Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) â Integrator General Manager

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Who Were Looking For

Not a corporate executive.
Not a deck-polisher.
Not someone looking for a Head of Ops title with guardrails.

Were looking for a builderoperator.

A systems thinker who thrives in ambiguity.
A calm executor who brings structure to chaos.
Someone who doesnt just advise founders but builds the machine that allows founders and ventures to scale.

This is a core leadership role inside a venture studio.
High trust. High responsibility. Real ownership.

We cant promise comfort.
We can promise leverage impact and the chance to build something enduring.

About PORTFOLIO PLAY

PORTFOLIO PLAY is a venture studio that builds and scales profitable service-based and tech-enabled B2B businesses.

We dont invest and advise from the sidelines.
We build from the inside teams systems operating models and execution engines.

Each venture is different.
The operating system is shared.

That operating system Mission Control is what allows us to:

launch ventures faster
scale without chaos
and avoid founder burnout.

Were now looking for an Integratorlead to own and evolve that system.

The Role

As Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) Integrator you are the execution backbone of PORTFOLIO PLAY.

You work alongside the Visionary founders as part of the EOS / Traction Rocketfuel team translating strategy into action and ensuring that whats decided actually gets done.

This is not a sales role.
This is not a client delivery role.
This is an internal cross-venture execution leadership role.

You build run and continuously improve how the studio operates.

What Youll Be Building

1. The Execution Engine (Mission Control)

Own the day-to-day operating system of PORTFOLIO PLAY
Translate founder vision into clear priorities plans and outcomes
Ensure alignment accountability and momentum across teams and ventures
Surface blockers early and drive resolution

2. Leadership Management & Accountability

Lead and coordinate the studios Strategy Team including Mission Control Tech / Factory Sales and Media
Run operating cadence: daily or async huddles weekly Level 10s retrospectives planning sessions
Act as escalation point and tie-breaker when execution stalls
Coach team leads and portfolio CEOs from an execution and systems perspective

3. The Operating System (Circle of Life)

Own and evolve the Circle of Life (CoL):
- process documentation
- operating manuals
- lifecycle definitions for ventures teams and initiatives
Ensure CoL is the single source of truth for how the studio runs
Drive adoption and operational discipline across the organisation

4. Venture Enablement

Support onboarding and scaling of new ventures
Build reusable templates intake flows and delivery systems
Improve execution quality via QA MVP mapping rollout readiness and continuous process improvement
Participate in strategy and execution reviews with portfolio founders

5. Culture Knowledge & Internal Enablement

Drive documentation and knowledge sharing to reduce dependency on individuals
Host internal workshops and enablement sessions
Reinforce a remote-first async-friendly execution-focused culture
Support hiring and onboarding from a systems and process lens

What This Role Is Not

âŒ Not client-facing delivery
âŒ Not a sales or revenue quota role
âŒ Not a passive COO or advisor seat

This is a hands-on Integrator role. You build the rails so others can move fast.

Who You Are

Integrator by nature you bring structure cadence and clarity
Operator first ideas matter but execution matters more
Systems-minded you see patterns bottlenecks and leverage points
Calm under pressure ambiguity doesnt scare you
Ownership-driven problems dont linger on your watch
Strong communicator you can align founders teams and operators
EOS / Traction familiarity is a strong plus (or deep appetite to master it)

What You Bring

Experience leading teams operations or complex initiatives
Comfort operating across functions (ops tech delivery growth)
Strong execution instincts and follow-through
Ability to coach align and hold people accountable
Bias toward action and continuous improvement
High integrity and trustworthiness youll sit at the centre of the studio

What We Offer

ðŸ Founder-Level Seat Real influence not a support role
âšï Full Execution Ownership You own how the studio runs
ðŸ A Proven Framework With permission to improve it
ðŸ Profit Participation & Long-Term Upside Skin in the game
ðŸŒ Remote-First Outcome-Driven No micromanagement
ðŸš Multiple Ventures One Engine Compound learning and impact
ðŸ Path to Equity Participation Build value share value
ðŸ Creative Freedom Real Responsibility Your ideas get shipped

How to Apply

If this sounds like your kind of challenge wed love to hear from you. Apply here:
part of the application please include a short intro video (Loom or YouTube is perfect):

Who you are
Why this role excites you
Why you believe youre a fit for an Integrator role at a venture studio

Please note: we wont move forward without the video.

Were excited to meet the person who will help turn PORTFOLIO PLAY into a repeatable execution machine.

Who Were Looking ForNot a corporate executive.Not a deck-polisher.Not someone looking for a Head of Ops title with guardrails.Were looking for a builderoperator.A systems thinker who thrives in ambiguity.A calm executor who brings structure to chaos.Someone who doesnt just advise founders but build...