Senior Global Director of Country Operations
GiveDirectly
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $120,000 - $145,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Strengthen and standardize country operations
- Ensure clear roles, crisp accountability, and strong operating routines
- Define and implement simple, scalable operating models
- Embed global standards to reduce friction
- Coordinate between program teams and central functions
- Drive strong financial management and performance
- Lead country expansions and transitions
- Strengthen systems and institutional capability
- Enable proactive risk and cross-org alignment
Requirements
- Proactive thinker and systems builder
- Track record of delivering results and owning increasing responsibilities
- Excellent ability to influence and manage diverse stakeholders
- Able to juggle a wide range of responsibilities reliably and nimbly
- Diverse work background across high-performing contexts
- Operations breadth across finance, HR, procurement, compliance, ethics, IT, audit, and/or risk management
- Deep experience living and/or working in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Excited about GD values and mission
Benefits
- Competitive salary, including bonus
- Robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country)
- Flexible paid time off
- Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development
- Opportunities for advancement
- A demonstrated commitment to helping all staff develop and grow
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
financial managementrisk managementoperations managementprocurementcomplianceauditHR managementIT management
Soft Skills
proactive thinkinginfluencingstakeholder managementresponsibility ownershipadaptabilityorganizational skills