Operations Manager

Role: Operations Manager

Priority Location: South Africa (Secondary: LATAM)

Working Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week) aligned with US Eastern/Central Time

Salary Range: $7000 $9500 USD per month base salary (The final offer is at the clients discretion and depends on the candidates interview result skills and experience.)

Type of contract: Independent Contractor

Type of job: Remote

About the Company:

We are a rapidly scaling enterprise homebuilder and developer dedicated to crafting high-quality refined residential communities across key regional markets. Our executive environment values high-performance accountability strategic candor and long-term enterprise value creation. We offer an elite remote-first environment for executive leaders to architect scalable operating systems and lead cross-functional excellence.

About the Role:

As the Operations Manager you will act as the primary operating executive partner to the CEO maintaining total operational accountability for company performance and multi-market scaling. You will oversee the complete value chainincluding land development preconstruction purchasing field operations sales finance operations and warranty. This role offers a unique opportunity to build an enterprise operating system and direct organizational growth across expanding markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute the multi-year strategic roadmap and annual operating plan holding functional leaders accountable for starts closings gross margins and cash flow.
• Establish and oversee enterprise KPIs scorecards operating cadences and cross-departmental accountability frameworks.
• Lead senior functional leadership across Construction Marketing & Sales Development Purchasing and Finance Operations.
• Direct operational expansion into new markets evaluating trade capacity launch sequencing and structural controls prior to construction.
• Maintain oversight of corporate job costing project budget reconciliations working capital and financial reporting accuracy.
• Standardize company-wide technology systems (Buildertrend CRM ERP) and standard operating procedures to ensure data integrity.
• Implement comprehensive enterprise risk management contract compliance safety standards and dispute escalation protocols.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 810 years of senior executive leadership (COO VP of Operations or Division President) in residential homebuilding or real estate development (Required).
• Proven track record of scaling multi-market operating business units and managing P&L accountability (Required).
• Comprehensive mastery of the full project life cycle including acquisition entitlements vertical construction sales and corporate finance (Required).
• Exceptional capability in executive team building performance management and organizational design (Required).
• Deep expertise in enterprise systems (Buildertrend CRM Cloud Accounting) and reporting dashboards (Required).
• Masters degree or MBA in Business Administration Real Estate Finance or Construction Management (Preferred).

Required Experience:

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