Entrepreneur in Residence

Entrepreneur in ResidenceLondon / In-market Africa£70K£80K + Equity600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa still live without reliable electricity. One company is already fixing that, at scale. Now they need someone to build what's next.Page 1 Recruitment is exclusively partnering with this business on one of the most ambitious hires they'll make this decade.This isn't a job. It's a mandate.About the roleA blank page, backed by real infrastructure: manufacturing in China, finance and tech teams in Sheffield, a distribution network already reaching hundreds of thousands of homes across AfricaYou decide what gets built, whether it's working, and if it isn't, you have the authority to kill it and start againFull ownership from first customer conversation to live pilot to funded path to scaleThis company has already proven its model works. Your job is to find the next one.Who gets this roleNot necessarily the most experienced person in the room, the right oneEnergised by ambiguity, not paralysed by itCan build a business case from a market with no paved road and incomplete dataHas either built something from nothing before, or has been waiting for the chance toKey ResponsibilitiesDiscover and validate a new business opportunity, working directly with customers and agents in-marketDefine the commercial strategy, unit economics, and business case for a brand-new revenue lineStand up operations and build a local team, scaling both as the business growsPartner with Sheffield finance/tech teams and China-based manufacturing partnersReport directly to the C-suite with genuine decision-making authorityOwn the journey from discovery through pilot, launch and scaleWhat it takesAnalytical, structured, rigorous, even with incomplete dataObsessive attention to detail, bias toward ownership over delegationComfortable with ambiguity, uncertain infrastructure, slow logisticsWilling to spend extended periods on the ground in Africa, open to relocatingA real interest in frontier markets, energy access, e-mobility, or building things that matterBonus PointsFrench language skills (DRC and other francophone markets)Prior zero-to-one experience with a venture, product, or business lineBackground in emerging markets, energy, mobility, distribution, or asset financeWhy This, Why Now£70K£80K base, rising for an exceptional candidate, plus equitySenior GM standing from day oneFlexible base: Sheffield, London, or in-market AfricaOwn a brand-new business line inside a company that's already proven it worksThe kind of impact you can point to for the rest of your careerThis role won't stay open long, and it won't be offered twice.Apply now, or contact Chengi at Page 1 Recruitment on 01147003533.TPBN1_UKTJ