Director of International Operations - Cape Town

The company

A UK security technology distributor headquartered in Derbyshire, England, supplying CCTV and security products to more than 15,000 professional trade installers. The group owns and develops its own product brands and has grown through an ambitious turnaround under owner-led management since 2023. The group is now establishing its first international operation in Cape Town: a co-located team of up to nine covering technical support, inside sales, marketing and administration, serving the UK market in UK-aligned working hours.

The role

This is not an office-manager position. The Director of International Operations will build and lead the Cape Town operation from employee one — and, as a member of the group’s senior leadership team, take a major operating role in the UK company itself, working daily with the Managing Director and visiting the UK quarterly.

The mission, in order of priority: first, make the group’s UK market penetration as successful as possible — the Cape Town team exists to power sales, support and marketing into our 15,000-strong UK installer base, and its output is measured on UK commercial results; second, run and grow the South African operation as its leader; and third, develop the group’s wider international strategy — evaluating and prioritising opportunities across South Africa, the USA and other territories, with priorities agreed jointly with the Managing Director. For now, UK growth come