Employment OS for your Business

Find and Hire Experienced
Chief Operating Officers Near You

Find accomplished Chief Operating Officers to drive your organisation’s success.

159 available chief operating officers in the UK ready to work

Operational excellence from the top

COOs who optimise processes, lead teams and align operations with business goals. Their leadership brings efficiency and scalability.

Job skills

Top skills and experience to look for in Chief Operating Officer

strategic planning operational management leadership process optimization

Find employees faster
with SmartMatch

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Cut two weeks from your time to hire.

Get the best candidates in faster, and keep delighting customers. Talent appears when and where you need it. Every employment process is tracked, measured and flows into one place. Break down silos and see where to improve.

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Save thousands of dollars in time and fees.

SmartMatch reaches out to jobseekers, checks their interest, and delivers shortlists of interested candidates that have high response rates, are aligned with your business, and ready to hire.

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Never post a job ad again.

Build your talent pipeline instantly, whether you’re hiring now or planning for the future. Hire faster, reduce administration, and save significant costs while scaling your team.

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Pre-vetted candidates

See live shortlists of quality candidates curated for every role in your business. No more time wasted paying for expensive ads then sorting through irrelevant resumes.

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Local availability.

Build your talent pipeline instantly, whether you’re hiring now or planning for the future. Hire faster, reduce administration, and save significant costs while scaling your team.

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Don’t spend hours checking references.

Built-in reference checking does the hard work and gives you confidence you’re always making the right call. With seamless integration, you can hire at lightspeed while maintaining compliance.

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Trusted by 300k+ businesses worldwide.

$20m+

Saved in recruitment costs by businesses using SmartMatch

2 weeks

Reduction in time to hire per role

1 million+

Profiles screened for every talent shortlist

5,000

New candidate profiles added each week

Frequently Asked Questions

Employment Hero helps you connect with experienced COOs fast. Our AI-powered shortlist identifies senior operations leaders ready to optimise business performance.

COOs are available nationwide – including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Glasgow.

Yes. You can onboard COOs directly through Employment Hero – digital offers, contracts and compliance all managed in one system.