About Moove

Moove is a mission-led company. We provide sustainable job creation by enabling fair access to vehicle ownership for customers who’ve previously been excluded from financial services. Our revenue-based vehicle financing and financial services empower mobility entrepreneurs around the world. And we’re backed by some of the world’s leading investors.

About the Role

The role of Managing Director at Moove is a senior leadership position that entails overall responsibility for driving the company's strategic direction, with a focus on growth and profitability. As the Managing Director, you will lead and develop a number of teams from Fleet Operations, Sales & Onboarding, Business Development, Customer Success, People and Org to Finance in order to meet Moove’s ambitious goals.

You will be responsible for setting and managing key performance indicators, working closely with the management team to align business goals with successful execution. Your role involves making critical decisions, fostering innovation, and ensuring the organization's growth, while upholding Moove's values and standards. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead and shape the company's trajectory in a dynamic and competitive market.

What You’ll be Doing

Setting and owning the market strategy to reach ambitious P&L targets which will include but is not limited to:

• Developing and launching operational strategies to deliver a profitable business

• Identify opportunities and deploy levers to maximise revenue and improve cost efficiency

• Establish a strong foundation by getting the basics right, positioning the business for growth and scalability into surrounding regions and new products

• Devising dynamic pricing strategies to beat competition by improving unit economics

• Lead local budget planning that will enable future growth Positioning your region strategically within the wider Moove portfolio

• Ensuring all operations adhere to local and state regulations

Leading a high-performing team and demonstrating strong leadership abilities by::

• Designing your organisation for stellar performance; building and managing high calibre teams that are engaged and productive

• Scaling Moove's business operations by leading daily weekly and monthly operations calls

• Establishing mechanisms and forums for reporting and tracking progress against key business metrics for company wide consumption

• Designing and managing a business performance scorecard and team/individual performance targets

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop products and test initiatives

• Liaising with peers within the region & company to share knowledge and optimise operations.

Ensuring optimum efficiency of our fleet by:

• Identifying, building and managing relationships with local partners.

• Planning, processing, and executing approved vehicle purchases through our partner OEMs.

• Ensuring fleet operations are in compliance with local and state rules and regulations.

• Ensuring vehicles are maintained properly, including registering and licensing of all vehicles under your management.

Diligently serving our customers and advancing our mission by:

• Leading on the deployment and quality of our supply chain (i.e. Moove Driver-partners)

• Handling escalations and managing conflict resolutions with our customers to the highest degree of satisfaction

• Monitoring driver behaviour and designing processes for ensuring engagement and utilisation

What You will need for this position

• A relevant Degree with preference shown for but not exclusive to Fleet/Mobility/Logistics/ Engineering/Operations/Operations Management.

• Prior team leadership experience is a must with examples of building/growing high performing teams

• Ideally 10+ years of similar experience in operations across fleet, ride hailing, logistics or supply functions

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts and present at all levels within the organisation

• Strong negotiation skills and commercial acumen with proven experience of managing third party/supplier relationships

• Outstanding organisational skills with a track record of managing organisational systems

• Analytical mindset and first rate problem-solving skills

• Candidates must be tech-savvy and extremely datacentric.

• Growth oriented with a proven track record of scaling up products and new geographies

• The ability to work autonomously in a decentralised organisation

• Right to work in the United States of America.

Key Metrics

• Monthly P&L output - Actuals vs Targets

• Weekly Fleet Utilisation % of the fleet - Actuals vs Targets

• Repairs turnaround rate

• Cash Collection % against receivables

• City Driver Partner satisfaction score

• Fleet Safety - Telematics & Cameras

• Overall Fleet Growth %

Who You'll Be Working with:

Directly reporting to our Chief Operations Officer, and closely working with our USA Operations  Team.

About the team

Our team is collaborative, positive, curious, and engaged. We think fast, work smart, laugh often, and are looking for like-minded people to join us in our mission to disrupt vehicle ownership and make financial freedom within reach.

Moove is strongly committed to diversity within its community. The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently.

Pre-hiring Notice: Moove relies on the accuracy of information contained in employment applications, as well as the accuracy of other data presented throughout the hiring process and during employment. Any misrepresentations, falsifications, or material omissions in any information or data provided by an applicant may result in the applicant being excluded from further consideration for employment or if an individual has already been hired, termination of employment.

EEO Statement: Moove is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, political affiliation or any other protected characteristic.

Moove: Moove is a mobility asset finance company and Uber's preferred fleet partner across Sub-Saharan Africa. Our Vision is to democratise financial services to make our customers more productive and successful. Our Core values are Compassion, Excellence, Innovation, Teamwork, Trust and Ownership.