General Manager

Futurefamousmedia; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 600 000 - 750 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic media agency in Gauteng seeks a General Manager to oversee operations across HR, Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Operations. The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience in general management and a strong financial acumen. Responsibilities include managing daily operations, recruitment, financial planning, and ensuring project delivery aligned with company goals. The position offers a competitive salary of R45,000 to R55,000 per month, along with a flexible remote-first environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Remote-first environment

Professional development budget

Quarterly weekend getaways

Growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 5-7 years running operations for a company or business unit.
• Experience managing HR, Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Operations.
• Ability to read financial reports and manage budgets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all daily operations across every department.
• Manage recruitment, onboarding, and team development.
• Make smart money decisions and oversee financial planning.
• Ensure client work is delivered on time and budget.
• Work with founders to set direction and manage growth.

Skills

General Management Experience

Multi-Department Leadership

Financial Skills

People Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Calm under Pressure

Job description

You're here because you know how to run a business.

You know how to make departments work together instead of fighting each other.

You know how to keep the numbers healthy while keeping the team happy.

You know how to turn strategy into action.

And you know how to lead a company to grow without falling apart.

So here's the question : Are you ready to do that for Future Famous?

Because if you are, we might just be about to offer you the role you've been waiting for.

WHO WE ARE

We're obsessed with making our clients more money than they spend with us.

Since , we've worked with over businesses and generated over R million in revenue for our clients.

We're growing fast.

Really fast.

And with growth comes challenges.

We need someone who can keep this rocket ship flying smoothly.

Someone who can oversee HR, Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Operations without breaking a sweat.

Someone who can make sure every department is hitting their targets and working together.

Someone who can handle the business side so our founders can focus on the vision.

That's where you come in.

As General Manager, you'll be the person who makes sure this company runs like a machine.

NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU.

YOU MUST BE

• General Management Experience – At least 5-7 years running operations for a company or business unit.
• Multi-Department Leadership – Experience managing HR, Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Operations.
• Financial Skills – You can read financial reports, manage budgets, and make smart money decisions.
• People Leadership – You've hired, fired, and developed teams. You know how to get the best out of people.
• Strategic Thinking – You can see the big picture and turn it into action plans that actually work.

YOU'LL THRIVE HERE IF

• You genuinely LOVE running a business – You get excited about hitting targets, solving problems, and watching a company grow.
• You share our core values:
• Honesty – You tell it like it is, even when it's uncomfortable.
• Hard Work – You understand that building something great takes real effort.
• Extreme Ownership – The buck stops with you.
• No excuses.
• You're both strategic and hands‑on – You can set the vision and roll up your sleeves to make it happen.
• You stay calm under pressure – When things get chaotic, you're the steady hand that keeps everything on track.
• You're a builder – You don't just maintain systems, you improve them.
• You make things better.

WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Overall Business Operations – Overseeing all daily operations across every department, setting and tracking KPIs, ensuring collaboration across silos, solving problems before they become disasters, and reporting to the founders on business performance.
• HR Department Oversight – Managing recruitment and hiring, onboarding and training, performance reviews and development, handling HR issues and keeping the team happy, and maintaining company culture.
• Finance Department Oversight – Managing budgets and financial planning, reviewing reports, making smart money decisions, overseeing payroll, expenses, cash flow, and finding ways to increase profits.
• Marketing & Sales – Overseeing strategy and execution, managing the sales pipeline, ensuring alignment, tracking acquisition, retention, and growing the business through smart tactics.
• Operations Department Oversight – Ensuring client work is delivered on time and budget, overseeing project management, building scalable systems, tracking satisfaction, and eliminating bottlenecks.
• Strategic Leadership – Working with founders to set direction, turning ideas into action, managing growth sustainably, and scaling the team.

WHY FUTURE FAMOUS?

• Competitive Salary – R45, – R55, per month based on your experience.
• Remote‑First Environment – Work from home with flexibility and trust.
• Real Impact – You'll shape the future of a fast‑growing agency.
• Work With Proven Systems – Leverage our Lead Machine framework that generated R+ million in revenue.
• Team Camaraderie – Quarterly weekend getaways and monthly in‑person meetups in Fourways.
• Agency Success – Be part of an agency with real numbers (4.5x average ROAS, 12% lead‑to‑sale conversion).
• Growth Opportunity – As we grow, so does your role and compensation.
• Autonomy – We trust you to run the business.
• No micromanagement.
• Professional Development Budget – Money set aside for your growth and training.

THE POSITION PACKAGE

Salary Range: R45, – R55, per month.

Work Hours: 8am – 5pm.

Location: Remote with in‑person meetings in Dainfern, Fourways (at least twice monthly).

Start Date: ASAP.

READY TO MAKE YOUR FUTURE, FAMOUS?

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