Who we are
OLX Autos builds advanced trading platforms for buying and selling second-hand cars. It combines online and offline services in a simple one-stop solution – bringing convenience, safety, and peace of mind to car buyers and sellers alike, and across 10 countries and three continents.
OLX Autos operates more than 450 inspection centres across Asia and the Americas, and online trading platforms for people to buy and sell cars. To date, OLX Autos has bought, sold, and inspected more than 400,000 cars.
OLX Autos is currently active in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Peru. It operates under the well-known webuyanycar.com brand in the US, and CarFirst in Pakistan.
OLX Autos is part of OLX Group, which operates one of the fastest-growing networks of trading platforms globally. It serves 322 million people every month in 30+ countries around the world, helping them buy and sell cars, find housing, get jobs, buy and sell household goods, and much more. For more information, visit www.olxgroup.com.
What you’ll do
- Build a deep understanding of our existing business using internal and external data
- Support in strategically evaluating new product opportunities, and how they fit in a product portfolio
- Work with cross-functional partners (product, data science, engineering, user research, analytics) to surface opportunities and threats, outline data-driven strategic decisions, and frame actionable product recommendations
- Support in creating crisp opportunity proposals (docs/ ppts) to the Product team to help the company make the right strategic decisions, address key challenges, and identify new ways to grow by tapping into market opportunities
- Work closely with Product, Tech & Finance teams for Budget planning, portfolio analyses & presentations to the leadership
- Support all aspects of potential M&A processes, including strategic/financial analysis, valuation, and due diligence
- Building knowledge repository about the market, industry & competitive landscape
- As a senior member of the team – help in directing, guiding, and developing the analysts to help them be successful in their role
What we are looking for
- At least 5 years of management consulting or strategic planning experience
- Degree in business or related field (MBA preferred) from tier 1 institutes (IIMs/ FMS/ ISB, etc.)
- Strong organizational and planning skills
- Excellent analytical skills – ability to understand and interpret data within the context of the business – solve problems and distill data into impactful recommendations
- Ability to articulate insights & visualize complex data findings in an easy to understand summary in the form of docs/ ppts
- Prior experience in domains like Customer Analysis (segmentation, pricing & promotion strategies), Commercial Analysis (develop business cases & financial modeling), Market & Competitor Analysis (building cases for geographic expansion & merger/ acquisition/ partnership with other companies)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Superb presentation skills
- Knowledge of Financial services, Consumer banking, loans & mortgages would be a plus
- Prior hands-on experience in data extraction & manipulation (SQL, R, etc.) would be a plus
What we’ll give you
- An opportunity to shape a largely unorganized industry and help millions of car buyers and sellers transact with trust and efficiency
- Passionate colleagues who will share the dream and drive to deliver the most trusted, convenient and innovative car buying and selling experiences
- Be part of a truly international team with a high degree of cross-functional, multi-geography interactions
- A high visibility role with a clear growth path
