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As Bolt continues to expand its ride-hailing business across Middle East and North Africa, we are looking for a data-driven, passionate and dynamic Operations Manager with excellent leadership skills to help us transform the mobility industry in MENA, especially focused on our new market - Dubai.

About Us

With over 200 million customers in 50+ countries, Bolt is one of the fastest-growing tech companies in Europe and Africa. And it's all thanks to our people.

We believe in creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

Our ultimate goal is to make cities for people, not cars, and we need your help to achieve this mission!

About The Role

You’ll be responsible for driving Bolt’s strategy in key markets, with a focus on Dubai and other markets in the MENA region. This includes ensuring local partners have the tools, knowledge, and support needed for success while working closely with multiple support teams across departments.

If you’re a smart, analytical entrepreneur who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves solving problems, executes relentlessly, and puts the team’s mission above your own ego, while excelling in communication and partner management — here’s your chance to make a meaningful impact on Bolt’s success in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond!

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Close cooperation with our partners, working as a connection between our HQ teams and the local teams.
• Designing and executing strategies to increase driver engagement and retention.
• Developing complex analytical models and reporting systems and driving business growth and revenue through achieving operational milestones and key metrics.
• Identifying trends, risks and improvement opportunities on a local level that may impact the business.
• Training local operations teams, making sure that they have all the knowledge and tools in order to deliver the best results on local markets.
• Technical setup of our cities, including pricing, polygon mapping, pickup spots, airports and others.
  
  
  

About you:

• You have 4+ years of experience in Operations within the Ride-Hailing industry and/or 3+ years of experience in an Operations Management role with a strong analytical component.
• You possess a data-driven analytical mindset and skills, with advanced knowledge in Excel as a requirement.
• You demonstrate a highly data-driven, analytical mindset, and you can examine data to optimise your team's activities and identify patterns and trends within the data.
• You have experience leading a team and a passion for developing people.
• You ideally have experience managing new product launches or market entry processes.
• You have excellent negotiation and communication skills in English, Arabic 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!

Why you’ll love it here:

• Play a direct role in shaping the future of mobility.
• Impact millions of customers and partners in 600+ cities across 50+ 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 with a minimum of 2 days in the office each week to foster strong connections and teamwork.
• Take care of your physical and mental health with our wellness perks.
• Some perks may differ depending on your location and role.