Head of Operations

Shaping the Next Gen Schools
We're on a mission to radically change the way students learn. We believe in solving hard problems and playing to win, measuring progress by revenues, students, and learning gains. Our approach is to build high performing teams that have the freedom to dream big and execute boldly.

About Noon

Noon is the leading edtech platform in the Middle East, empowering over 14 million students and teachers through a highly engaging, AI enhanced social learning experience. With recent Series B funding, we are expanding rapidly to redefine the physical classroom in Saudi Arabia.

About the Role

As Head of Operations, you will own the end to end operational performance of our school based programs across the country. You will lead a cross functional execution engine that connects product design, curriculum delivery, tech platforms, people, and physical infrastructure into a seamless student and teacher experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage daily operations across all Tracks programs, ensuring smooth scheduling, resource allocation, platform execution, and staffing.
• Lead the execution rhythm for school and regional teams, tracking performance and resolving blockers in real time.
• Monitor school level metrics and dashboards to guarantee on time, high quality delivery across academic, logistical, and experience dimensions.
• Design and run a Project Management Office (PMO) to deliver cross functional initiatives related to Tracks operations.
• Manage the delivery roadmap for launches, pilots, process improvements, and system upgrades in partnership with product, learning, and platform teams.
• Serve as the central operations lead connecting Product, Learning, Platform Operations, Experience, Schools, and Facilities.
• Build trusted relationships with all counterparts and ensure clear information flow and aligned priorities.
• Identify and eliminate operational pain points, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies.
• Develop and roll out playbooks, SOPs, checklists, and operational cadences for scaling across regions and formats.

Desired Qualifications

• Proven experience leading operations or high complexity service delivery in education, EdTech, or operations heavy environments.
• Strong track record building and managing cross functional operating systems.
• Deep experience running a PMO or managing large scale initiatives with accountability for delivery.
• Familiarity with PM tools such as Gantt charts, OKRs, retrospectives, and issue tracking systems.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders.
• Cross team collaboration skills across Product, Academic, Tech, and Delivery domains.
• Proficiency in using AI tools to optimize workflows and design tailored solutions.
• High ownership mentality and problem solving ability, thriving under pressure and ambiguity.

Why Work at Noon

• Own execution at scale-lead the heartbeat of a national education network.
• Operate across product, education, and delivery with autonomy to shape how things get done.
• Grow with speed and purpose-tackle meaningful, fast moving problems with real world impact.
• Be part of a transformation-reimagine how schools in Saudi Arabia operate, scale, and deliver joy.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive base salary, we offer:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Performance based bonus
• 21 days of annual leave
• Full premium medical coverage, including family dependents

Job Details
Job code: EX 8F02942B
Job type: Full time
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Experience level: Advanced (5 10 years)