Business Operations & Growth Manager for Online Education Business

I'm looking for a highly organized, systems-minded person to help me build and run operations for an online education business. This is a hands-on role for someone who genuinely ENJOYS taking something messy, figuring out how it should work, organizing it, building the systems, finding the right people/tools, and making things happen. If you love project management, systems, checklists, workflows, finding better ways to do things and turning ideas into execution, you will love this job. If you need to be given a detailed list of tasks every morning, this probably isn't the right role. THE BUSINESS Business Buildery helps aspiring and new small business owners learn how to start and build successful businesses. I am the founder and educator. I create and teach the educational content. I used to do everything myself, but now would like to focus solely on teaching and being the face of the company. I plan to build my business into a serious online education company offering courses, group coaching and eventually private coaching. I need someone to build and manage the machine around me. WHERE THE BUSINESS IS NOW We have: * Wix website * 6-week Idea to Income Accelerator group program with a sales page, existing teaching videos, slides, worksheets/templates * Lead magnets * Wix checkout and course delivery platform But the business currently has: * No active social media presence * No email sequence * No consistent marketing * No sales activity or lead generation * No meaningful audience * Existing course materials that need to be improved and videos re-recorded and made look more polished You will have the ability to hire freelancers and purchase tools when needed. IMMEDIATE CHALLENGE THAT YOU WILL WORK ON My goal is to sell 30 students into the Idea to Income Accelerator within 90 days - How would you do it? I want you to think about this problem before applying. You would be responsible for figuring out the plan, organizing the work and making sure it happens. That could include: * Improving the course and getting it launch-ready * Creating AND executing the marketing and sales plan * Building email sequences and funnels * Developing our content/social media system * Managing our website and tech * Hiring and managing freelancers as needed * Finding and implementing useful tools and apps * Creating systems and SOPs * Managing projects and deadlines * Tracking leads, sales and key numbers * Finding problems and fixing them before I have to ask * Keeping me focused on the things only I can do, like teaching and being the face of the company You will be expected to DO things yourself as well as manage others. WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR You are a natural organizer and systems thinker. You probably find yourself doing things like: "Why are we doing it this way?" "There has to be a better system for this." "Let's create a process so we don't have to figure this out every time." You are proactive, resourceful and commercially minded. You don't need to be an expert in every area. You need to know enough to figure things out, use technology intelligently and recognize when we need a specialist. Strong hands-on experience with launching online courses or coaching businesses is required. Experience with digital products, funnels, email marketing, social media and remote teams is a big plus. YOUR APPLICATION Please don't send me a generic cover letter. Start your application with: "30 students in 90 days:" Then briefly tell me how you would approach the challenge. I particularly want to know: 1. What would you do during your first 7 days? 2. What would you fix first? 3. What would you NOT spend time on? 4. What marketing channels would you prioritize? 5. How would you generate the first 100 qualified leads? 6. How would you convert those leads into students? 7. What freelancers would you hire? 8. What tools/apps would you use? 9. What would you expect me to do personally? 10. What numbers would you track every week? 11. What would you do if we reached day 45 and were significantly behind our sales target? You don’t need to answer all of these questions in your application, but include what you consider are the most important things to focus on and we can discuss the rest in your interview. Please also include 2-3 examples of online businesses you have helped operate or grow, what your responsibilities were, and the results you have achieved. Helpful examples will tell me about a business, project or system you inherited that was disorganized or inefficient. What did you change, and what was the result? Also please include which do you enjoy more: creating systems, executing tasks, managing people, analyzing numbers, or solving unexpected problems? Rank them 1-5 and explain in a few words why. All shortlisted candidates will be expected to have a video interview. HOURS & COMPENSATION 20-30 hours/week initially. Initial engagement will be a paid 4-week trial, with the intention of continuing long-term if we are a good fit. We will have regular weekly or biweekly calls to track your progress. Target budget: $10-$18/hour depending on experience and location. Please include your hourly rate in your application. 90-day performance bonus: $250-$750 if agreed milestones are achieved. Remote. I'm looking for a long-term relationship with someone who wants to take real ownership of the business as it grows, with possibility for increased hours, responsibility and pay, depending on performance.