Operations & Customer Success professional with 4+ years of experience leading client onboarding, account management, operations, and cross-functional project coordination. Experienced in optimizing workflows, improving processes, managing CRM systems, and ensuring seamless collaboration across teams. Known for building strong client relationships, solving operational challenges, and driving efficient, scalable processes that enhance customer satisfaction and business performance.
Business Operations
Email Support
Microsoft Office
Decision Making
Social Media Website
Customer Service
Microsoft Teams
Data Entry
Virtual Assistance
Bookkeeping
Project Workflows
Calendar Management
Operations Management Software
ClickUp
Project Management Support
Appointment Scheduling
Customer Onboarding
Employee Onboarding
Google Workspace
Sarah R.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
$15/hr
5.0
12 jobs
Projects delivered. Always.
Hi, I'm Sarah.
I'm a Project & Operations Manager with 8+ years of experience helping businesses stay organized, projects stay on track, and teams work more effectively together.
Throughout my career, I've worked across events, healthcare, manufacturing, and consular operations, supporting clients, stakeholders, leadership teams, vendors, and cross-functional teams in fast-moving environments where communication, coordination, and follow-through matter.
One thing you'll quickly learn about me is that I pay attention to details.
Not just the obvious ones, but the small things that often create bigger problems later: missed follow-ups, unclear communication, incomplete information, shifting priorities, or tasks that quietly fall through the cracks.
When challenges arise, I don't immediately escalate them or pass them along to someone else. I like to investigate first, understand what's happening, identify the root cause, and think through possible solutions. By the time I bring something forward, I've usually considered the options and can provide recommendations, not just questions.
Over the years, I've supported project delivery, operations management, client relationships, executive support, reporting, process improvement, documentation management, and stakeholder coordination. Whether it's a single project or ongoing operational support, my goal is always the same: help create clarity, reduce friction, and keep things moving forward.
If you're looking for someone who is organized, proactive, dependable, and genuinely invested in helping your business run smoothly, I'd love to learn more about your team and how I can help.
Data Entry
B2C Marketing
Administrative Support
Search Engine Optimization
Task Coordination
Social Media Marketing
Database Management
Sherihan M.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
$45/hr
5.0
39 jobs
Helping founders scale without the operational chaos.
I partner with founders, eCommerce brands, agencies, and fast-growing businesses turn ideas into organized execution.
With 9+ years of experience across marketing, project management, and business operations, I specialize in managing product launches, coordinating cross-functional teams, optimizing marketing systems, and helping businesses scale efficiently.
Rather than simply managing tasks, I become an extension of your leadership team, bringing structure, accountability, and proactive communication to every project.
I've worked with businesses across eCommerce, health & wellness, beauty, fintech, SaaS, coaching, insurance, and AI-driven companies, Whether you need a Marketing Project Manager, an eCommerce growth partner, or a founder's right hand to keep everything moving, I'm here to help.
๐-๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก & ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐
Helping brands increase conversions, retention, and customer lifetime value.
โข Shopify Store Management
โข Klaviyo Email & SMS Marketing
โข Customer Lifecycle Marketing
โข Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)
โข Landing Page & Sales Funnel Optimization
โข Welcome, Abandoned Cart & Win-back Flows
โข Customer Segmentation
โข Meta Ads Coordination
โข Google Analytics 4 & Google Tag Manager
โข Influencer & Affiliate Marketing
๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
I keep projects organized, teams aligned, and launches on track.
โข Marketing Project Management
โข Product Launch Management
โข Marketing Operations
โข Cross-functional Team Leadership
โข Agile Project Management (SCRUM)
โข Workflow Optimization & SOP Creation
โข Team & Agency Management
โข Stakeholder Communication
โข KPI Tracking & Reporting
๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ & ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ
Helping founders focus on growth while I manage execution behind the scenes.
โข Founder Support & Strategic Operations
โข Business Operations Management
โข Team & Vendor Coordination
โข AI-Powered Workflow Optimization
โข Marketing Automation
โข Process Improvement & Documentation
โข Business Research & Analysis
โข Claude, GHL, N8n & AI Productivity Tools
โข Building Scalable Business Systems
๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ & ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ
๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
ClickUp โข Mondayโข Asana โข Jira โข Trello โข Notion โข Teamwork โข Zoho Projects
๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐
Shopify โข Klaviyo โข ActiveCampaign โข Mailchimp โข ConvertKit โข Meta Business Suite โข Google Analytics 4 โข Google Tag Manager
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Slack โข Airtable โข Google Workspace โข Calendly โข Dropbox
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐
Canva โข Photoshop โข CapCut โข Figma
๐๐ & ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
ChatGPT โข Claude โข Cursor AI
โ ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐
โข Proactive communication. You won't need to chase me for updates.
โข I take ownership and solve problems before they become roadblocks.
โข I combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
โข I build systems that help businesses scale efficiently.
โข Reliable, organized, detail-oriented, and committed to delivering high-quality work on time.
If you're looking for someone who can bring structure, momentum, and accountability to your marketing and operations, I'd love to discuss how I can help.
Hope to hear from you soon! :)
Business Operations
Project Management
Influencer Marketing
Management Skills
Email Marketing
IT Project Management
AI Builder
AI Instruction
Growth Strategy
Sales Leads
Automation
Ecommerce
Ron Adrienne F.
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
$20/hr
4.9
4 jobs
I am a versatile Operations Manager with over 10 years of professional experience in business operations, team leadership, logistics, customer service, sales, travel, hospitality, and short-term rental management. My career has allowed me to work across the Philippines, the United States, and Canada, developing strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
I currently work as an Operations Manager for BNB Authority, where I oversee short-term rental operations from property research and profitability analysis to landlord outreach, lease coordination, property setup, and Airbnb launches. I manage remote teams, monitor KPIs, coordinate with clients and service providers, and ensure each property is compliant, fully prepared, and guest-ready.
Previously, I worked as a Driver and Logistics Manager for Great Northern Battery Systems in Canada. I managed daily delivery operations, planned routes, coordinated logistics, communicated with customers, and ensured products were delivered safely, accurately, and on time.
I also served as an Operations Manager for ZEXA BPO Solutions, where I managed inbound and outbound sales operations, supervised customer service representatives, established performance goals, monitored productivity, coached team members, and improved service quality.
My earlier experience includes working as a Customer Service Travel Agent for Expedia, assisting customers with hotel reservations, vacation packages, itinerary changes, transfers, cancellations, and car rentals.
My hospitality background includes working as a Chef de Partie at The Westin Key West Resort & Marina in Florida and as a Chef Instructor at the Institute for Culinary Arts in Bacolod. These positions strengthened my ability to train others, maintain quality standards, manage inventory, follow detailed procedures, and perform effectively in fast-paced environments.
My core strengths include:
โข Operations and workflow management
โข Team leadership, training, and coaching
โข Customer service and client relationship management
โข Logistics, route planning, and delivery coordination
โข Sales operations and performance monitoring
โข KPI tracking and management reporting
โข Process improvement and problem-solving
โข Short-term rental and Airbnb operations
โข Hospitality and quality-control management
โข Administrative support and remote-team coordination
I am organized, reliable, adaptable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities. I take ownership of my work, communicate clearly, and focus on helping businesses improve efficiency, strengthen customer service, and achieve their operational goals.
HR & Business Services
Email Support
Online Chat Support
Outbound Sales
Communication Skills
Customer Service
Data Entry
Time Management
Quality Assurance
James D.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
$150/hr
5.0
11 jobs
I advise and build the systems that put founders in front of their buyers.
Take the manual work off their plate.
LinkedIn that runs without you writing it.
Operations that work without you.
James Drury is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief AI Officer of Cobone, one of the original e-commerce companies in the Middle East, and the founder of Outriders.ai. He joined a decade ago as a junior analyst and worked his way up to running the company, rebuilding how it reports, sells, and operates along the way.
The numbers from that rebuild: operating costs down 63 percent, revenue up 38 percent, the same work done by a team of 30 that used to take 50. AI now runs across six departments, and 33 SOPs came out of a single policy document.
Through Outriders he does the same work for founders and executives who hire him here. Three things, mostly.
LinkedIn and content. End to end...the strategy and positioning, the writing, the visual system, and the post to lead funnel. For a B2B founder in fintech I built the authority system that put him in front of the CFOs and finance directors he wanted, and the presence turned into real client conversations. You give me your raw views, you approve, I publish. You write none of it.
Operations and process. I map how the work actually flows through your business, find where it breaks and where decisions get stuck, fix that at the human level first, then put AI on top of something that already works. One services client came in with messy SOPs and unclear handoffs and left with a full operating model...roles, decision authority, the lot.
Workflow coaching. I set the system up and teach you to run it yourself, so you are not paying someone to hold the keys. I ran a solo attorney through this and by the end he was building his own legal AI tools and catching my Claude's mistakes on the law.
The method doesn't change: map how the work happens now, find where it breaks, fix it with people first, then add the AI layer. Tools are Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, Make, Notion, and Motion, but the tool is never the point...the system around it is.
Send me the problem and I'll tell you how I'd fix it. If it isn't my lane, I'll say so.
Business Operations
LinkedIn Marketing
Content Strategy
Social Media Strategy
Business Process Modeling
Marketing Strategy
KPI Metric Development
Automated Workflow
Claude
ChatGPT
Data Analysis
n8n
Personal Branding
Ghostwriting
Business Coaching
Management Consulting
Lead Generation
Artificial Intelligence
Nouman I.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
$36/hr
5.0
2 jobs
Sales & Operations Expert โ 8+ years optimizing supply chains, logistics, and sales strategies to cut costs and boost efficiency.
End-to-End Supply Chain Management โ Proven success in procurement, inventory control, warehousing, and vendor negotiations (saved clients 12% in logistics costs).
Data-Driven Strategist โ Skilled in ERP/SAP, Power BI, and CRM tools (Salesforce, Zoho) to streamline operations and track KPIs.
Revenue Growth Specialist โ Increased sales for eCommerce, retail, and manufacturing clients through targeted B2B/B2C strategies.
Your Operational Problem-Solver โ From demand forecasting to process automation, I deliver scalable solutions tailored to your business.
Letโs Scale Your Business! Tell me your needs and I will deliver tailored solutions..
Account Management
Financial Accounting
Spreadsheet Software
Financial Analysis
Supply Chain & Logistics
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Optimization
Inventory Management
Forecasting
Budget Planning
Demand Planning
Procurement
IT Procurement
Excel Macros
Google Sheets Automation
Data Visualization
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