General Manager – MENA
Job Description
<p><strong>Please note that we will only consider applications submitted through this link:</strong></p><p><strong>https://silkhaus.bamboohr.com/careers/29</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Who are we? </strong></p><p>Silkhaus is a Dubai-headquartered end-to-end technology platform that powers short-term rentals (STRs) for guests, real estate owners, and operators. We have an all-star founding team and leading investors (Nordstar Ventures, Nuwa Capital, Global Founders Capital, VentureSouq, Yuj Ventures, and several high impact family offices and entrepreneurs), with experience in hyper-scaling proptechs and emerging markets technology businesses. In addition to running the largest portfolio of short-term rentals across the emerging markets, we are building the global technology stack for STRs operators and real estate owners to run cutting edge short-term rental businesses. </p><p> </p><p><strong>What are our values?</strong></p><p>We are a team of technologists, operators, and passionate individuals. We stand for three core values, and are looking to bring on board talented builders who align with our belief system:</p><ul><li><strong>To the moon:</strong> We take bold, ambitious, yet calculated bets. We are disrupting one of the largest asset classes globally, and we seek to exceed our own high expectations in every endeavor we undertake. “Excellent” is our acceptable standard.</li><li><strong>Be an owner:</strong> We are all owners of our company, work environment, and experience. We exist to empower real estate asset owners globally and to make traveling audiences feel like homeowners in their accommodation.</li><li><strong>Freedom of mobility:</strong> We believe that freedom of mobility is a modern human right, and that growth happens as people experience new and foreign contexts. We aspire to remove frictions that prohibit people from being globally mobile, beginning with accommodation experiences.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>What is the role?</strong></p><p>The General Manager – MENA is a high-impact role. You will be the “captain of the ship” for the MENA region. You’ll be part of the founding team, lead our operations and execution of the business plan. The General Manager will require proper experience in building and scaling consumer technology ventures, and strong people leadership skills. </p><p><br></p><p>You will be critical to leading, shaping and driving the business forward, leading the structuring and scaling of the team, providing guidance and leadership to drive a consistent increase in revenue and new business. You will own the P&L of the MENA region and manage all business activities, including: hiring your team, supply acquisition, sales, operations, and customer experience. You will build strong relationships with the relevant stakeholders across industry and government. You will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of Silkhaus.</p><p><br></p><p>The General Manager must have a business owner’s mindset, continuously seeking out new initiatives that will increase sales, manage costs, build teams, and further develop the Silkhaus’ overall strategic direction. Driving rapid growth across the markets in which we operate, all of which possess huge reserves of untapped potential, you will identify and prioritize areas of expansion, leading on strategic partnerships and digital initiatives. </p><p> </p><p><strong>What do you bring to the table?</strong></p><ul><li><strong>You are a leader and an entrepreneur</strong><span> that people willingly follow: Whether it’s creating the ideal work environment for your team to thrive, hacking how to lead remotely, or getting into the weeds yourself – you’re at the forefront of setting leadership principles that can be rolled out company-wide and work at scale.</span></li><li><strong>You are a builder and operator</strong><span> with 8-10 years of experience in scaling fast-growing consumer/technology ventures. You will be responsible for the creation and execution of Silkhaus’ business plan across MENA, and will own all aspects of the regional P&L. Top MBA holders and former management consultants (Bain/BCG/McKinsey) will have an edge in the process.</span></li><li><strong>You have operating experience in the MENA region</strong><span> and are attuned to the realities of conducting business in the region. Prior experiences in proptech/real estate are preferred.</span></li><li><strong>You have seen 0-1 environments before.</strong><span> Given that Silkhaus is at the pre-Series A stage, the ability to adapt rapidly and to thrive in early stage environments will be critical success factors. Things change fast at this stage – Silkhaus moves at 300 mph. If your time in top tier tech companies and early stage startups taught you to scale a learning curve quickly, be ready to apply that here.</span></li><li><strong>Stakeholder management</strong><span>: By this we mean not only transparency and directness, but also a high degree of savoir faire. You’ll frequently interface with leadership and investors as well as team mates from different cultures, levels, and backgrounds – you should feel at ease with all of them. Clear and compelling communication will build trust and credibility and amplify your impact. </span></li><li><strong>You get excited by bits & atoms</strong><span>. Leading regional P&Ls at Silkhaus means you deliver both on offline and online. You learned to think big but execute small.</span></li><li><strong>Experimenting comes naturally to you</strong><span>. Your analytical chops are those of an engineer. You’re creative like an artist. You fail fast, you learn faster.</span></li><li><strong>Cultural intelligence</strong><span>: Silkhaus is a global company. We’re based in Dubai, expanding across the GCC region and soon South East Asia. Our sights are set all over the world with a diverse employee roster to match.</span></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>What you’ll get</strong></p><ul><li><span>Competitive compensation package including ESOP</span></li><li><span>Health insurance plan from a leading provider</span></li><li><span>Flexible working hours & locations: you’re based in Dubai or Riyadh (where you can work from our beautiful office or coworking space) and have the option to work from home for 1 day/week</span></li><li><span>Remote working for up to 20 days per year from any location</span></li><li><span>Performance evaluations that are based on your behaviors and outcomes, and not on facetime in the office</span></li><li><span>Generous annual leave policy</span></li><li><span>Team events (including family events where significant others and children are welcome)</span></li><li><span>International travel opportunities as we expand across the region</span></li></ul><p><br></p>
