Managing Director at Easy Taxi

Easy Taxi is the largest taxi booking app in the world. The application connects taxi drivers and passengers, allowing
them to experience a fast, convenient and safe ride, with just a tap of the finger. Easy Taxi is available for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry and Firefox OS devices, as well as for B2B clients through Easy Taxi Pro and Easy Taxi Corporate solutions. Apply for ET Corporate at http://www.easytaxi.com/br/empresas

Founded in August 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Easy Taxi became a pioneer in online taxi services in Latin America and beyond. Currently available in 32 countries and 160+ cities (and counting), the app has globally redefined taxi booking.



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What we are looking for:
Strong leaders to manage the country operations. The entrepreneurial path at Rocket is unique in many ways, from the financial upside to the amazing learning that no other group can provide and the possibility of building innovative, exciting B2C internet/mobile models.
Job description:
- Be the country manager of a Rocket Venture, with around 25 employees, but with potential to lead up to 60 local employees
- The venture is a marketplace, so lead sales team on supply and demand acquisition (both offline)
- Define marketing strategies, set social media, and coordinate PR
- Structure CRM - communication, loyalty program, among other
- Support product development by bringing local insights & test product locally
- Hustle, hustle, hustle to make this venture a success within a few months!
Our ideal candidate:
- Entrepreneur - pragmatic, full of energy, self-managed, and extremely hands-on
- Ideally background: field engineering, business consulting or investment bank
- Pre-MBA (4-5 years of experience) or Post-MBA
Location:
- Lagos (Yaba/Mainland)


Desired Skills and Experience

•ENTREPRENEURSHIP
•Proven leadership experience
•Action oriented and results oriented
•Ability to analyse data sets to make strategic decisions
•Strong inter-personal skills: Convince the people and your team that you are making the right decisions
•Fast learner
•Well organized
•Resistant to the stress
•Very independent with a strong ability to go further than the expectations
•Proficiency in MS Office and Excel
•HANDS ON (We are not dentists, our business happens outside the office!)