Chief Operating Officer (COO)
What is UENI?
UENI is a mission-driven organization committed to getting all small businesses online at a very affordable cost.
Small business owners don’t have the time, money or knowledge of tech, content, design, copywriting and SEO to make a great online presence; and why should they? They need to focus on doing what they are great at. Small businesses come to UENI for everything they need to get a web presence they are proud of. No tedious plugins. No confusion. Just an easy-to-use platform and a support team that cares.
Already trusted by over 650,000 small businesses across 11 countries, UENI is the one-stop-shop for all the tools a small business needs to grow. We are a team of 100+ people working remotely from around the world. We take pride in our professional, learning-oriented, and friendly working environment that constantly does our best in every aspect of our work.
Main Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the founders and C-suite to scale the business profitably
- Ensure quality, efficiency and budget metrics are met across company operations
- Manage and scale the website creation process and post-purchase service operations
- Manage and scale human operations, talent & legal
- Lead people operations to recruit the best talent for the right positions
- Increase operating efficiency without impacting the customer experience
- Manage offices in different countries, evaluate new needs/ opportunities
Direct reports:
- Head of Content Operations
- Head of Customer Support
- Head of Talent
Job requirements:
- Prior experience as Chief Operating Officer or comparable senior operator
- Track-record of high-impact execution scaling business operations
- Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities
- Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills
- Confident decision-maker and problem-solver
- Comfortable working in a startup environment
Why should you join us?
- You’ll have leadership responsibility in a mission-driven organization that empowers 650,000+ small businesses. Our ambition is to help millions of small business owners through our innovative and pragmatic tech and operations solutions.
- You will join a thoughtful, dedicated team of international professionals joined by our shared mission and the desire to improve the world. All of us as individuals want to do better and learn from our colleagues.
- We work to succeed and believe the team should enjoy the benefits of success. You get skin in the game with competitive compensation and equity.
- We offer excellent opportunities for personal growth and career development in a people-focused organization.
Please note that this position can be based in the US, UK or Europe (UTC-5 to UTC+2). Salary is negotiable pending experience.