Description
Optimetriks is at a pivotal stage in its development: a presence in 30+ countries, AI and SaaS products recognized across multiple continents, and a commercial engine that is accelerating.
The Chief of Staff serves as a key advisor and strategic partner to the CEO, responsible for managing high-priority projects and ensuring effective execution across the organization. This is a hands-on leadership role with genuine ownership — not a support function. You will coordinate executive efforts, implement strategic initiatives, and drive the company’s operational priorities across four areas:
1. Executive Support & Advisory
- Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO, offering insights and recommendations on strategic and operational matters.
- Serve as the primary liaison between the CEO and key internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership and key partners.
2. Strategic Planning & Execution
- Collaborate with the CEO to develop and refine the company’s strategic vision, goals, and priorities.
- Lead the planning, tracking, and execution of high-impact projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Monitor project progress, identify potential issues, and develop solutions to keep initiatives on track.
- Co-build and monitor the annual budget with the CEO and BU leads; produce monthly financial reporting (P&L, cash flow, KPIs).
- Oversee relationships with local accounting and legal service providers (Kenya, Nigeria, France and others).
3. Special Projects & Initiatives
- Lead special projects from conception through to execution and evaluation.
- Conduct field research, interviews, and data analysis; develop and manage pilot projects for strategic initiatives.
- Own end-to-end delivery of cross-functional projects: process redesign, new country launches, tool integrations.
4. People & Team Leadership
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and excellence within the executive team and broader organization.
- Provide technical expertise to teams, helping them structure processes and tools to increase efficiency and impact.
- Identify and address organizational development needs to ensure high performance.
- Harmonize HR policies across all entities (Kenya, France, Senegal, Mexico, Vietnam and others): contracts, onboarding, performance management.
- Coordinate key strategic recruitments with local HR teams across geographies.