Rocket Internet and Ooredoo established Asia Pacific Internet Group (APACIG) in 2014. Since then APACIG has become a player in the Asian e-commerce market. It is already one of Asia’s fastest growing internet platforms and is home to some of Asia’s most successful internet companies. APACIG currently unites 15 online companies across 15 APAC countries. We are looking for a Head of Operations for one of our newest ventures, Lyke.
Lyke is a brand new startup that is reinventing e-commerce in a mobile first world. We are a mobile shopping platform for both customers and merchants to discover, buy, sell and share fashion products. We aim to provide our customers with the most intuitive and inspiring way to shop wherever and whenever they want.
We are well-funded and supported by a prestigious group of investors, and aim to scale across the globe starting next year.
We currently have an office in Singapore, which is the operational headquarter for our international roll-out. Currently we are live in Indonesia. So if you are looking to help grow the next big mobile success story from scratch, and are ready for a big challenge and a fast-tracked career growth, come and talk to us.
You can try our app by downloading it from the AppStore or Playstore. We hope you LYKE it!
We are currently searching for a Global Head of Operations to join our leadership team and build and scale a strong team and reliable, scalable processes across the region and beyond.
- You will be main responsible to build and lead all operational activities across Lyke’s markets.
- This includes order handling, seller onboarding, and customer and merchant communication.
- Establish and track operational processes and make sure they are scalable. Create a transparent and efficient set-up. Establish and work following clear quantifiable goals.
- With a data-driven approach, you will enable your team to scale our merchant base, manage fast-growing order numbers, and make sure all orders lead to satisfied customers.
- You will lead a multi-cultural team, partly remotely.
- You will be responsible for manage local operations in all countries, and should be good at teaching and helping people grow into their roles.
- This role requires occasional traveling in the region and beyond.
- You will learn how to develop, implement and execute new sales strategies and processes.
- You will support the growth of a business in our first market Indonesia and all upcoming markets.
- The role reports initially into the Founder and CEO, based in Singapore.
- 3-5 years experience (max) in a hands-on operational role - start up experience (and similar industry experence) will be very highly regarded
- You have significant leadership experience, ideally in a start-up environment.
- You are a risk-taker, a dynamic and cheerful person!
- You’re adaptive and proactive, as required for the demanding and fast-moving environment in a fast-growing startup.
- You have experience building operational processes and are comfortable being held to strict KPIs.
- Ideally you have knowledge of the regional fashion market and/or e-commerce.
- You are fluent in English.
- You have the drive and willingness to promote a new business model and scale it to a global market.
- You are a pro-active communicator, comfortable managing dialogues in- and outside the company and reaching out to new partners or channels.
Interested? Come join us!
Please include your earliest starting date and your salary expectations. We look forward to getting to know you!
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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