Expansion Lead

Working within the Central Expansion team, the Expansion Lead owns a portfolio of markets across different geographies and growth stages. The work is hands-on and strategic 6 driving supply growth, shaping playbooks, and turning competitive insight into decisions that matter. The strategic counterpart local teams rely on to turn insight into action.

• Track multiple market performances and act as a strategic advisor enabling local teams to succeed. Being knowledgeable about the competitive and operational nuances each of them may have
• Conduct comprehensive research on a range of areas including competition, market dynamics and pricing; distill key findings into concise, impactful insights that will inform business decisions
• Lead initiatives to increase supply, utilising a creative and data-driven approach to overcome early-stage market challenges
• Guide markets to liquidity post-launch, ensuring a smooth transition from initial launch to sustainable operations
• Continuously monitor a broad array of operational and marketplace metrics, using insights gathered to optimise and adjust our expansion strategy
• Foster a culture of creativity and hands-on problem solving, finding innovative solutions to complex marketplace dynamics and create and maintain reliable playbooks for launching new markets, allowing local teams to efficiently execute on proven ways to attract and maintain supply

• Operations Management: Hands-on experience in managing operational challenges, including building and maintaining playbooks, and guiding the local operations team through market launches on the transition to liquidity
• Strategic Planning: Ability to craft and implement strategic roadmaps for expansion, including identifying key attributes for new market launches
• Data Analysis: Strong analytical skills to track and analyze multiple market performances, monitor operational and marketplace metrics, and make data-driven decisions to optimize expansion strategy
• Creativity and Problem-Solving: Demonstrated ability to creatively resolve intricate problems and find innovative solutions to complex marketplace dynamics
• Communication and Collaboration: Effective communication skills to provide operational insights to local and central teams, act as a strategic advisor, and foster a culture of creativity and hands-on problem-solving within the team
• Market Knowledge and Analysis: Deep understanding of marketplaces, including familiarity with the unique value propositions for riders and drivers, as well as knowledge of regulatory, competition, and operational nuances in different markets. Proficiency in conducting comprehensive research on various aspects such as competitors, market forces, and distilling key findings into actionable insights.

• Accelerate your professional growth with unique career opportunities.
• Enjoy a rewarding salary and stock options, knowing that as Bolt succeeds, so do you.
• Take care of your physical and mental health with our wellness perks.
• Celebrate 5 years at Bolt with a 1-month paid sabbatical to recharge.
• Connect with colleagues at annual company events and smaller team gatherings.
• Balance flexibility and in-person collaboration with our hybrid model, including at least 12 monthly in-office days.