Recruitment at Glovo Nigeria

Glovo – We’re a Barcelona-based startup and the fastest-growing delivery player in Europe, Hispanic America and Africa. With food at the core of the business, Glovo delivers any product within your city at any time of day. Our vision and ambition are not only to make everything immediately available in your city but it is also to offer our employees the job of their lives. A job where you’ll be challenged and have the most fun working in through tech-enabled experiences.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Engineering Manager, Backend – QuickCommerce

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• We are on the lookout for an Engineering Manager, Backend  – QuickCommerce to join the QuickCommerce team at Glovo, Barcelona on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences.
• This is a central role with global impact that requires a unique blend of business and technical acumen as you will work with our various regional brands to build a configurable tracking experience that can be rolled out world wide.
• You will work closely with important stakeholders in the company to understand the engineering challenges and the issues they face, and to conceptualize innovative solutions for the broader Delivery Hero.
• You will be responsible for the product that helps our customers track their orders and have a direct impact on the delivery experience of users around the world.

Responsibilities

• You will work on our next-generation platform to not only provide groceries for our hungry customers but also other daily urgent needs like drinks, fruits, snacks but also batteries.
• You will lead a team to design, develop, test, and deploy scalable services.
• You will collaborate closely with product managers, engineering leaders, and leadership across Q-Commerce.
• You will hire and develop engineers, with a deep understanding of agile software development methodologies
• You will be managing a cross-functional  team with backend, frontend and mobile profiles.
• You are not shying away from building reliable, scalable systems with high concurrency and are always eager to learn and implement new languages & technologies. Your decisions will make an impact since your ideas & efforts do matter.
• Eventually, you are not afraid to build global systems which are used by thousands of people and constantly drive for excellence.
• You will work in a goal-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 2 years of cross-functional team management experience with backend, frontend, and test engineers.
• You have a T profile with in-depth experience in at least one backend language, but able to understand the technical complexity of frontend, infrastructure, mobile & QA. If needed you can land on a new project, learn the underline technologies and understand the overall technical components.
• 3  years of experience in applications infrastructure management and operations.
• Experience in working agile methodologies.
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Deep understanding of service-oriented and microservices architectural patterns, troubleshooting methods, and best practices.
• You are a pragmatic manager who understands what is needed to get things done in a collaborative manner.
• You believe in cross-functional teams and know that responsibility does not end with deployment.
• Fluent English communication skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Responsibilities

• Market Launch Playbook: Own and execute the end-to-end operational launch plan for new cities, from market assessment to going live.
• Initial Fleet Acquisition: Develop and implement strategies to build the initial courier fleet from scratch in new territories, managing everything from lead generation to the first wave of successful onboardings.
• Foundational Operations Setup: Establish the initial operational infrastructure in new cities, including setting up temporary onboarding hubs and defining baseline processes for local courier support.
• On-the-Ground Execution: Spend significant time in new launch cities, overseeing all launch activities, solving problems as they arise, and adapting our model to the unique challenges of the local environment.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Marketing, and other central teams to ensure a coordinated and successful market entry.
• Work together with the Head Of Operations: and the functional heads to define winning sales, growth and operations strategies for your cities, and own its implementation end to end.
• Lead an ad-hoc team: in charge of launching new cities and driving them to success in record time, having a direct impact on Glovo’s expansion agenda in Nigeria
• Reporting: Compile and deliver comprehensive reports on launch progress, key learnings, and performance against targets for senior leadership.

Reqirements

• A passion to make a positive impact on the life of millions of people through technology
• You have 3 – 4 years of experience in consulting / business development / start-up or similar.
• Previous experience managing small teams is a plus.
• You are very hard working and can prove a strong track record of excellent performance.
• Get stuff done attitude
• Ability to balance swift pace of execution with attention to detail
• Orientation toward results, you are autonomous and efficient
• An empathetic, inclusive and curious attitude
• You have an owner mindset.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online 

Job Title: Brand Partnership Lead

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Understand the specificities of the Media landscape in Nigeria and how Brands invest in Media.
• Assess the potential of each segment (FMCG Brands, Non-Endemic Brands, Media Agencies, Financial Institutions) to build a localized strategy and roadmap for Brand Ads leveraging Glovo’s Retail Media capabilities.
• Lead the identification, prioritization and hunting of new prospects.
• Educate prospects and existing partners on Glovo’s advertising offering.
• Drive sales of Glovo advertising products and hit BP targets.
• Build and nurture long-lasting relationships with partner Brands and Media Agencies.
• Ensure flawless execution of ad campaigns, coordinating with cross-functional teams.
• Monitor and analyze the performance of ad campaigns, assessing the impact on the partners’ and Glovo’s overall performance.
• Track partners’ progress, meet targets, and continuously identify new opportunities.
• Contribute to continuous enhancement and innovation, both in terms of advertising products and partnership models.
• Create success stories and share best practices.
• Team management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree in Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Marketing.
• 5 – 7 years of Marketing or Sales experience at a leading Media Agency, Consumer Goods company, or e-commerce business.
• Self-motivated, results-driven, and proactive attitude.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and tackling complex business challenges.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and project management skills.
• Proficiency in Office, particularly in Excel.
• Experience in executing marketing campaigns or promotion plans across digital and non-digital channels.
• Deep understanding of paid, owned, and earned media channels, including tracking and reporting on established performance marketing KPIs.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with fluency in both French and English.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Partner Business Lead

Location: Lagos
Category: Q-Commerce

Job Summary

• As a Partner Business Leader, you will play a key role in developing the groceries business.

The Journey

• Own strategic partner relationships end to end, including understanding P&L tracking, managing deep product integrations, leading co-marketing efforts to drive awareness and activation, and ensure operational excellence
• Onboard new partners on our platform by providing them all the necessary tools and information to start working
• Be responsible for our partners business performance, analyse their main KPIs and ensure growth MoM. Track and reporting of performance metrics
• Lead contract renegotiations to establish a strong working partnership grounded on sustainable economics for both parties
• Get feedback from our partners and translate it into product, marketing and operations improvement
• Own partner’s assortment → category management
• Be responsible of closing groceries deals along with the sales team leader
• Prepare reports and dashboards to present to groceries partners and use as source of operational improvements.

Requirements
What you will bring to the ride:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Account Management and/or Business Consultant in Food Retail Industry
• Analytical mindset
• Problem solver, look for the root-cause of the problem and go for it till make things happen.
• Perfect written and spoken communication
• Customer obsession
• Proactive, organized, and obsessed with details
• Also, our core values are very important to us.

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!
• Discounts on transportation, food, and even kindergarten expenses.
• Discounted gym memberships to keep you energized.
• 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 office-based nursery.
• Online therapy and wellbeing benefits to ensure your mental well-being.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Responsibilities

• Market Launch Playbook: Own and execute the end-to-end operational launch plan for new cities, from market assessment to going live.
• Initial Fleet Acquisition: Develop and implement strategies to build the initial courier fleet from scratch in new territories, managing everything from lead generation to the first wave of successful onboardings.
• Foundational Operations Setup: Establish the initial operational infrastructure in new cities, including setting up temporary onboarding hubs and defining baseline processes for local courier support.
• On-the-Ground Execution: Spend significant time in new launch cities, overseeing all launch activities, solving problems as they arise, and adapting our model to the unique challenges of the local environment.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Marketing, and other central teams to ensure a coordinated and successful market entry.
• Work together with the Head Of Operations: and the functional heads to define winning sales, growth and operations strategies for your cities, and own its implementation end to end.
• Lead an ad-hoc team: in charge of launching new cities and driving them to success in record time, having a direct impact on Glovo’s expansion agenda in Nigeria
• Reporting: Compile and deliver comprehensive reports on launch progress, key learnings, and performance against targets for senior leadership.

Reqirements

• A passion to make a positive impact on the life of millions of people through technology
• You have 3 – 4 years of experience in consulting / business development / start-up or similar.
• Previous experience managing small teams is a plus.
• You are very hard working and can prove a strong track record of excellent performance.
• Get stuff done attitude
• Ability to balance swift pace of execution with attention to detail
• Orientation toward results, you are autonomous and efficient
• An empathetic, inclusive and curious attitude
• You have an owner mindset.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Engineering Manager, Android – QuickCommerce

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• We are on the lookout for an Engineering Manager, Android – QuickCommerce to join the QuickCommerce team at Glovo, Barcelona on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences.
• This is a central role with global impact that requires a unique blend of business and technical acumen as you will work with our various regional brands to build a configurable tracking experience that can be rolled out world wide.
• You will work closely with important stakeholders in the company to understand the engineering challenges and the issues they face, and to conceptualize innovative solutions for the broader Delivery Hero.
• You will be responsible for the product that helps our customers track their orders and has a direct impact on the delivery experience of users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Work on a platform that helps local businesses around the world with their daily tasks in a seamless and efficient way
• Make impactful decisions and take ownership of them, while demonstrating collaborative problem-solving skills
• Ensure high code quality, testing, and engineering best practices, and overall product performance
• Support an established team of engineers in their day-to-day development experience, personal development, and long-term career growth.
• Own the execution and development of functionalities in small iterations that deliver value.
• Ensure the high reliability of a low-latency, high-throughput system that powers the delivery fees for over 60 countries and all Delivery Hero brands.
• Partner with your product counterpart and provide technical direction to your team, facilitating the design of feasible and iterative solutions aligned with the business needs.
• Own the tech metrics and KPIs of your team, ensuring full visibility, tracking, and alerting.
• Provide technical support for the design of solutions that are reliable, performing, cost-effective, and scalable to meet the business needs

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in managing a team
• You enjoy mentoring the people reporting to you
• Your empowering skills make you a compassionate and trusted guide
• You are a knowledgeable technical guide who aligns with and supports product and business goals
• You are an Android expert with a clear understanding of core concepts and paradigms, and can abstract this knowledge to multiple scenarios
• You are proficient in writing technical documents (RFCs) in order to clarify feature requirements
• You are familiar with Kotlin
• You have experience working with reporting and monitoring tools such as Sentry, Firebase Crashlytics, etc.
• You are a practical and resourceful technical guide who knows what is needed to achieve results
• You can create dashboards based on multiple data sources (JIRA, BQ, etc) and can drive data-based decisions
• You have experience managing dependencies across tasks and teams
• You care about your team and your own personal and professional development
• Full professional English proficiency

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online