Country Lead

Jbedeker; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly growing African scale-up seeks a Country Lead to manage operations in Cape Town. The role requires an entrepreneurial mindset, a completed degree, and 0-3 years of experience. You will be responsible for financial management, problem-solving, and supporting various ad-hoc projects. This position offers a USD-denominated salary between $1,000 - $2,000 monthly, with a flexible hybrid work model and opportunities for cultural connection across Africa.

Benefits

Share options

Travel opportunities

Annual team retreats

Qualifications

• Early-career professional with 0-3 years' experience.
• Outstanding academic record—minimum GPA of 70% from a top-four university.
• Ability to manage cultural boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Manage country operations and troubleshoot sales issues.
• Train and develop in-country operations team members.
• Support with ad-hoc projects across functional areas.

Skills

Entrepreneurial spirit

Problem-solving

Cultural awareness

Education

Completed degree in Commerce, Science or Engineering

Job description

About the Company

The Company: A rapidly growing African scale-up is improving everyday lives by providing access to solar energy and smartphones through innovative financing, in-house technology, and broad distribution networks across Africa.

Why Join Us?

Bring your entrepreneurial mindset to a rapidly growing African scale-up expanding access to solar energy and smartphones across the continent.

Enjoy additional benefits such as share options, travel opportunities, hybrid flexibility and annual team retreats.

About the Role

You will manage end-to-end country operations, resolving sales and operational challenges while leading and developing in-country teams.

You will join a purpose-led business that combines the stability of a large organisation with the agility of a small team, where you are trusted with meaningful responsibility from Day 1 in a high-expectation, high-support culture.

You will earn in US dollars while working in a flexible hybrid model based in the heart of Cape Town.

What Would Make You Ideal for the Position?

• You are an early-career professional (0–3 years' experience) who is excited to take on broad responsibilities and full country ownership, while still benefiting from strong support.
• You bring a clear entrepreneurial spirit, thrive on solving problems and taking accountability.
• You have an outstanding academic record—minimum GPA of 70% from a top-four South African university or 80% from others—with a completed degree in Commerce, Science or Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Practice Entrepreneurship: In this role, and along the career path beyond Country Lead, you are expected to continually develop and demonstrate capabilities to effectively solve commercial problems.
• Manage country operations: Your role will entail working with functional heads to manage the profit & loss of an area of business.
• Troubleshoot sales issues, train and develop in-country operations team members, and manage the financial outcomes of the business.
• Connect across cultures: Visit African countries and meet team members and customers in the local context.
• You’ll need to be able to communicate, connect, and manage performance across cultural boundaries.
• Support with ad-hoc projects: Play a supporting role in various functional areas such as sales & marketing, customer support, operations & people management, and culture building.

Offer & Benefits

A USD-denominated monthly salary between $1 – $2,, converted to ZAR (Offer will be market related, based on qualifications, skills and experience).

We want you to have your academic record, including your GPA / overall average, ready as one of the first steps in the process.

We don’t want you to miss out due to limited access to your academic results.