Afro (formerly known as AfroCab) is looking for City Managers (Lagos, Abuja & Port Harcourt) & a Business Manager

CITY MANAGER
The City Manager, Lagos at Afro is by far the most demanding position Afro has to offer; it requires a degree of talent, confidence and leadership. As the leader of Afro’s business activities in Lagos, you are responsible for the development and growth of our business across Lagos State post commercial launch. You will be responsible for deploying a new transportation and logistics system in your local metropolis.

AFRO'S TEAM STRUCTURE
The core of Afro is in the implementation and operations team, led by a City Manager, Lagos, who reports to a Country General Manager. They create an executable operational structure that makes the goals and objectives of Afro a reality. The sponsors of Afro require that the successful candidate has the qualities and capabilities required of an entrepreneurial CEO which translates to you being incredibly intelligent, driven, analytical, timeline focused, talented and highly sought-after professional. Understanding data and how it can be used to influence or make strategic decisions is a critical skill set that the successful candidate will need to have

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BUSINESS MANAGER

Your responsibilities will include defining key market segments to target and driving the necessary business relationships at the senior levels with Nigeria partners to:

(1) Quicken growth in Afro riders - individual & corporate organizations
(2) Increase the supply of transport (drivers) and demand for rides (passengers) available on the Afro platform; and
(3) Establish partnerships that increase Afro’s profitability.

You are also responsible for working closely with the Afro product team in to assist with evolving Afro’s service and address issues, concerns, and requests from the field.

The ideal candidate will have a strong ability to think strategically and analytically about business and product opportunities, and a demonstrated track record of initiating and driving high-value partnerships with the largest and most important companies across the Nigeria region in the Internet and mobile sectors.
A keen sense of ownership, speedy execution, and initiative is a must (there must be a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty!). The candidate is equally comfortable as an individual contributor as well as a manager that leads his/her team to drive an engagement.

AFRO'S TEAM STRUCTURE
The core of Afro is in the implementation and operations team, led by a General Manager. They create an executable operational structure that makes the goals and objectives of Afro a reality. Afro's backers require that the successful candidate has the qualities and capabilities required of an Afro BM which translates to you being incredibly intelligent, driven, analytical, timeline focused, talented and highly sought-after professional. Understanding data and how it can be used to influence or make strategic decisions is a critical skill set that the successful candidate will need to have.

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