Assistant Manager, Self-Serve Ads Strategy & Growth

Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Job Description

Get to know our Team:

Grab SMB Self Serve solution allows Merchants to engage the Grab Audience via innovative online and offline advertising experiences.Through our unique ecosystem and transacting user base, our clients are able to reach their desired audiences at scale, while driving measurable business outcomes.

Get to know the Role:

As the business owner of Self Serve Ads, you will be responsible for the development of business strategies, setting strategic objectives, and driving growth of Self Serve Ads in the Philippines. Further responsibilities involve promoting and delivering self-serve marketing services to country teams and collaborating with key stakeholders to devise effective advertising solutions for widespread merchant adoption.

You will report directly to the Head, Partner Solutions. You will be based onsite at our Ortigas office with flexible work arrangements.
 

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• You will work closely with the local Commercial Strategy team to deliver OKR; responsible for advertisers acquisition & retention for our merchant self-serve solutions
• You will understand country specifics, provide business recommendations and suggestions, collaborate with country business stakeholders to prioritize initiatives and ensure successful execution 
• You will be a subject matter expert on the Marketing Manager platform. Able to articulate product positioning, sign-up process, key features, reporting and optimisation
• You will drive merchants’ success through engagement with country and regional key stakeholders and to ensure a smooth work process on Self Serve products
• You will strengthen Self Serve B2B marketing and CRM efforts, engage MEX throughout their lifecycle, drive business growth, and facilitate best practice sharing to drive continuous improvement and success
• You will conduct weekly, monthly and quarterly self-serve operation/ business reviews. 
• You will drive team learning through performance insights, identify trends, pinpoint areas for improvement, enhance our strategies and operation by leveraging data analytics
• You will develop new business opportunities to drive additional business & up-sell opportunities.

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• Education: You have a bachelor’s Degree required (preferred)
• You have strong team management skills, including effective leadership abilities to motivate and guide the team, articulate objectives and provide feedback, adept delegation capabilities, and proficiency in conflict resolution. 
• Work Experience: You have atleast 5+ years of experience in sales/ads in t​​he tech, digital sectors or growth startup sectors. Knowledge on Advertising / digital ads ecosystem preferred, SMB focused experience is a plus
• You are able to collaborate effectively across teams and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• You have strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects

Additional Information

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For at Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.