Investment Associate
Senior Manager, Field Operations
5–10 years’ experience with strong entrepreneurial or commercial investment background:
Former co-founder/startup operator
Venture capital, private equity, or corporate M&A experience
Strategic investment or corporate development experience
Skilled at evaluating business models, unit economics, and growth potential.
Comfortable engaging directly with founders and management teams.
Experienced in small, high-trust teams, taking full ownership of projects.
Hands-on, execution-focused; not purely advisory.
Formal finance qualifications helpful but practical experience prioritized.
Progressive Field Operations Leadership: 8+ years of experience in field operations, data collection, or large-scale service delivery, including at least 3 years in a senior management role with responsibility for teams of managers and cross-country delivery outcomes.
Large-Scale Data Collection (500,000+): Demonstrated success in delivering repeated, high-volume data collection programs (e.g., farmer registration, yield measurement, household surveys, polygon mapping), with ownership of standardization, QA consistency, and portfolio-level performance oversight.
Field Team/ Agent Network Leadership (5,000+): Proven experience building, mobilizing, and managing large-scale agent/enumerator networks of 5,000+, including recruitment, training, deployment planning, performance management, and escalation management across multiple geographies.
