Global Chief Operating Officer - Renewable Energy - #2123129

Global Chief Operations Officer (Global COO) - Renewable Energy

Location: London / Global travel

Reports to: CEO / Board

A fast-growing renewable energy company is seeking an outstanding Global COO to lead and scale global operations as it expands its wind and solar portfolio across international markets.

This high-impact role oversees end-to-end operational delivery — development, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and operations — ensuring projects are executed safely, efficiently, on time and to the highest standards.

A key element of the role is leadership of M&A execution, including operational due diligence and SPA negotiation. The company requires a commercially astute operator with hands-on experience navigating complex commercial and legal issues, negotiating risk allocation and ensuring seamless execution from term sheet through closing and integration.

• Own and evolve the global operating model across regions and technologies.
• Drive consistent, scalable processes across the full project lifecycle.
• Set performance standards and ensure delivery on time, on budget and to required quality.
• Build KPI frameworks, reporting structures, project controls and governance.

• Lead operational due diligence and convert findings into execution and value-creation plans.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Commercial and Technical teams throughout transactions.
• Assess feasibility, risks and opportunities within acquisition theses.
• Drive operational readiness from term sheet through closing and integration.

• Lead negotiation of Share Purchase Agreements (SPAs) and related documentation with strong commercial judgement.
• Navigate purchase price mechanics, working capital, debt-like items, reps & warranties, indemnities and closing conditions.
• Ensure completion accounts, adjustments and transition arrangements align with operational realities.
• Balance commercial protection with transaction momentum.

• Establish strong governance, HSE, compliance and risk management practices.
• Oversee contractual and performance management of EPC, O&M and strategic partners.
• Strengthen escalation processes, documentation and audit-ready controls.
• Drive engineering excellence, procurement effectiveness, cost discipline and robust change control.

• Develop capability, structure and leadership depth across global operations.
• Set clear decision rights, accountability and performance expectations.
• Build a culture of execution, ownership and continuous improvement.
• Lead and motivate a diverse, geographically distributed matrix organisation.

A senior operational leader with deep renewable energy expertise and strong commercial and transactional capability.

You will bring:

• Senior operations leadership experience (COO, VP Operations or equivalent) in renewables, infrastructure or similar.
• A track record of scaling operations across multiple regions.
• Extensive M&A experience, including operational due diligence and transaction execution.
• Proven SPA negotiation experience and strong commercial/legal judgement.
• Deep understanding of the renewable energy project lifecycle.
• Demonstrated improvements in time, cost, quality and operational performance.
• Ability to lead complex matrix organisations and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial judgement and decision-making under pressure.

You are:

• Decisive, execution-focused and able to turn strategy into action.
• Commercially astute with strong judgement on opportunity, risk and value.
• Collaborative and credible across functions and geographies.
• Structured, analytical, pragmatic and solutions-oriented.
• Comfortable with complexity across operational, commercial and legal domains.
• A clear communicator who translates complexity into practical decisions.
• A leader of integrity who builds trust, accountability and performance.

This role offers the chance to shape the next phase of growth for a dynamic renewable energy business.

As Global COO, you will influence how the company scales, executes projects, manages risk and creates value through operations and M&A. You will work closely with the CEO, Board and senior leadership team to build the operating capability that underpins future success.

If you combine operational leadership, commercial acumen and hands-on M&A/SPA expertise, we would welcome a conversation.