Expansion Associate
Operations, Lagos, Nigeria
If you’re here, it’s because you’re looking for an exciting ride.
A ride that will fuel up your ambitions to take on a new challenge and stretch yourself beyond your comfort zone.
We’ll deliver a non-vanilla culture built on talent, where we work to amplify the impact on millions of people, paving the way forward together.
Not your usual app. We are the fastest-growing multi-category app connecting millions of users with businesses, and couriers, offering on-demand services from more than 170,000 local restaurants, grocers and supermarkets, and high street retail stores. We operate in more than 1500 cities across 23 countries.
Together we revolutionise the way people connect with their everyday needs, from delivering essentials to connecting our ecosystem of users through innovative solutions powered by technology. For us, every day is filled with purpose.
What makes our ride unique?
🤝 Our culture and strong values.
💪 Our career development philosophy.
🤝 Our commitment to being a force for good.
We have a vision: Building the largest marketplace in your city, to give access to anything in minutes. And this is where your ride starts.
THE JOURNEY
- Market Launch Playbook: Own and execute the end-to-end operational launch plan for new cities, from market assessment to going live.
- Initial Fleet Acquisition: Develop and implement strategies to build the initial courier fleet from scratch in new territories, managing everything from lead generation to the first wave of successful onboardings.
- Foundational Operations Setup: Establish the initial operational infrastructure in new cities, including setting up temporary onboarding hubs and defining baseline processes for local courier support.
- On-the-Ground Execution: Spend significant time in new launch cities, overseeing all launch activities, solving problems as they arise, and adapting our model to the unique challenges of the local environment.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Marketing, and other central teams to ensure a coordinated and successful market entry.
- Work together with the Head Of Operations: and the functional heads to define winning sales, growth and operations strategies for your cities, and own its implementation end to end.
- Lead an ad-hoc team: in charge of launching new cities and driving them to success in record time, having a direct impact on Glovo’s expansion agenda in Nigeria
- Reporting: Compile and deliver comprehensive reports on launch progress, key learnings, and performance against targets for senior leadership
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE
- A passion to make a positive impact on the life of millions of people through technology
- You have 3-4 years of experience in consulting / business development / start-up or similar.
- Previous experience managing small teams is a plus.
- You are very hard working and can prove a strong track record of excellent performance.
- Get stuff done attitude
- Ability to balance swift pace of execution with attention to detail
- Orientation toward results, you are autonomous and efficient
- An empathetic, inclusive and curious attitude
- You have an owner mindset
Individuals representing diverse profiles, and abilities, encompassing various genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds, are less likely to apply for this role if they do not possess solid experience in 100% of these areas. Even if it seems you don't meet our musts don't let it stop you, we are all about finding the best talent out there! Skills can be learned, and embracing diversity is invaluable.
We believe driven talent deserves:
- 🌟 An enticing equity plan that lets you own a piece of the action.
- 💪 Top-notch private health insurance to keep you at your peak.
- 🍔 Monthly Glovo credit to satisfy your cravings!
- 🏊 Discounted gym memberships to keep you energized.
- 🏖️ Extra time off, the freedom to work from home two days a week, and the opportunity to work from anywhere for up to three weeks a year!
- 🧠 Online therapy and wellbeing benefits to ensure your mental well-being.
Here at Glovo, we thrive on diversity, we believe it enhances our teams, products, and culture. We know that the best ideas come from a mashup of brilliant diverse minds. This is why we are committed to providing equal opportunities to talent from all backgrounds - all genders, racial/diverse backgrounds, abilities, ages, sexual orientations and all other unique characteristics that make you YOU. We will encourage you to bring your authentic self to work, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard.
Feel free to note your pronouns in your application (e.g., she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).
So, ready to take the wheel and make this the ride of your life?
Delve into our culture by taking a peek at our Instagram and check out our Linkedin and website!