Head of Deployments

• Own every launch from signed contract to a certified, operating site
• Lead parallel launch teams across several African countries
• Lead launch programmes across Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire through land, permits, construction, power, hiring, training, commissioning and handover
• Run the first Precision Delivery launch in Kigali with go/no-go gates and engineering dependencies
• Drive launch execution, timelines and quality standards, intervening when launches slip
• Own and productise the deployment playbook and standard bill of materials
• Plan customs, spares and power strategies for each country
• Hand over sites through written acceptance gates and own defects during the first 90 days
• Build and lead a flexible organisation of permanent staff, in-country launch pods and contract labour
• Hire, develop and redeploy leaders and talent as build waves change
• Partner with Country Directors, governments, regulators, contractors, Supply Chain, Logistics and Engineering
• Report to the Head of Operations, Africa

• 12–15+ years delivering multi-site infrastructure or network build programmes at scale
• Hands-on build experience in Africa covering land, permits, customs, power, contractors and government interfaces
• Experience in West Africa especially valued
• Track record of running parallel builds against a contractual deadline
• Experience building and applying a repeatable deployment playbook across many sites
• Senior enough to set strategy and lead leaders; hands-on enough to inspect and fix site issues
• Comfort leading an organisation that grows and shrinks with the launch pipeline
• Strong programme and project management instincts, driving workstreams end to end across teams not directly led
• Excellent stakeholder and negotiation skills
• Track record aligning senior commercial leaders around a plan and maintaining quality under delivery pressure