Regional Business Development Lead 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 Business Development Lead

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full time

About the Role

• You will enable and help grow a portfolio of strategic initiatives across the Rides vertical.
• Your ability to understand specific market context, maintain a strong network of potential partners and project manage deals throughout their life cycle including implementation would be key attributes for your success in the role.

Your daily adventures will include:

• Collaborate closely with Partnerships, Investments and ride-hailing leadership to pinpoint robust partners in the vehicles and financing sector.
• Drive fleet business development efforts within the region.
• Serve as a Project Management Office (PMO) for strategic and local partnership initiatives, ensuring seamless collaboration across various departments.
• Establish relationships with prospective and existing partners, ideate and design creative fleet growth initiatives
• Take on the responsibility of expanding a substantial network of car rental, new fintech, and car dealership entities active in the ride-hailing domain.
• Support existing and new partners in expediting deployment and scaling post-deal execution, facilitating access to Bolt's resources and teams.

About you

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Finance, or other analytical subjects
• 5 - 7 years of experience in business development in the B2B space.
• Well-developed project management skills, ability to manage various internal and external stakeholders from all over the world
• Strong commercial skills and ability to build and maintain a strong network in the mobility ecosystem
• Strong project management skills
• Solid presentation skills and understanding of basic financial modeling.
• Knowledge of tech & mobility industry is a plus
• Experience is great, but what we really look for is drive, intelligence, and integrity. So even if you don’t tick every box, please consider applying if you feel you’re the kind of person described above!

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.
• Work in fast-moving autonomous teams with some of the smartest people in the world.
• Accelerate your professional growth with unique career opportunities.
• Get a rewarding salary and stock option package that lets you focus on doing your best work.
• Enjoy the flexibility of working in a hybrid mode.
• Take care of your physical and mental health with our wellness perks.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online