Summary
webook.com is a Saudi event ticketing and experience booking platform. The Global Operations Manager leads international market expansion, from feasibility studies and market-entry recommendations through licensing, entity setup, and operational launch. The role coordinates with legal, finance, operations, HR, product, technology, and marketing teams, and tracks milestones, risks, and budgets. Applicants need a relevant bachelor’s degree, 4–6 years of project management experience, strong stakeholder coordination, and excellent written and spoken English. The role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The posting
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Do you want to love what you do at work? Do you want to make a difference, an impact, transform peoples lives? Do you want to work with a team that believes in disrupting the normal, boring, and average?
If yes, then this is the job you're looking for ,webook.com is Saudi's #1 event ticketing and experience booking platforms in terms of technology, features, agility, revenue serving some of the largest mega events in the Kingdom surpassing over 2 billion sales.
Role Overview:
The Global Expansion Manager drives the company’s international growth by overseeing new market entry from feasibility studies to full operational launch.
This role requires a blend of strategic analysis, regulatory navigation, cross-functional coordination, and project execution to ensure each new country is launched efficiently and integrated seamlessly into the organization’s global ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
Market Entry & Feasibility
- Conduct comprehensive market research for target regions.
- Prepare country entry business cases and present recommendations to leadership.
Regulatory & Licensing
- Lead license and permit applications with local regulators and authorities.
- Liaise with external consultants, legal firms, and government agencies to ensure full compliance.
- Maintain a repository of entity documents and regulatory updates.
Entity Setup & Operations
- Oversee entity formation, bank account openings, and hiring setup in new markets.
- Coordinate with Legal, Finance, Operations, and HR to achieve go-live readiness.
Localization & Product Readiness
- Manage localization projects, ensuring that app/website, payment methods, and customer care channels are adapted to the new country.
- Partner with Product, Tech, and Marketing teams to deliver localized experiences.
Tracking & Reporting
- Monitor expansion milestones, risk logs, and budgets; report progress weekly to leadership.
- Maintain dashboards and trackers for all ongoing and upcoming markets.
Post-Launch Integration
- Ensure newly launched entities are fully integrated into global governance, reporting, and compliance frameworks.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to align accounting, HR, and operations processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, International Relations, Economics, or related field.
- 4–6 years of experience in project management, preferably involving entity setup, compliance, or multi-country operations.
- Exceptional project management and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Comfortable working across multiple time zones and functions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English.