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As an Operations Manager at Lime you are a market manager for Austria. You are the eyes on the ground and the voice of Lime with city officials, community members, and businesses promoting safety, increasing ridership and understanding of what local riders want. You are the voice of Operations to internal stakeholders and an internal collaborator. You work cross-functionally with Government Relations, Central ops, Product, etc. and will execute the market strategy while optimizing the fleet for the market. You will also maintain your markets P&L and you’ll manage a team of warehouse staff; providing guidance and coaching to ensure everyone performs at their best. This role is a great opportunity to be at the forefront of shaping the future of mobility in Vienna & across Austria.
In Austria, Lime is currently present in Klagenfurt, Wels, Linz, Innsbruck, Klosterneuburg & Vienna. Your job will be to support the fleet in all these cities from our city centre office based in in the 3rd District of Vienna. This is a warehouse-based position that requires an onsite presence during assigned business hours.
What You’ll Do:
Own and manage your market ensuring it hits operating metrics and consistently meets or exceeds defined KPIs and using data to identify trends, improve processes and customer experience
Lead warehouse operations, ensuring excellence in compliance with health, safety, quality, and environmental standards
Partner with Facilities and Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) teams to implement safety protocols, promote sustainability, and enhance quality management systems
Be the operational expert within your region, championing operational excellence, owning end-to-end operational improvements, advising cross-functional teams and engaging in strategic discussions with key external stakeholders including city officials
Define and implement an operations strategy for your region that advances the deployment and operation of our vehicles including workforce planning, request for proposal (RFP) prep and competitor monitoring
Attracts and develops top-tier operational talent for your region including planning, hiring, onboarding and training new team members within a warehouse environment; while managing employee scheduling and task deliverables
Represent Lime in partnership with our Government Relations team meeting with local officials, business owners and customers as a representative of Lime to ensure compliance with regulations and to build relationships with key external stakeholders
Spearhead safety initiatives for our riders and vehicles to ensure safety remains the #1 priority
Create a positive, inclusive, and safe workplace where people genuinely want to work
Be Lime’s spoke person for city officials
Own your PnL, by implementing bold strategies, that drive topline and generate more rides
About You
Fluent verbal and written English & German language skills
4+ years work experience in operations, consulting, engineering, or similar fields
Demonstrated background in driving and executing operational excellence
Knowledge of how a P&L functions
Ability to understand metrics and KPIs and the levers to pull to drive results
Knowledge of the location you support
1+ years people management experience attracting, developing and motivating warehouse staff
Tenacious and willingness to roll up your sleeves, and ability to make decisions in a fast-paced ambiguous environment
Analytically minded with a strong understanding of real-time marketplaces (supply and demand economics) and the ability to navigate, decode, and use data to build compelling narratives and reports.
Problem solver skilled at identifying and resolving complex problems, exercising good judgment in drawing conclusions, navigating ambiguous environments while working cross functionally
Excellent communicator with the ability to present to senior level stakeholders utilizing data that effectively communicates short and long strategic operations solutions
Relentlessly curious, always wanting to dig deeper and understand why, particularly to understand what our customers need
Detail oriented with a focus on process improvement, self motivated and energetic, with the drive and ability to learn new skills and grow with the role
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If you want to make an impact, Lime is the place for you. Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? If this role excites you we encourage you to apply. Explore all opportunities on our career page.
Lime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe different perspectives help us grow and achieve more. That’s why we’re dedicated to building and developing a team that reflects a wider range of backgrounds, abilities, identities, and experiences. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process, please email [email protected] for assistance.
Compensation Range: €58K - €65K
