Tripda - Sharing Economy disrupting transportation business
Tripda wants to revolutionize the way people make long trips, by connecting drivers traveling with empty seats in their cars and passengers heading the same way, so both can share travel costs, saving money while meeting new people and reducing pollution and traffic!
The Team and Investors
The intelligent transportation startup was founded in Brazil by a group of entrepreneurs passionate about sharing economy. As of September 2014, we're already operating in 11 countries across Latin America and Asia + USA.
We’re proud to be part of Rocket Internet, the world’s largest internet incubator, in charge of other successful companies like Lazada, Zalora, Easy Taxi, Lamudi, Carmudi, FoodPanda, etc. As well, the group is backed by top-level investors such as PLDT and United Internet.
After establishing itself in 10 countries, Tripda is just starting it's operations in the Philippines and we're hiring top performers for the most exciting and challenging positions: the first ones!
We have two positions open for Entrepreneurs in Residence to head our operations team. You'll be working along our global team of leaders and constantly sharing best practices with other Entrepreneurs in Residence across the globe. Therefore, is crucial that you're able to measure your projects through comprehensive and intelligent KPIs, on top of those we'll establish aggressive, but well planned, targets.
Both positions will be managing multiple parallel business initiatives in a startup environment, but the main ones for each hired person will be:
Business Development on University Operations
Challenge
Worldwide, one of Tripda's main addressable markets are university students and recent graduates, who are willing to travel around or visit family and friends in a convenient, reliable and economic way. Unfortunately, most of them had either to rely on unstable bus companies or drive a car alone. Tripda is here to disrupt that market connecting those people.
Job description
We are looking for a talented and vibrant professional to build the operational and offline marketing strategy of Tripda in universities and college campi across Luzon, hiring and leading a team of 10-15 Student Brand Managers. Leadership skills, results orientation and focus on execution are essential capabilities for this position.
You'll be responsible for developing a operational and market plan alongside with senior executives, but most importantly, executing and controlling the overall strategy across university channels all over Luzon, leading a team of 10-15 brand managers students, working along and reporting to the Philippines Country manager and providing expertise to our global operation. Building relationships and striking partnerships with student organizations, community, affiliates and other potential partners are also an important part of your job. Besides, you are driving the creation of marketing materials and creative in brand image and messages. You will work closely with the local and global management and offline counterparts to create integrated marketing plans. Managing the offline marketing budgets to grow user base and increase their recurrence with demonstrated metrics belong to your field of responsibility.
Business Development on Supply Building
Challenge
Tripda's goal is achieved by matching drivers and passengers driving from and to similar places at the same date and time. To build that marketplace, we have a special care for drivers, since they're the most sensible part of our marketplace. At the very beginning we need to find creative ways to attract drivers to our platform while securing demand for their rides to ensure their positive experience.
Job description
We're looking for an analytical mind that can deal with big chunks of data to define Philippines' best routes for Tripda and develop a strategy to secure liquidity in them. We also expect that your commercial and driven personality excels at maintaining positive relationship with our current drivers and reaching potential new ones through a series of marketing strategies you'll define.
That include building out partnerships which align with Tripda's strategy and mission (e.g., partnerships with national gas stations, hotels and restaurant chains, other travel sector apps, HR departments, etc.), relationship programs with our customers and engaging and measurable promos, supported by a aggressive growth-oriented budget. In a short term, you'll be required to hire, train and manage your relationship team.
Carreer Path
For both positions, apart from holding a key position inside the company, you will be part of an international team of highly driven and intelligent people inside a fast growing company with large exposure inside Rocket Internet in a global level. You can expect a professional, entrepreneurial and challenging business environment as well as the opportunity to be part of the development of a disruptive business model in an exciting industry. As an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) inside Rocket, you will be trained to hold a key management and leadership position, receiving continuous mentoring and coaching and benefitting from a broad and qualified network of highly experienced professionals.
We believe that hard work, smartness and courage beats experience, seniority and status quo.
We don't care about how you look or dress or in what you believe. You will only be judged by your character and results.
For both positions, only apply if you're:
Desiring to make a positive impact on others people's life;
EXTREMELY hard worker - 100% focused on achieving greatness, no side jobs, self-driven;
Proactive and hand-on approach - willing to get your "hands dirty";
Critical thinker - analytical mind to define how to achieve results as well prioritizing sense to know what NOT to do;
Results oriented - measuring processes through few but smart KPIs and continuously endeavouring to improve them;
Constant learner - naturally curious and open to different points of view and feedback;
Young - in the sense of fresh and bold;
Travelling enthusiast and available to do so on a regular basis.
Desired background:
Obtained a business-related, economics or engineering degree from a top university in the past 3 years;
FLUENT speaking, writing and reading skills in English;
Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Excel and data analysis;
Prior experience in highly intellectually challenging jobs (e.g. startups, investment banking, consultancy firms, etc);
Solid track record of achievements at past jobs.
Bonus points:
Have your own car;
Have opened your own company;
Have been engaged in students organizations when you were at university;
Proficiency in other languages;
Programming skills;
Design skills;
Writing skills.