Strategic COO & Growth Architect — 4-Day Week

Codema group; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day work week

Equal opportunities employer

Job summary

Codema is seeking a senior operations leader to act as the right-hand partner to the CEO, bringing structure to rapid growth while streamlining workflows across finance, HR and project delivery. This role will serve as the strategic bridge between ground operations and centralized functions, with responsibility for governance, risk management and performance reporting.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in senior operational leadership, strong financial literacy, and exceptional communication

Qualifications

• More than five years experience in a senior operational leadership role (e.g. COO, Operations Director, Head of Operations).
• Excellent financial literacy; deep understanding of budgets, forecasting and governance.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills with ability to influence cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
• Proficient in project and resource management tools, digitally fluent and comfortable leveraging AI and automation to streamline reporting and planning.
• Experience with a variety of income streams: EU/national grants, contracts, sales, etc.
• Desirable: Direct experience within energy, sustainability, utilities or climate action sectors.
• Desirable: Experience in operations in a commercial setting.

Responsibilities

• Act as a close strategic partner and trusted advisor to the CEO, providing reliable operational oversight.
• Instill operational structure, clear workflows and scalable processes into a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Prepare operational reports and present directly at Board meetings, with KPIs, risks and performance updates.
• Oversee risk management frameworks and ensure smart mitigation strategies are in place.
• Lead capacity planning across the project portfolio, collaborating with HR to forecast and allocate resources.

Skills

Leadership experience

Financial literacy

Communication skills

Project & resource management

Job description

Codema is seeking a senior operations leader to act as the right-hand partner to the CEO, bringing structure to rapid growth while streamlining workflows across finance, HR and project delivery. This role will serve as the strategic bridge between ground operations and centralized functions, with responsibility for governance, risk management and performance reporting.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in senior operational leadership, strong financial literacy, and exceptional communication