Business Operations Manager

Title: Business Operations Manager

Location: Any location, this is a fully remote position

Reports to: Co-Founders

Company:

Sagana is a global impact investment advisory firm working to unleash the potential of people, capital, and business to improve human and planetary health. We are passionate about advising, investing in, and growing companies that are successfully solving some of the biggest challenges of our time - and to helping other investors to do the same. We leverage decades of experience in private equity, impact advisory, and entrepreneurship to scale big ideas that create an abundant, thriving world for all.

Our name means “Abundance” in Tagalog, and this is core to who we are. To learn more about what sets us apart, check out our video: Sagana - Unleashing Potential

Job Summary:

We are seeking an energeticand detail-oriented Business Operations Manager to join our global remote impact investment advisory firm. The preferred applicant will have a demonstrated history of initiating action and driving self and colleagues toward the achievement of goals, as well as thinking in a structured and process-oriented way while remaining practical. This role is integral to enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of our operations without adding unnecessary complexity.

Key Responsibilities

• Company Goal Setting: Run the KPI/OKR process, facilitating goal setting and tracking progress against objectives.
• Strategic Meetings and Follow-Up: Prepare, join, and ensure follow-up from Leadership team meetings and offsites.
• HR Management: Oversee HR processes and administration, including internal contracts, performance and promotion processes. Ensure confidentiality and maturity in handling compensation information.
• IT/Cybersecurity: Oversee IT and cybersecurity operations leveraging our IT vendors, ensuring the safety and integrity of company data and systems. Specific IT knowledge is not required in this role; however, some level of hands-on experience is advantageous.
• Contracts/Legal: Handle contract negotiations and maintain relationships with third-party vendors, including software subscriptions, IT/cybersecurity support and services, and website maintenance.
• Vendor Management: Oversee third-party vendors, including negotiating contracts and managing relationships. Functional vendors will be managed by respective functional leads.
• Expense review: Review company expenses such as software to ensure accuracy and spot opportunities for reductions/renegotiations.
• Team Coaching: Direct and coach Executive Assistants and Administrative Assistants, establishing a collaborative, coordinated and productive working environment.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience: 7-10 years in business operations, preferably within a remote or global setting. Strong execution and project management skills.
• Highly organized and detail oriented. Demonstrates autonomy in project organization and execution.
• A focus on systematic thinking paired with a practical approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to promote efficiency and effectiveness in operations.
• Effective negotiation skills and experience managing third-party vendors.
• Confidentiality and maturity in handling sensitive information.
• Preferably has worked at a company with 100-1,000 people; understanding the balance between keeping things simple and practical while improving core processes.

Characteristics

• Hands on approach with a strategic mindset role.
• Proficient in maintaining operational effectiveness without introducing undue complication.
• Proactive and able to identify what can be improved or stopped.
• Enjoys getting things done.

Values - Our shared values guide all that we do:

• Courage - Is what empowers us to think differently, ask difficult questions, speak our minds, act on what we believe in and find opportunities that others don’t always see
• Authenticity - Is what guides us to bring our whole selves to our endeavours and not hide behind a mask. It brings out our honesty, creativity and enthusiasm that allows us to use our full potential in delivering our work
• Respect - Is the foundation of all relationships – with ourselves, our clients and partners, our colleagues, our communities, and our planet
• Responsibility - Is what we take for the world in which we live. We hold ourselves accountable for the decisions we make and the actions we take as individuals and as a company every day
• Excellence - We are committed to being our best. Because creating a better future takes more than good intentions

Inclusion:

We are actively creating a workplace where authentic communication, collaboration, and inclusion enable people to become their best selves both personally and professionally while having a career with purpose and impact.

Apply:

To be considered for this career opportunity, please submit your CV using the role link. If your application is short listed you will be contacted by a member of Sagana's recruiting team. www.sagana.com

Please refer all questions regarding the position to Wendy Foster, Recruiting Director - SAGANA

N.B. In the event we receive an overwhelming volume of applications or a change in business requirements, we reserve the right to close a vacancy.