Sun King

Product Operations Associate

Join Sun King in Zambia as a Product Operations Associate. This role partners with tech and business teams to design and implement smart automation solutions. Manage product performance, resolve technical issues, and support rollouts. Enjoy growth in a diverse, innovative company with tailored leadership development.
Sun King
Sun King
Zambia On-site Full time UTC+02:00

Sun King

Company Overview

Name

Sun King

Headquarters

Nairobi, Kenya

Founded

2007

Size

Approximately 34,000 employees globally (source: linkedin.com).

What They Do

Sun King specializes in off-grid solar energy solutions, evolving from basic solar lanterns to comprehensive home and business systems that include pay-as-you-go financing options. Their product range includes solar lanterns, solar home systems (SHS), solar inverters, and energy storage solutions utilizing lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, which boast a lifespan of over 10 years and more than 2,500 cycles (source: cbinsights.com). The company targets the 1.8 billion people globally who lack reliable grid access, providing affordable alternatives to kerosene and diesel for low-income households, small businesses, schools, and health centers across Africa and Asia (source: sunking.com). Sun King's proprietary EasyBuy technology allows customers to pay for their solar products in installments, making clean energy accessible to a broader audience (source: sunking.com). With a strong competitive position as the world's largest off-grid solar company by distribution scale, Sun King differentiates itself through its extensive field agent network and innovative product offerings (source: citigroup.com).

Projects & Track Record

Sun King has made significant strides in expanding solar access, having powered over 82 million people historically, with 18 million Kenyans benefiting from their products over the past decade. Notably, one in five Kenyans currently uses Sun King's solar solutions, and the company has seen its user base in Nigeria triple within the last year (source: physics.illinois.edu). The company has partnered with Imagine Worldwide to install solar systems in every primary school in Malawi, managing the entire value chain from manufacturing to installation (source: sunking.com). Additionally, a recent $156 million securitization deal closed in 2025 aims to provide solar access to 1.4 million Kenyan households and businesses through distributed rooftop systems (source: citigroup.com). The company is also expanding its manufacturing capabilities with a new 10,000-square-meter facility in Tatu City, Kenya, which will initially produce 700,000 solar units annually (source: expogr.com).

Recent Developments

In the past two years, Sun King has successfully closed a landmark $156 million local currency securitization with Citi and partners, aimed at delivering solar solutions to 1.4 million Kenyans, thereby supporting the country's electrification goals (source: citigroup.com). The company also inaugurated its first African manufacturing plant on December 1, 2025, in Tatu City, Kenya, which will produce solar products including TVs and smartphones, creating hundreds of jobs and an initial capacity of 700,000 units annually (source: pvknowhow.com). Earlier, a $260 million financing round provided $100 million specifically for the expansion into larger AC systems and appliances, further solidifying Sun King's market position (source: physics.illinois.edu). The company has maintained consistent profitability while scaling operations and rebranding fully to Sun King (source: physics.illinois.edu).

Working There

Sun King offers a variety of roles across different departments, including sales, operations, customer service, training, risk management, and research/procurement. The company employs over 34,000 field agents who are involved in sales, installation, and service, with a focus on hiring at their Nairobi headquarters and the new Tatu City manufacturing facility (source: sunking.com). The company culture emphasizes grassroots distribution and innovation tailored to off-grid needs, while also ensuring job stability and local economic impact through job creation and supply chain localization (source: physics.illinois.edu). Documented employee benefits include flexible financing options, comprehensive warranties on products, professional installation, after-sales support, and free maintenance checks, all contributing to a supportive work environment (source: sunking.com).


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Job Description

The role holder is a key member of the Digitization & Automation team. In this role, you will partner closely with our in-house tech team and business stakeholders to design, build, and implement intelligent, tech-enabled solutions that solve complex business bottlenecks.

What you would be expected to do

  • Proactively manage and resolve technical issues raised by the field team and stakeholders; conduct root-cause analysis (RCA) and partner with the internal development team to implement fixes.
  • Oversee the day-to-day functioning and monitoring of current products, managing configurations and change requests smoothly.
  • Translate business needs into clear documentation, creating use cases, flow charts, and mock screens for user, functional, and non-functional requirements.
  • Coordinate the rollout and expansion of new and existing products, features, and automations to new geographies and user groups, ensuring stakeholder queries are resolved.
  • Streamline business processes utilizing AI and modern automation tools.
  • Partner across cross-functional groups, contributing to the entire product lifecycle from initial design through development to launch.
  • Steer the testing of applications, solutions, and web panels at various stages of the product lifecycle.

You might be a strong candidate if you

  • Possess 2+ years of experience within product operations, product management, or a closely related tech-delivery domain.
  • Have excellent communication and project coordination skills.
  • Demonstrate practical proficiency with Excel, SQL, and AI productivity tools.
  • Are a thoughtful, detail-oriented professional who takes pride in the quality and impact of their work.
  • Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills with a knack for digging into the root causes of technical hurdles.

What Sun King Offers (in addition to compensation and statutory benefits)

  • Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry.
  • An open-minded, collaborative culture made up of enthusiastic colleagues who are driven by the challenge of innovation towards profound impact on people and the planet.
  • A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
  • Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun Centre for Leadership.

We place great importance on sustaining a diverse, inclusive work environment.

We believe that innovation and understanding comes from diversity on every spectrum. We work to make sure every Sun King team member knows that they belong, knowing that sustaining an inclusive workplace requires conscious effort and is a continuous journey, not an end-state.

Sun King recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes people based on their experience, skills, effort, and results. We explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, religion, caste, national origin, color, gender, marital status, family structure, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status, or disability.

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About the role

August 25, 2026

August 25, 2026

Full time

On-site

Company

Smart Grid

Sun King

sunking.com

  •  Zambia

2+ years

UTC+02:00