Growth & Operations Manager — Fractional

Salerno, Campania, Italy | Company: JR Italy | Client / Employer: Adlinko

Smart working plus 2 days of on‑site team presence per month, rotating between Padova, Roma, Milano, and Bologna.

We are looking for a Growth & Operations professional who can translate strategy into execution. This is not a project manager who only updates tasks, a consultant who produces slides, or a vertical marketer focused only on their own piece.

In this role you will help ADLinko OS bring measurable results as it transitions from a link‑building marketplace to a scalable recurring model focused on organic visibility on Google and AI search engines.

• Translate the founder’s strategies into clear operational plans: priorities, owners, deadlines and KPIs.
• Maintain a live weekly dashboard tracking growth, delivery, clients, churn, campaigns, and critical activities.
• Coordinate freelance specialists (copy, ads, design, automations, blog scouting, and content).
• Orchestrate the marketing calendar: webinars, content, outbound campaigns, social, email nurturing, and commercial materials.
• Standardize client onboarding and delivery with processes, check‑lists, and repeatable SOPs.
• Prepare the weekly founder meeting: priorities, blocks, decisions, next actions.
• Keep the team focused on pace, responsibilities, and results.

Your work will not simply be “organizing for the sake of organizing.” It will ensure that critical actions actually happen.

• Real autonomy: you will report directly to the founder.
• Lean context without committees or internal politics.
• A small senior team that makes swift decisions.
• Possible full‑time internal role after successful collaboration.
• Potential equity plan discussed after 6‑12 months based on results and engagement level.

• 5‑10 years of experience in operations, growth operations, marketing operations or project leadership within digital agencies, B2B SaaS, or startups.
• Hands‑on experience coordinating small teams, freelancers, and external vendors.
• Ability to build processes, dashboards, operational routines, and work systems.
• Marketing mindset: funnel, CRM, campaigns, content, email, webinars, and commercial material.
• Owner mentality: takes responsibility for results, not just tasks.
• Willingness to say no, even to the founder, when new ideas risk diluting focus.
• Proficient with tools such as ClickUp, Notion, CRM systems, spreadsheets, automations, and operational dashboards.
• Fractional experience considered a plus.

• You only enjoy strategy but not execution.
• You prefer to work on a single vertical.
• You require a very defined structure before acting.
• You do not enjoy measuring work with numbers, dashboards, and tangible progress.
• You prefer to avoid uncomfortable conversations about priorities, blocks, and responsibilities.
• You are strictly seeking a fractional collaboration.

• Indicative commitment: 1‑2 days (~8‑15 hours) per week.
• Two in‑person team days per month, rotating among Padova, Roma, Milano, and Bologna.
• First‑month trial of 3 months with KPIs defined from day 1.