🔔 HIRING: New Deployments Lead at Zipline – NG

What You’ll Do

• Own deployment strategy and execution for dozens of new distribution centers across Africa, ensuring scalability for future global expansion.
• Spearhead global cross-functional coordination across Engineering, Supply Chain, Legal, Regulatory, Operations, and Business teams to ensure seamless execution of multiple deployments that consistently meets partner expectations.
• Work with real estate vendors and local authorities to identify and secure sites that meet Zipline’s technical and business criteria.
• Build and manage supplier and contractor networks in partnership with country teams, using rigorous selection processes to ensure reliable, cost-efficient, and high-quality execution of local site works.
• Manage multi-country budgets and resources, balancing cost, schedule, and risk while making tradeoffs that protect long-term scalability and operational excellence.
• Help hire, and provide mentorship, strategic direction, and performance oversight to a team of local deployment project managers operating in multiple countries.
• Capture and implement lessons learned from every launch to continuously refine Zipline’s global deployment playbook.
• Deliver clear, data-driven visibility into progress, risks, and performance metrics to Africa and global leadership teams.

What You’ll Bring

• 8+ years of experience in construction, engineering, or program management, including at least 3 years in a leadership role managing managers or multi-country portfolios.
• Proven success leading large-scale, technically complex projects from concept to completion.
• Experience building and leading distributed teams across multiple geographies.
• Exceptionally strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and make strategic tradeoffs under pressure.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills – able to influence without authority and represent Zipline effectively with partners, contractors, and government officials.
• A systems mindset, capable of designing scalable processes and frameworks.
• Grit, adaptability, and resilience to thrive in uncertain, constantly changing environments.
• Willingness and ability to accommodate more than 50% travel.