapid growth and change.
- Are comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and adapting quickly.
Skills & Competencies
- Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership and bias for action.
- Exceptional leadership and people management skills.
- Strong operational and strategic planning capabilities.
- Ability to build scalable systems and processes.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- High adaptability and resilience in dynamic environments.
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Hiring Note: Applications will be reviewed on rolling basis. This job is first posted on June 19th 2026 on Ground Zero
For any questions ping us on WhatsApp chat: 91-
For any questions ping us on WhatsApp chat: 91-
