Regional Manager, Bolt
Franchise, MENA
+ Stock option package
2-5 days a week in office
Building the future of transportation
Job no longer available
Building the future of transportation
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
+ Stock option package
2-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a future where people don't need to own personal cars to move around safely and conveniently.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of experience in operations, business development, franchise management, or a related field
- Proven track record of managing external partnerships or franchise relationships
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- Strong analytical skills with a bias toward data-driven decision-making
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities
- Fluent in English, Arabic speaking highly desirable
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience in ride-hailing, mobility, or the broader tech/sharing economy
- Background in franchise operations, consulting, or scaling businesses internationally
- Familiarity with markets across MENA
- Experience is great, but we also look for drive, intelligence, and integrity. So, even if you don’t tick every box, please consider applying if you feel you’re the kind of person described above!
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Regional Manager to join our Franchise team and help scale Bolt Rides across new and existing markets. This role blends hands-on operational leadership with strategic franchise partnership management
- You'll be responsible for building strong relationships with franchise partners, guiding them toward operational excellence, and leading an internal team to drive performance across your region
- Bolt Rides operates in 50+ countries across Europe, Africa, and beyond - and we're just getting started. This is an exciting opportunity to work with talented people around the world and shape the future of mobility
- Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with franchise partners across your region
- Act as the primary point of contact for franchise partners, ensuring alignment on goals, standards, and expectations
- Coach and guide partners on best practices for operations, growth strategies, and service quality
- Proactively address partner concerns and resolve issues to maintain healthy, productive partnerships
- Own regional performance metrics, including growth, P&L, and operational efficiency
- Identify market opportunities and challenges, developing action plans to address them
- Design, implement, and scale operational processes across franchise markets
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing internal team
- Hire top talent and create an environment where people can grow and thrive
- Work closely with HQ stakeholders across Product, Marketing, Legal, and Operations to support franchise markets
- Manage regional legal, PR, and government relations matters in coordination with central teams
- Translate local insights into recommendations for product improvements and strategic initiatives
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Across Europe, more and more people are choosing flexible, on-demand transport instead of owning a car. And ride-hailing, shared vehicles and new technology like autonomous driving are all part of this shift. So, cities are pushing for safer and more efficient transport, which is encouraging mobility companies to invest in electric vehicles and even driverless solutions which could eventually reshape urban travel.
Bolt has positioned themselves right in the center of this change, with is leading mobility platform that offers ride-hailing services across more than 50 countries. Through its app, Bolt connects users with transport options designed to be affordable and simple.
Recently, the company partnered with Stellantis to explore Level 4 autonomous, driverless vehicles, showing just how far ahead Bolt is looking for its next phase of mobility.
That said, Bolt operates in a very crowded market and urban mobility is highly competitive, with many local and international players all trying to come out on top. Even so, demand for shared and on-demand transport is at an all time high and only growing. Bolt's broad geographic reach, focus on scale and willingness to invest in future technologies puts it in the perfect position to keep growing.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2022
$725.9m
SERIES F
Aug 2021
$693.5m
LATE VC
Total funding: $2.0bn
Company HQ
Veerenni, Tallinn, Harju County
Leadership
Markus Villig
(CEO)Markus founded Bolt in 2013 and has served as the CEO since.
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