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Assistant Manager, Mindanao Business Operations

Grab

Grab

Operations
Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines
Posted 6+ months ago

Company Description

The Biz Ops team represents a good balance of all our Grab principles with a strong emphasis on Intellectual Rigour

  • The team is a data-driven team with good experience in operations and interest in market insights. The team enjoys solving tough, complex business and operational problems and coming up with long-term strategies for the business
  • The team focuses on a variety of “missions” from planning, setting up new businesses, and end-to-end project management and execution of company initiatives

Job Description

  • Search for insights into multiple Grab Stakeholders
  • Build and maintain long-term relationships with partners
  • Collaborate with the marketing team on promotional activities
  • Research competitors and suggest appropriate pricing and promotional activities
  • Lead multiple process improvement projects in direct collaboration with different project and vertical leads and management
  • Ensure efficient coordination of various departments by implementing an optimized set of processes and systems
  • Oversee project delivery and change management processes, including leading critical and high visibility strategic initiatives
  • Provide input, document requirements and support the design and delivery of projects and programs
  • Collect data on various metrics to create performance baselines and implement it across regions

Qualifications

  • Able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with tight deadlines.
  • Possess strong business acumen, curiosity about data, and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficient in Excel/Google Sheets and is able to draw key insights from numbers.
  • Experience in managing complex, cross-functional projects and creating business cases and models for business growth.
  • A team player with a collaborative spirit, excellent stakeholder management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Comfortable working on the field, engaging closely with stakeholders, and handling different personalities and business objectives in a calm, composed manner.
  • Self-starter, detail-oriented, humble, and adaptable, with the ability to learn on the fly.
  • Bachelor’s degree with 4-6 years of experience in operations and/or project management.
  • Must be based in Davao City.
  • Open to travel from time to time within Mindanao and other parts of the country as needed.
  • You are knowledgeable in SQL and/or Python.

Additional Information

Day-to-day:

  • Lead multiple process improvement projects across Mindanao with direct contact to top management in the organization
  • Ensure efficient coordination of various departments by implementing an optimized set of processes and systems
  • Oversee project delivery and change management processes, including leading critical and high visibility strategic initiatives
  • Provide input, document requirements and support the design and delivery of projects and programs
  • Collect data on various metrics to create performance baselines and implement it across regions

Deliverables:

  • Overall Expansions and Partner liaison, from metrics monitoring to scorecard deliberation
  • Data and dashboarding champion for Mindanao
  • Direct collaborator with S&P and Product teams for tech rollouts in Mindanao
  • P&L monitor, working closely with Marketplace representatives to ensure financial objectives are met and managed