COO/Operations Director

Michael Page International Recruitment (Philippines) Inc; Philippines; On-site; PHP 7,000,000 - 11,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page International Recruitment (Philippines) Inc. seeks a seasoned Chief Operating Officer to join the executive team and drive scalable growth across a diversified portfolio.

Reporting to the Founder/CEO, you will shape the operating model, establish governance, and partner with business leaders to sharpen performance and accountability. This role offers direct influence on enterprise-wide strategy and long-term value creation in a dynamic, owner-led environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in diversified groups or multi-business environments.
• Proven track record of operational improvements and scaling initiatives.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, and unit economics.
• Experience working with multiple functions and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to develop leaders and strengthen organizational capability.
• Strategic thinker with strong execution and attention to detail.
• Comfort with entrepreneurial, fast-evolving settings.

Responsibilities

• Drive portfolio performance through reporting, forecasting, and reviews.
• Partner with BU leaders to improve execution and accountability.
• Establish enterprise-wide standards, governance, and performance management.
• Foster collaboration across units and centralized functions.
• Identify risks and lead improvement opportunities.
• Assess leadership capability and support succession planning.
• Help design scalable structures and processes for growth.
• Advise the CEO on operating model and long-term direction.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial acumen

Operational excellence

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Job description

• Partner directly with a founder-led platform to drive growth and scale.
• Influence strategy, performance, and leadership across a diverse portfolio.

About Our Client

Our client is a privately held investment and operating group with a growing portfolio of businesses across multiple industries in the Philippines.

The organization takes an active ownership approach, working closely with portfolio leadership teams to improve performance, build organizational capability, and establish scalable operating platforms. As the group continues to expand, it is investing in stronger enterprise governance, leadership development, and operational excellence to support long-term growth.

Job Description

Reporting directly to the Founder and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team and help strengthen enterprise-wide operating discipline across the organization.

Key responsibilities include:

• Drive portfolio performance through consistent reporting, forecasting, and operational review processes.
• Partner with business unit leaders to improve execution, accountability, and operational effectiveness.
• Establish enterprise-wide operating standards, governance frameworks, and performance management practices.
• Facilitate collaboration and alignment across multiple business units and centralized support functions.
• Identify operational risks and improvement opportunities, ensuring timely intervention where required.
• Assess leadership capability across the organization and support succession planning initiatives.
• Help build scalable organizational structures, systems, and processes to support future growth.
• Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO in shaping the operating model and long-term direction of the group.

The Successful Applicant

The ideal candidate is a seasoned operator with strong commercial and financial acumen, capable of leading through influence in a multi-business environment.

Key qualifications include:

• Significant leadership experience within diversified groups, multi-business organizations, investment-backed companies, or complex operating environments.
• Demonstrated success driving operational improvements, business transformation, or organizational scaling initiatives.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, business performance metrics, budgeting, forecasting, and unit economics.
• Experience working across multiple functions, stakeholders, and leadership teams.
• Proven ability to develop leaders, strengthen organizational capability, and build succession pipelines.
• Strategic mindset combined with strong execution capability and attention to operational detail.
• Comfortable operating in entrepreneurial, fast-evolving environments where structure and systems continue to mature.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a founder-led organization during a significant growth phase.
• Direct partnership with senior leadership and meaningful influence on enterprise-wide decision-making.
• Broad exposure to multiple industries and business models within a diversified portfolio.
• Ability to shape organizational design, leadership capability, and operating infrastructure.
• Long-term career growth potential within a growing investment and operating platform.
• Competitive executive compensation package, including performance-based incentives.