Strategy & Business Operations Manager, Wolt Drive

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Helsinki, FIN
In-Office
Senior level
Food
The Role
Owns Grocery and Retail strategy and annual planning for Wolt Drive across EMEA. Responsibilities include commercial frameworks, pricing, deal economics, partner performance management, product requirements, cross-functional alignment, and reusable growth playbooks. The role partners with commercial, Product, Logistics, Finance, and marketplace teams to drive segment growth, profitability, and service quality across a matrix organization.
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About Wolt

At Wolt, we create technology that brings joy, simplicity and earnings to the neighborhoods of the world. In 2014 we started with delivery of restaurant food. Now we’re building the delivery of (almost) everything and you’ll find us in over 500 cities in 30 countries around the world. In 2022 we joined forces with DoorDash and together we keep on dreaming big and expanding across the globe.
Working at Wolt isn’t always easy, but it’s definitely exciting. Here you’ll learn more, build more, and ship more than in most other companies. You’ll be challenged a lot, but also have a lot of fun on the way. So, if you’re a self-starter with drive and entrepreneurial spirit, this could be the ride of your life.

About the role

Wolt is on a growth journey as part of the DoorDash family, together with Deliveroo. Drive is our delivery-as-a-service business: we let merchants offer fast, reliable delivery in their own channels (their webshop, app or ordering system), powered by the Wolt and Deliveroo courier networks. We're now bringing Drive across Wolt and Deliveroo countries together into one EMEA business, with one team and a clear ambition: grow fast and build a business that stands on its own feet.

A growing share of that scaling comes from outside restaurants: grocers, retailers, pharmacies and other eComm players who want on-demand and same-day delivery for their own customers. Their needs can be very different from restaurants: bigger baskets, scheduled and batched deliveries, larger and heavier items, longer distances and more complex integrations. This brings us to you, our next Manager, Strategy & Operations for Grocery & Retail Drive.

You'll own this segment across EMEA, from strategy and planning to pricing, product requirements and performance. You'll work hand in hand with our regional commercial teams, who own the partner relationships, and with Product, Logistics, Finance and our Marketplace grocery & retail teams. You'll join the Drive EMEA Strategy & Operations team and report to the Director of Strategy & Operations, Drive EMEA.

What you'll be doing
  • Own the Grocery & Retail strategy and annual plan for Drive EMEA: where we play, which partners we go after, and the growth and profitability we commit to.
  • Set the commercial framework for the segment, including pricing guidelines, deal economics and investment cases for our largest partnerships, together with the regional commercial leads.
  • Act as the voice of grocery and retail partners towards Product and Logistics, turning commercial needs such as scheduled delivery or large and heavy items into sized, prioritized requirements.
  • Run performance management for the segment: track growth, unit economics and service levels for our biggest partners, spot what's off and drive the fix with the teams involved.
  • Shape how Drive works with our Marketplace grocery & retail teams, so partners get one joined-up offer from us.
  • Turn wins into playbooks that country teams can reuse, from the first pitch to launch and scale-up.
Our humble expectations
  • 5+ years of experience in strategy & operations, business development, commercial roles or management consulting, with a track record of owning outcomes, not just recommendations.
  • Strong commercial and analytical skills: you can build a deal P&L or a segment plan from scratch, and defend it in front of a partner's leadership or our own.
  • Proven ability to get things done across a matrix organization without direct authority, working with regional teams, Product, Logistics and Finance.
  • You use AI tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) in your daily work, for example in analysis, planning and ways of working, and look for new ways to apply them to elevate you - whilst maintaining strong judgement that comes from personal understanding complex systems
  • Structured thinking and clear, concise communication in English, both written and spoken.
  • Willingness to travel occasionally across our EMEA markets.

Seen as a strong advantage:

  • Background in retail, grocery, e-commerce, logistics or on-demand delivery, either in-house or advising companies in these sectors.
  • Experience with B2B platform or delivery-as-a-service businesses.
Why you'll love it
  • 🚀 Global and growing fast: Be part of a fast-moving business at the moment it's being built, across two of Europe's best-known delivery brands
  • 🛒 A segment to own: Work with some of the biggest grocery and retail brands in Europe, and see what you write end up on the product roadmap
  • 🤩 Ride of a lifetime: Accelerate your career with direct access to DoorDash's global Drive experience and room to grow as the segment scales
  • 💪 Instant impact: Take ownership and make a difference
  • 💙 Big hearts and small egos: Surround yourself with smart, friendly people
Next steps

If you are excited about working in a high-growth environment, taking ownership, and being part of an extremely ambitious team, then click below to apply, make sure to add your CV in English and get the conversation going! We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

Beware of recruitment scams: DoorDash, Deliveroo, and Wolt will never ask you to pay money or share sensitive financial information during hiring — learn more about our legitimate recruiting process at Recruitment Scam Awareness - DoorDash .

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of experience in strategy and operations, business development, commercial roles, or management consulting
  • Track record of owning business outcomes rather than only recommendations
  • Strong commercial and analytical skills, including building deal P&Ls or segment plans
  • Ability to work effectively across a matrix organization without direct authority
  • Experience collaborating with regional teams, Product, Logistics, and Finance
  • Daily use of AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini
  • Structured thinking and clear, concise written and spoken English communication
  • Willingness to travel occasionally across EMEA markets
  • Background in retail, grocery, e-commerce, logistics, or on-demand delivery
  • Experience with B2B platform or delivery-as-a-service businesses

Wolt Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Wolt and has not been reviewed or approved by Wolt.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Corporate postings highlight equity as part of the compensation package, offering ownership potential alongside salary and benefits. Mentions of stock in certain locations indicate accessible participation beyond base pay.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Job materials describe generous vacation allowances and strong time‑off policies in several markets. A global parental‑leave policy with top‑ups beyond statutory levels is also cited.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Materials describe wellness support such as an Employee Assistance Program, fitness or sports perks, and product credits or discounts. Country‑specific allowances and perk platforms add practical lifestyle value in some locations.

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The Company
HQ: Helsinki
8,287 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Wolt is a Helsinki-based technology company that provides an online platform for consumers, merchants and couriers. It connects people looking to order food and other goods with people interested in selling and delivering them. To enable this, Wolt develops a wide range of technologies from local logistics to retail software and financial solutions – as well as operating its own grocery stores under the Wolt Market brand. Wolt’s products include Wolt+ (subscription service for customers), Wolt for Work (meal benefits and office deliveries for companies), Wolt Drive (fast last-mile deliveries for merchants) and Wolt Self-Delivery (service for merchant partners with their own delivery staff). Wolt’s mission is to make cities better by empowering and growing local communities. Wolt was founded in 2014 and joined forces with DoorDash in 2022. DoorDash operates in 29 countries today, 25 of which are with the Wolt product and brand.

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