Head Of Marketplace Operations

Axmed; Remote; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare-centric company in Cape Town is looking for a Head of Marketplace Operations. This key role involves designing operational systems for a two-sided marketplace, enhancing automation, and ensuring efficient workflows. The ideal candidate has a strong background in B2B marketplaces, fluency in automation tools like Zapier, and excellent communication skills. This position offers unlimited PTO, wellness allowances, flexible hours, remote work opportunities, and competitive salaries within a mission-driven environment.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

Monthly wellness allowance

Paid parental leave

Flexible working hours

Annual off-site retreats

Fully remote work

Opportunity to make a difference

Competitive salaries

Room for growth

Qualifications

• Background in B2B marketplace operations or SaaS/digital-native environments required.
• Proven ability to design and scale operational systems and workflows is essential.
• Experience working in regulated, complex, or emerging-market environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage end-to-end operational systems for a two-sided marketplace.
• Build automated workflows and eliminate operational friction through automation.
• Define and maintain service-quality standards in the customer support function.

Skills

B2B marketplace operations

Fluency in automation tools

Strong data literacy

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Zapier

Make

HubSpot workflows

Job description

Our Vision

We believe in a world where everyone, regardless of their country's wealth or frontiers, enjoys access to medicines and healthcare when they need it.

Our Mission

We work tirelessly to remove access barriers faced by patients and caregivers across Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) when seeking quality medicines and quality healthcare.

Who We Are: Accelerating access to medicines for all

Imagine a world where critical medicines are within reach, affordable, and synonymous with quality, no matter where you are.

That is the world we're building with our unique, demand-aggregation model that unites healthcare providers across LMICs.

At the heart of our identity is a single, resolute commitment : to build a future where geography and income never stand between any individual and life-saving medicines.

Our platform isn't merely a space for transactions; we unlock affordable access to medicines by aggregating demand across healthcare providers.

We also help manufacturers build a sustainable and reliable global access strategy.

Our business focuses on low- and middle-income countries and strengthens the purchasing power of these markets to ensure the supply of cost-effective, high-quality medicines.

We partner exclusively with authorized, high-quality pharmaceutical companies and certified caregivers to accelerate sustainable access to medicines.

About the Position

The Head of Marketplace Operations is a critical role responsible for building a scalable, high-trust, and high-automation two-sided marketplace that enables buyers and sellers to transact independently, confidently, and efficiently across multiple markets.

Reporting directly to the COO & Cofounder, the role operates at the intersection of operations, product, commercial, regulatory, and data, shaping the systems and workflows that power seamless marketplace execution.

The ideal candidate has built or scaled B2B marketplaces or SaaS platforms where automation, workflow design, and system behavior are central to operational success.

They design operating models that reduce manual work, increase self-serve adoption, and create predictable, high-quality deal execution.

They move fluidly between strategic thinking and hands-on implementation, bringing a product-minded lens, strong data literacy, and the ability to embed operational logic directly into platform behavior.

This role is foundational to scaling the business throughout and beyond.

The Head of Marketplace Operations will build end-to-end systems, operationalize automated workflows, eliminate friction across the user journey, establish a world-class support function, and ensure that insights and user behavior continuously shape the evolution of the marketplace.

Key Responsibilities

Marketplace Operations, Systems & Automation

Design and manage end-to-end operational systems for a two-sided marketplace.

Build automated workflows (e.g., onboarding flows, compliance checks, deal progression steps, routing logic) using tools such as Zapier, Make, or native platform automations.

Map, refine, and simplify user journeys for both buyers and sellers, focusing on scalable, self-serve patterns.

Maintain clear, scalable SOPs and operational architecture to support rapid product development and market expansion.

Identify operational friction and eliminate it through automation, system improvements, or process redesign.

Seamless Deal Execution

Build mechanisms and automated checkpoints that ensure reliable, consistent execution across commercial, regulatory, and finance teams.

Create structured workflows and upstream / downstream handovers that reduce manual error and improve transparency.

Partner with product and engineering to embed operational logic, triggers, and system validations directly into the platform.

Customer Support & Service Excellence

Build the customer support function from the ground-up with a digital-first, automation-first mindset.

Design and oversee efficient support of workflows, including triage systems, automated routing, and escalation frameworks.

Define and maintain service-quality standards, ensuring fast response times, accurate information, and consistent support experiences.

Position customer support as a trust builder and core driver of marketplace retention.

Cross-Functional Alignment & Product Partnership

Act as the central connector between commercial, regulatory, finance, product, and engineering teams.

Translate operational realities into clear product requirements and ensure adoption of new features and tools.

Facilitate cross-functional rituals and communication frameworks that ensure clarity and alignment.

Communicate effectively with executives and lead through influence across diverse teams.

Insights, Data Integration & Marketplace Optimization

Lead weekly data reviews and collaborate with analytics to identify behavioural patterns, friction points, and operational opportunities.

Improve dashboards and operational metrics that track marketplace health and performance.

Feed insights into product, automation logic, and content improvements to enhance the overall marketplace experience.

Support personalization, UX improvements, and the creation of more adaptive operational flows.

Requirements

Background in B2B marketplace operations or SaaS / digital-native environments.

Proven ability to design and scale operational systems and workflows.

Fluency in automation tools (e.g., Zapier, Make, HubSpot workflows) and their application in scaling operations.

Strong partnership experience with product and engineering teams.

Demonstrated capability in setting up and managing customer support operations.

Expertise in cross-functional orchestration across commercial, finance, regulatory, and tech.

Deep data literacy and the ability to translate insights into action.

Excellent communication skills, including executive-level communication.

Experience working in regulated, complex, or emerging-market environments.

Comfortable operating in high-speed, ambiguous, multi-market contexts.

What is in it for you?

At Axmed, we believe in creating a supportive and rewarding environment where our team can thrive.

Here’s what we offer:

Unlimited PTO: Take the time you need to recharge and maintain work-life balance.

Monthly wellness allowance: Prioritize your health and well-being with extra support.

Paid parental leave: Time off to bond with your new family member without any added stress.

Flexible working hours: Enjoy the freedom to structure your workday in a way that suits your lifestyle.

Annual off-site retreats: Connect with the team and build lasting relationships during our company retreats.

Fully remote work: Work from anywhere in the world and join our distributed team.

The opportunity to make a difference: Be part of a mission-driven company working to improve healthcare equity.

Competitive salaries: We offer a compensation package that reflects your skills and experience.

Plenty of room for growth: We believe in nurturing talent and offering opportunities for professional development and advancement.