Regional Manager, Africa at Bolt Nigeria

Bolt (formally Taxify) is one of the fastest growing startups in the world with over 30M happy customers in 30+ countries, from Europe to Mexico to Africa. We’re building a ride-hailing app to connect millions of riders and drivers around the world to make travel easier, quicker and more reliable.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Regional Manager, Africa

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Category: Bolt Food

Job Description

• We are looking for a Regional Manager (Africa) to join the Bolt Food team in order to lead the African Delivery Operations team.
• You will be responsible for driving growth and profitability in existing live African markets and investigating and launching new markets.
• You will be accountable for the food delivery performance in Africa, including growth, revenue, and profitability.
• This strategic role will coordinate with and report to senior management in the company. It’s an exciting once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as you would work with very smart people around the world in order to establish the next generation of a truly global food delivery platform.

Responsibilities
Your daily adventures will include:

• Manage regional operations in the assigned region
• Investigate and project manage the launch of Bolt Food business in new markets
• Be responsible for business growth, P&L, and value based strategy in the assigned region
• Make data-driven decisions that will help to grow the business and improve operational efficiency
• Understand business needs and opportunities in the region and countries and resolve them in a timely manner
• Work closely with HQ key stakeholders: product, marketing, management, operations as well as with local operations teams
• Hire and motivate new talent, and grow talent within local country teams
• Manage regional legal, PR, GR topics related to Bolt Food business

Requirements
We are looking for:

• 5+ years of experience in operations, business development, strategy, consulting or a similar field
• Strong collaborator and down to earth attitude
• Track record of running successful operations in a fast, dynamic business environment
• Strong bias towards execution and data-driven decision making
• Great communication skills and experience working with various stakeholders
• Experience leading and managing high performing teams
• Fluent in English

You will get extra credits for:

• Experience working and leading teams in African markets
• Experience in sharing economy, tech business, transport industry, startup or dynamic high-growth company

Why you’ll love it here:

• Play a direct role in shaping the future of mobility.
• Impact millions of customers and partners in 500+ cities across 45 countries.
• Make your mark at one of the fastest-growing organisations in Europe.
• Work in fast-moving autonomous teams with some of the smartest people in the world.
• Accelerate your professional growth and enjoy unique career opportunities.
• Get a rewarding salary and stock option package that lets you focus on doing your best work.
• Enjoy health care coverage, and plenty of other perks.*Some perks may differ depending on your location.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.