A founding opportunity to architect the operating system of a multi-venture tech group.
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HELP BUILD THE OPERATIONAL ENGINE OF A MULTI-SUBSIDIARY TECH GROUP
StrideNex is evolving from a founder-led support entity into a structured, multi-business technology group preparing to launch several specialist subsidiaries across:
AI-powered solutions
Software development
Digital services
Automation and efficiency platforms
Specialist commercial and operational functions
To achieve this, StrideNex is appointing its first
Group Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- a founding-level executive responsible for building the delivery, operational, and structural foundations that will power every future business unit.
This is not a maintenance role. This is an architect role. Perfect for someone with deep experience in tech-enabled delivery environments who wants meaningful long-term ownership in what they help build.
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ABOUT THE ROLE
The Group COO will design and implement the StrideNex Operating System (SN-OS): the processes, frameworks, and delivery models that all current and future subsidiaries will run on.
This is a role for someone who has previously juggled:
multiple clients
multiple teams
multiple deliverables
multiple business units
... and kept them aligned under one operating system.
Your focus is on delivery excellence, systems, structure, and cross-team alignment - not technical oversight, not finance strategy, not product ownership.
Key responsibilities include:
Operational Architecture & Systems Building
Designing the full operating system for the group and every subsidiary
Building SOPs, delivery frameworks, QA ? UAT ? deployment workflows
Architecting cross-functional systems used across all disciplines
Implementing project orchestration and resource allocation models
Creating dashboards, scorecards, and performance frameworks
Delivery Leadership (The Most Critical Mandate)
Ensuring all projects across all subsidiaries are delivered on time
Resolving (and preventing) delivery fires
Protecting margins, schedules, and utilisation rates
Holding subsidiary CEOs accountable to delivery KPIs
Managing throughput across a high-volume, multi-client environment
Multi-Unit Operational Oversight
Coordinating operations across multiple business units
Ensuring each subsidiary works within one clear operating system
Overseeing 10-50+ concurrent projects as the group expands
De-risking launches of new subsidiaries and functions
Scaling, Structure & Resource Planning
Supporting rapid headcount growth (20 ? 50 ? 100+)
Building onboarding frameworks for cross-functional teams
Managing multi-discipline operational flows (design, dev, PM, commercial)
Founder Support & Executive Alignment
Acting as the founder's integrator and operational counterpart
Reducing noise, structuring priorities, and enforcing clarity
Aligning future C-suite members (CRO, CTO, CFO, subsidiary CEOs)
This role blends strategic system design with hands-on execution - perfect for someone who thrives in high-complexity, multi-delivery environments.
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COMPENSATION & EQUITY
This position begins as an
equity-based leadership role
, with salary introduced as business units move into revenue.
What's on offer:
Up to 10% equity
, tied to structured performance milestones and a founder discretionary award
A core seat within the
Group Executive Leadership Team
A defining role in shaping the operations and delivery frameworks of all future subsidiaries
Opportunity to advance into future senior roles as the group scales
Salary and performance compensation added as subsidiaries become revenue-generating
This is an opportunity to help build - and own - the infrastructure behind a multi-venture organisation before it scales.
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OUR MISSION
StrideNex is building an interconnected ecosystem of specialist companies powered by world-class operations, strong leadership, and technology-enhanced delivery.
We aim to:
Solve real operational and technological challenges
Build high-performance systems and automation at scale
Create a culture of clarity, accountability, and strong standards
Ensure every business unit launches with rock-solid delivery infrastructure
Build an ecosystem where innovation and operational excellence compound
We are early - deliberately early. Which is why the Group COO role is foundational.
with deep experience in multi-client, multi-team, or multi-brand tech environments.
The ideal candidate has:
Agency/Tech Ops Background
Director of Ops / Head of Delivery / PMO Director
Experience at a digital agency, dev consultancy, product studio, or multi-service tech group
Used to handling many clients, many projects, and many teams simultaneously
Multi-Unit Operations Experience
Supported multiple business units or verticals
Coordinated cross-team workflows under a unified operating system
Held operational responsibility across several P&Ls or service lines
Delivery Leadership (Critical)
Managed high-volume delivery environments
Built PM frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, hybrid)
Solved and prevented delivery fires
Protected margins, timelines, utilisation, and client satisfaction
Systems & Process Builder
Built operating systems, SOPs, dashboards
Implemented cross-functional workflows
Operationalised multi-team groups
A builder, not a maintainer
Founder's Integrator
Low ego, calm, structured, and diplomatic
Strong communicator across multiple teams and future C-suite roles
Not political; not power-seeking; thrives as a founder's second brain
Scaling Mindset
Experience onboarding and structuring teams as headcount grows from 20 ? 50 ? 100+
Keeps operations stable and efficient through growth and change
KPI-Driven Thinking
Lives in margins, utilisation, delivery SLAs, OKRs, and capacity metrics
Ensures the organisation reliably "does what it says it will do"
Confident Leading Without Being the Deep Expert
Comfortable knowing CTO will lead technology
Comfortable knowing CFO will lead finance
Owns operations, delivery, and systems - not engineering or budgeting
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NEGATIVE INDICATORS
It is NOT worth applying if you:
Are highly technical & will want to oversee engineering.
Come only from slow-moving corporate environments.
Think in departments rather than cross-functional systems.
Avoid difficult conversations or accountability.
Expect heavy equity upfront without proving value.
Lack delivery or project management experience.
Work with ego, and believe yourself to be aboveother people.
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THE IDEAL PROFILE IN ONE SENTENCE
A low-ego, delivery-obsessed operations architect from a multi-client tech or digital environment who can build and scale systems across multiple subsidiaries, support the founder, collaborate with future C-suite leaders, and run the execution engine of the entire group.
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READY TO APPLY?
If you're excited by the idea of architecting the operations, delivery systems, and multi-unit structure of StrideNex - from scratch - we'd love to hear from you.
Apply via our short form >>> https://forms.gle/FXqTfNjAPTteo1mJ8
This is not just an operations role.
It's the opportunity to build the machine that powers seven future subsidiaries.