Asia Expansion Leader (m/f/d)

Forto

What if… your work empowered change in an industry that essentially impacts the prosperity of the entire world? Forto is in business to exactly do that – disrupt logistics! Simplifying global trade has been our mission from day one. Our exponentially growing team of technology and logistics experts forge ahead each day with the goal to deliver a highly transparent, frictionless and sustainable digital supply chain while chasing towards our moonshot goal of achieving climate neutral operations by 2025.

You Will

  • Help to shape APAC / expansion strategic planning
  • Oversee and project manage the launch of multiple new APAC markets
  • Project manage recruiting processes to ensure we hire country managers on time
  • Provide thought partnership to country managers during onboarding and prelaunch
  • Manage a decentralized team of launch managers that are deployed to new markets
  • Own (design, implement & manage) internationalization and expansion projects (e.g. translation strategy, system localization, local benefits)
  • Actively collaborate with internal / external stakeholders to facilitate expansion goals
  • Devise and execute on metrics / reporting to evaluate the health of new launch markets
  • Project manage the successful implementation of Forto’s global systems and processes in collaboration with our Product / Engineering / Digital Finance teams
  • Drive the localization strategy and execution for APAC markets

You Are

  • A professional with 5+ years of experience in a high-paced and high-performance environment in Asian markets (start up operations / expansion preferred)
  • Interest in or experience with international trade, logistics or supply chain operations
  • A leader with strong emotional intelligence that is able to effectively manage up & down
  • A team player able to coach & develop junior colleagues and drive individual initiatives
  • A structured and analytical thinker that is hypothesis and data driven
  • A tenacious executor who is pragmatic and solution oriented
  • Experienced with technical program management
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity and shifting priorities
  • A highly effective communicator (oral & written)
  • Fluent in English (other languages a plus)

Forto is an internationally growing company

At Forto we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate them, support them and cultivate them to the benefit of our employees, products and our communities. Forto is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

  • Company language: English
  • 17+ offices across Europe & Asia
  • 800+ employees
  • 30+ nationalities represented
  • 2500+ customers

Learn more about us

Why Us – You can look forward to

  • Team: At our core, we are in love with progress and cannot cope with the standstill. We leave old paths and look for new roads. We are constantly striving for ways to be even better tomorrow. We are facilitators, we are explorers, we are visionaries. What really matters to us is a caring and welcoming environment where we embrace uniqueness and celebrate diversity.
  • Impact: We are leading the digital transformation of a whole industry and share a high awareness for environmental issues on all levels especially supported by our management.
  • Personal & Professional Development: Through strong ownership from the first day you will experience a steep learning curve, grow on a professional level and take the next steps to being an Expert or People Lead.
  • Working culture: Experience a company culture where we work on eye level, decisions are made quickly and knowledge sharing, as well as mentoring is on our daily agenda.

Company Benefits

  • Climate Action Group
  • Emission Offsetting
  • Paperless Office
  • Donating trees
  • Trainings & Library
  • Language Courses
  • 2 Performance Cycles
  • L&D Budget
  • Visa & Relocation
  • Onboarding Plan
  • Remote Onboarding
  • Buddy Program
  • Inspiring Offices
  • Flexible desks
  • Free vegan snacks and drinks
  • Team Events
  • Corporate Benefits
  • Employee & Sales Referral Program
  • Pension Scheme (country-dependant)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Remote Work
  • Home Office Equipment

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