Executive Operations Manager at Simple App

Job Description

SIMPLE is a successful mobile product with over 15 million unique downloads, more than 300K 5-star reviews, and over 50% year-over-year revenue growth.
It offers judgment-free, gentle guidance toward balanced nutrition, a healthy relationship with food, and ultimately, improved health and well-being. Built with flexibility and convenience in mind, the app is a safe and supportive space to get actionable feedback, learn, and increase confidence. SIMPLE’s method is shaped by a global team of nutrition, behavior change, digital health, and medical experts. The journey is enhanced through Avo, a personal wellness assistant within the app that provides timely suggestions and real-time answers.

With SIMPLE as a partner in their pocket, users feel cared for and empowered to embrace — and stick to — new healthy habits. To learn more, visit simple.life.

We’re looking for a highly organized, proactive leader to build and lead a world-class executive operations function at our 180-person (Series B, profitable) tech scale-up. As an Executive Operations Manager, your mission is to drive organizational excellence by implementing systematic, data-driven approaches to goal setting, performance management, and talent development.

This role is central to fostering a high-performance culture—one that identifies, develops, and retains great people through clear goals and deep cross-functional alignment.

Key Responsibilities:

Own performance management system (OKRs/Goal settings, performance reviews and analytics, leadership team operations cadence);
Work closely with leadership to understand key business metrics and evolving needs;
Run and continually refine the goal-setting process (OKRs / KPIs) across teams and levels;
Track goal progress and connect individual/team performance to company objectives and business impact;
Organize and facilitate cross-functional rhythms (bi-yearly planning, quarterly refinements, business reviews, yearly strategy offsites, weekly leadership meetings) to keep the teams aligned;
Help identify and resolve bottlenecks and blockers between functions;
Support the leadership team in executing strategic and operational initiatives;
Ensure operational processes and support are aligned with the company’s growth and strategic priorities;
Work closely with the Finance and Analytics teams on external reporting (board, investor relations);
Together with HR Team work on talent development programs.

Qualifications:

Has experience in business operations, strategy, or financial roles;
Experience in consulting will be a strong plus (big 3);
Has experience working in a startup or scale-up environment;
Is confident working with OKRs/KPIs and implementing goal-setting frameworks;
Understands how to turn strategy into execution across multiple teams;
Have a solid grasp of business metrics and can translate them into operational priorities;
Understands financial metrics and how P&L works;
Has excellent project management skills and can juggle multiple priorities;
Thinks in systems and can bring clarity and structure to complex processes;
Communicates clearly and can work across all levels of the organization;
Is self-driven, organized, and proactive in solving problems.

Perks and Benefits:

Open-minded teams, a welcoming and inclusive company culture, plus the opportunity to make a real difference with a game-changing health tech product;
A competitive salary package based on your unique expertise, skillset, and impact on the product plus stock options;
In-office, remote and hybrid work opportunities;
Relocation package (Cyprus) – optional;
The equipment whatever you need to be happy and productive;
A premium SIMPLE subscription;
21 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (those observed where you live);
Support to learn English, should you need (or want) to;
Flexible hours. We focus on your results, not how long you spend at your desk.