Co-Founder/CEO for MerApp

Permanent employee, Full-time · Portfolio Companies

Who we are
We are one of FoundersLane portfolio companies: 

MerApp is our digital booking service which will forever change the way car owners schedule their repair and maintenance services in Saudi Arabia.
We are building an outstanding team to help our customers saving their time when comes to vehicle attention. 
You can simply open the app, fill the details, choose the service and confirm. One of our team members will collect your car at the indicated location, take to the repair provider and bring it back after the service completion. All to make lives easier. 
Why we need you

We are looking for a highly motivated Entrepreneur interested in supporting our mission to make car repairs and maintenance a easy task for our customer. 

We are helping car owners find the right repairs, workshops and spare parts, all for a fair and transparent price. Your expertise is essential to expand our operations across Saudi Arabia and the MENA region. We want to change the game and take over the market. We have just got started!

Requirements
  • You have worked or had a leadership role in an early-stage startup

  • You have an interest in or passion for the automotive industry

  • You’ve been exposed to e-commerce business models

  • You’re passionate about building, coaching and scaling teams

  • Managed fundraising processes and investors 

  • Business generalist background with a degree in related fields (Business, Economics, etc.)

Your responsibilities

As Co-Founder and CEO you will be one of the first full-time hires for our startup and charged with scaling-up operations.  

You will take our MVP stage product and early-stage traction, and grow them into a successful business.  As CEO, you will wear many hats in the first 6 months to one year as you build up your team and expand operations.  

Your key responsibility will be to oversee all aspects of the business, including, but not limited to: 

  • Financial modelling and projections

  • Fundraising and investor relations

  • Business model analysis

  • Coaching and mentoring the team

  • Overseeing the product roadmap and hiring a CTO

  • Expanding MRR/ARR in accordance with growth targets

  • Managing stakeholder relationships (at our corporate partner and investors)

  • Driving growth plans and developing GTM strategies

  • Launching our business operations in Jeddah and other major cities across KSA

  • Working closely with freelancers, venture partners, corporate partners and the FoundersLane team to operate the venture

What's in it for you
  • A fast-paced working environment in a rapidly growing company

  • Ability to build a venture for one of Saudi Arabia’s leading mobility providers

  • High level of responsibility and creativity

  • Direct interaction with our founding partners and C-Level executives at our corporate partner

  • A great company culture combining success and fun coworkers

  • You’ll be working alongside digital experts, investors, tech-entrepreneurs and global corporates on a daily basis

  • Office in the heart of Riyadh

About us
We are entrepreneurs who aim to be pioneers leading the way to our digital future. Our multicultural and diverse team consists of highly-driven experts from over 25 countries, speaking more than 34 different languages and who are located in Cologne, Berlin, Sofia, Vienna and MENA.

Do you have the entrepreneurial DNA it takes to create fast growing, digital businesses that scale and have a potential to help fundamentally transform our corporate partners? If the answer is YES!, then get in touch with us and become a part of our mission to co-create a better future for us and the upcoming generations!

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