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Role Overview
Global Expansion Manager at webook.com, Saudi Arabia's #1 event ticketing and experience booking platform. The role drives the company's international growth by overseeing new market entry from feasibility studies to full operational launch across multiple countries.
Role Purpose
The Global Expansion Manager ensures efficient and seamless market entry into new countries by combining strategic analysis, regulatory navigation, cross-functional coordination, and project execution. This role integrates each new market into the organization's global ecosystem while maintaining compliance and operational readiness.
Key Responsibilities
Market Entry & Feasibility
- Conduct comprehensive market research for target regions.
- Prepare country entry business cases and present recommendations to leadership.
Regulatory & Licensing
- Lead license and permit applications with local regulators and authorities.
- Liaise with external consultants, legal firms, and government agencies to ensure full compliance.
- Maintain a repository of entity documents and regulatory updates.
Entity Setup & Operations
- Oversee entity formation, bank account openings, and hiring setup in new markets.
- Coordinate with Legal, Finance, Operations, and HR to achieve go-live readiness.
Localization & Product Readiness
- Manage localization projects, ensuring that app, website, payment methods, and customer care channels are adapted to the new country.
- Partner with Product, Tech, and Marketing teams to deliver localized experiences.
Tracking & Reporting
- Monitor expansion milestones, risk logs, and budgets; report progress weekly to leadership.
- Maintain dashboards and trackers for all ongoing and upcoming markets.
Post-Launch Integration
- Ensure newly launched entities are fully integrated into global governance, reporting, and compliance frameworks.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to align accounting, HR, and operations processes.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business, International Relations, Economics, or related field.
- 4–6 years of experience in project management, preferably involving entity setup, compliance, or multi-country operations.
Skills & Competencies
- Exceptional project management and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Comfortable working across multiple time zones and functions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English.