Head of Growth & Marketing

If youre here its because youre looking for anexciting ride.

A ride that will fuel up your ambitions to take on a new challenge and stretch yourself beyond your comfort zone.

Well 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 170000 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.

YOUR MISSION

We are looking for a data driven and results focused Interim Head of Growth to join the Growth team in Nigeria. This is an interim position for 6 months with scope to become full-time based on performance. Reporting to the General Manager you will manage a team of three.

You will own the execution of all growth marketing and engagement initiatives; and your goal will be to develop and execute the most profitable initiatives to position and promote Glovo.

Role performance will be evaluated based on customer acquisition and engagement KPIs.

THE JOURNEY

Definition and execution of Growth strategies:

• Lead the local marketing strategy adapting the global playbook to local needs.
• Lead local Marketing execution (offline and online) and manage/optimize Content to deliver on the agreed growth goals.
• Understand local media landscape and define the right mix of digital/non-digital investment to maximize user base growth within the agreed CAC (Cost of Acquisition).
• Identify and execute local partnerships to build brand awareness in Nigeria.

Analytical & Research responsibilities:

• Apply your expertise in quantitative analysis and the presentation of data to see beyond the numbers and understand how our users interact with our products identify growth opportunities and execute on projects to drive growth and user engagement.
• Work closely with Customer Research team to conduct qualitative analysis (surveys focus groups etc) to understand user base and gather feedback.
• Track market dynamics and gather industry intelligence.

Budget management and metric monitoring:

• Manage the country marketing budget.
• Track and monitor key Growth metrics providing the appropriate visibility to all stakeholders (General Manager - Nigeria Regional Marketing Director - Africa and HQ).

Project & Stakeholder Management Responsibilities:

• Work cross functionally with HQ Growth teams and supervise activities across all marketing channels.
• Lead the execution of cross functional growth initiatives (e.g. product launches roll out of new features etc) by working closely with Local teams (Commercial Content Partner Operations Operations etc) and HQ teams (Product Pricing CRM Performance Marketing Brand & Comms).
• Define and analyze metrics that inform the success of the activities carried out.
• Compile and present reports on marketing initiatives/campaign performance through collaboration with the analytics department and other HQ/local teams.
• Communicate details updates and implementations across all stakeholders and teams with extreme attention to detail.
• Establish meaningful business relationships on behalf of the business (Top partners Media agency Media outlets Social Media agency etc).

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE

• 8 years of experience in Growth & Strategic leadership ideally combining experience in Tier 1 Strategy consulting firm high-growth tech and large-scale operational experience
• Proven track record leading large teams across diverse functions in dynamic high-growth environments.
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills with the ability to navigate complexity and define actionable plans.
• Hands-on leadership style: Youre not afraid to dive into the details when necessary while inspiring and empowering others.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and dealing with high growth and complex business challenges.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels - internally and externally. Able to craft compelling narratives simplify complex ideas and adapt messages to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to foster cross-functional collaboration aligning commercial operations and finance around shared business goals.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous environments with a proactive solutions-oriented mindset and a bias for action.
• Full proficiency in English.
• Proficiency in G Suite (Sheets Slides Docs) / Microsoft office.

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 dont meet our musts dont 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!
• 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!
• Enhanced parental leave and nursery benefits.
• 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

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