Chief Growth & Operations Officer, Healthcare Platform

Communicate Recruitment; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Recruitment is partnering with a rapidly scaling healthcare platform to appoint a senior financial and commercial leader. You will drive growth, oversee cash flows, forecasts, and unit economics, and build the operational framework necessary for scale.

With 8+ years of leadership and a CA(SA) or equivalent finance background, you will engage with investors and boards, lead cross-functional teams, and implement AI-enabled efficiencies while ensuring governance and regulatory

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years’ progressive leadership with significant commercial and financial responsibility.
• Experience building, scaling, or transforming a business, platform, or operating model.
• Strong financial leadership, commercial judgement, and experience managing cash flow, forecasts, unit economics, and business performance.
• Experience engaging with investors, boards, and strategic partners.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to balance strategy and execution.
• Exposure to digital health, health-tech, technology platforms, or regulated services is highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, establish accountability, and drive operational excellence.
• Strong analytical, leadership, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive the commercial and operational growth of a rapidly scaling healthcare platform.
• Convert strategic partnerships into revenue-generating opportunities, oversee cash flow, forecasts, investor reporting and unit economics, and build the operational framework required for scale.
• Lead cross-functional execution, implement automation and AI-enabled efficiencies, recruit and empower high-performing teams, and ensure strong governance, financial controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Work closely with founders to transform strategy into sustainable business growth.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial leadership

Investor relations

Strategic execution

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Digital health exposure

Education

CA(SA) advantageous

Equivalent financial qualification

Job description

Communicate Recruitment is partnering with a rapidly scaling healthcare platform to appoint a senior financial and commercial leader. You will drive growth, oversee cash flows, forecasts, and unit economics, and build the operational framework necessary for scale.

With 8+ years of leadership and a CA(SA) or equivalent finance background, you will engage with investors and boards, lead cross-functional teams, and implement AI-enabled efficiencies while ensuring governance and regulatory