Entrepreneur in Residence / Integrator / General Manager

ATLAS ANALYTICS; Remote; ZAR 1 446 000 - 1 929 000; Full time

Job summary

A venture studio is seeking an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) to serve as the execution backbone. In this hands-on role, you will lead teams in translating strategy into action, ensuring that projects are completed efficiently and effectively. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, experience in operational roles, and the ability to foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. As part of a remote-first environment, you will have the autonomy to drive impactful change across multiple ventures.

Benefits

Founder-Level Seat

Profit Participation

Creative Freedom

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams, operations, or complex initiatives.
• Ability to coach and align cross-functional teams.
• Strong execution instincts and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day operating system of PORTFOLIO PLAY.
• Drive alignment, accountability, and momentum across teams.
• Lead and coordinate the studio's Strategy Team.

Skills

Leadership

Execution management

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

Who We’re Looking For

Not a corporate executive.
Not a deck-polisher.
Not someone looking for a “Head of Ops” title with guardrails.

About PORTFOLIO PLAY

PORTFOLIO PLAY is a venture studio that builds and scales profitable, service-based and tech-enabled B2B businesses.

We don’t invest and advise from the sidelines.
We build from the inside — teams, systems, operating models, and execution engines.

Each venture is different.
The operating system is shared.

That operating system — Mission Control — is what allows us to:

• launch ventures faster,
• scale without chaos,
• and avoid founder burnout.

The Role

As Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) – Integrator, you are the execution backbone of PORTFOLIO PLAY.

You work alongside the Visionary founders as part of the EOS / Traction Rocketfuel team, translating strategy into action and ensuring that what’s decided actually gets done.

This is not a sales role.
This is not a client delivery role.
This is an internal, cross-venture, execution leadership role.

You build, run, and continuously improve how the studio operates.

What You’ll Be Building

1. The Execution Engine (Mission Control)

• Own the day‑to‑day operating system of PORTFOLIO PLAY
• Translate founder vision into clear priorities, plans, and outcomes
• Ensure alignment, accountability, and momentum across teams and ventures
• Surface blockers early and drive resolution

2. Leadership, Management & Accountability

• Lead and coordinate the studio’s Strategy Team, including Mission Control, Tech / Factory, Sales, and Media
• Run operating cadence: daily or async huddles, weekly Level 10s, retrospectives, planning sessions
• Act as escalation point and tie‑breaker when execution stalls
• Coach team leads and portfolio CEOs from an execution and systems perspective

3. The Operating System (Circle of Life)

• Own and evolve the Circle of Life (CoL):
  • process documentation
  • operating manuals
  • lifecycle definitions for ventures, teams, and initiatives
• Ensure CoL is the single source of truth for how the studio runs
• Drive adoption and operational discipline across the organisation

4. Venture Enablement

• Support onboarding and scaling of new ventures
• Build reusable templates, intake flows, and delivery systems
• Improve execution quality via QA, MVP mapping, rollout readiness, and continuous process improvement
• Participate in strategy and execution reviews with portfolio founders

5. Culture, Knowledge & Internal Enablement

• Drive documentation and knowledge sharing to reduce dependency on individuals
• Host internal workshops and enablement sessions
• Reinforce a remote‑first, async‑friendly, execution‑focused culture
• Support hiring and onboarding from a systems and process lens

What This Role Is Not

• Not client‑facing delivery
• Not a sales or revenue quota role
• Not a passive COO or advisor seat

This is a hands‑on Integrator role. You build the rails so others can move fast.

Who You Are

• Integrator by nature — you bring structure, cadence, and clarity
• Operator first — ideas matter, but execution matters more
• Systems‑minded — you see patterns, bottlenecks, and leverage points
• Calm under pressure — ambiguity doesn’t scare you
• Ownership‑driven — problems don’t linger on your watch
• Strong communicator — you can align founders, teams, and operators
• EOS / Traction familiarity is a strong plus (or deep appetite to master it)

What You Bring

• Experience leading teams, operations, or complex initiatives
• Comfort operating across functions (ops, tech, delivery, growth)
• Strong execution instincts and follow‑through
• Ability to coach, align, and hold people accountable
• Bias toward action and continuous improvement
• High integrity and trustworthiness — you’ll sit at the centre of the studio

What We Offer

👀 Founder‑Level Seat – Real influence, not a support role
™️ Full Execution Ownership – You own how the studio runs
🔧 A Proven Framework – With permission to improve it
💰 Profit Participation & Long‑Term Upside – Skin in the game
🌐 Remote‑First, Outcome‑Driven – No micromanagement
📚 Multiple Ventures, One Engine – Compound learning and impact
🚀 Path to Equity Participation – Build value, share value
🎨 Creative Freedom + Real Responsibility – Your ideas get shipped

How to Apply

If this sounds like your kind of challenge, we’d love to hear from you. Apply here:
https://airtable.com/appfTd6vufYBjbJrg/shrrUT5qs9dkQlMYJ?prefill_fldOAaQWBlhAiyJ9z=Entrepreneur%20in%20Residence%20%28EIR%29%20%2F%20Venture%20Builder%20-%20Founders%20Associate%20-%20Integrator%20-%20ID-22&prefill_fldHzDHncygxCnD2d=PORTFOLIO%20PLAY&hide_fldHzDHncygxCnD2d=true

As part of the application, please include a short intro video (Loom or YouTube is perfect):

• Who you are
• Why this role excites you
• Why you believe you’re a fit for an Integrator role at a venture studio

Please note: we won’t move forward without the video.

We’re excited to meet the person who will help turn PORTFOLIO PLAY into a repeatable execution machine.