We are looking for a Country Manager to join our Fast Growing Solar Energy Company.About The JobOur office in Cape Town has already been live since 2019, but we are looking for massive growth and want to achieve our mission. Do you join our journey as the Country Manager of South Africa?The functionAs our Country Manager, you are responsible for achieving our mission to make solar energy accessible to everyone. Your main job is to scale our business unit in South Africa.For this role, an entrepreneurial and ambitious mindset is key.Soly is a supplier of solar energy to residential and small commercial clients, and with your skills and motivation, we will become one of the leading solar companies.Will you help us with our mission? Solar energy accessible to all. It's possible!As Our Country Manager, You'llBe in charge of expanding and scaling our South Africa operations including building your team;Act as the key representative for Soly in South Africa and build, manage, and grow new strategic partnerships;Build strong collaboration with all functional teams to ensure alignment & deliver the best possible experience for our residential customers;Manage the P&L and take care of running your operations as efficiently as possible;Independently monitor collective performance along the company targets;Directly report to the CEO and act as a sparring partner, providing ideas and initiatives that drive growth and improve the user experience.Your profile+5 years experience working in fast-paced environments (consulting, IB, early-stage, scale-up).Proven strong experience in scaling a consumer business from the scale-up stage to the majority.Experienced & inspiring leader, who is capable of operating across functional lines, and influencing a wide range of stakeholders.Analytical mindset & hands-on strategist who will develop, build, and leverage a holistic understanding of the local users & the business.You come with an entrepreneurial mindset, eager to innovate, and are hands-on in driving initiatives to success;Eligibility to work full-time in the Cape Town office is not 100% required, but would be preferred;We are looking for a leader with a passion or interest in sustainability and renewable energy!What We Offer YouWe offer you an exciting job in a fast-growing and ambitious B2C and B2B solar scale-up, with the opportunity to make affordable and sustainable solar energy possible for thousands of people per year.Take responsibility from day one! With us, you have the freedom to drive your topics forward independently and to follow a steep learning curve.We offer an attractive compensation package including a monthly salary, performance-related bonus, and the possibility to join as a shareholder via our employee stock option plan.Work in our office in De Waterkant, surrounded by highly skilled and motivated colleagues, daily lunches, regular drinks, and larger team events.You will work at an international B-corp and can immediately contribute to a more sustainable world.About SolySoly is an international Clean Energy Tech company with a mission to make solar energy available to everyone. The company was founded in the summer of 2013 by brothers Patrick and Milan van der Meulen. The brothers were inspired at a young age by Al Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" and have since decided to use their entrepreneurship 'As a force for good'.The company is today one of the European market leaders in the field of decentralized energy generation and storage through solar panels, batteries and charging stations. Soly focuses on the residential and business markets and is active in the Netherlands, South Africa (2019), Belgium (2022), Germany (2023), the United Kingdom (2023), Italy (2024) and Austria (2024). By developing its own software platform, Soly is one of the most capital-efficient energy suppliers with only 140 employees in seven countries.The Soly platform won a spot in the Deloitte Technology Fast50 in 2021.Soly is an impact-driven company and since 2018 B Corp certified. B Corp is an international label for companies that strive for the highest standards of sustainability, financial transparency, and social justice.Are you excited? Nice!This Is What Our Application Process Looks LikeApply for the jobWould you like to join our team? Then we'd love to hear from you!Good to knowDuring our selection process, we only look at qualities of candidates. Therefore, you do not need to add your age, gender, origin or a photo of yourself to your CV.We follow our Hiring Code of Conduct.
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