Country Manager

Job Description

What is Sagoon?

Sagoon – an early-stage social e-commerce platform incorporated in the US, India, and

Nepal, has a mission to bring family and friends closer. We build a meaningful,

productive, and secure platform through our apps and services, so people connect and

share knowledge and experience to add value to others. Together, we can help people

build meaningful communities - we are just getting started.

Sagoon is looking for a Country Head in Nepal who will run the overall operation,

business, and growth in Nepal. The ideal candidate should have a strong desire and

passion for fulfilling the Sagoon mission in Nepal – acquiring a user base of 21 million

and redirect $180 million annual advertising revenue to the Sagoon platform used for

jobs creation and economic growth in Nepal.

Link Reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUwzaw3-2g8

https://www.sagoon.com/about

1. Manage and perform the overall operation - hiring, finance, tax, legal,

compliance, government, PR, Media, Marketing, customers, partners, and

public affairs.

2. Develop marketing, partnership strategy, planning, and execution to acquire

customer/users, sale, and revenue

3. Demonstrate a strong understanding of the broader Sagoon vision, ecosystem,

and the competitive landscape in Nepal and overseas.

4. Partner with Product and Marketing in Nepal to localize our app and services,

pricing, payment, and market-specific product offerings to meet local market

needs to increase conversion.

5. Work closely with local market leaders to develop and execute the best

strategies in each region.

6. Evaluate and communicate plans, progress, and results regularly to key

stakeholders, achieve cross-functional alignment around goals and objectives,

and drive decisions to maximize national performance.

Required skills set:

1. We are looking for an entrepreneur mindset, a start-up working culture, and a strong desire to change the world or add value to the community.

2. Deeply passionate and have a fundamental understanding of the social media users, e-commerce space, market dynamic, digital advertisement, e-commerce sales, and overall market opportunity in Nepal.

3. 6+ years of professional experience in industry link: Media House, digital platform, E-commerce on the internet or and software technology

4. Experience with B2B and B2C business – strong communications, sales, and time management skills.

5. Demonstrated capacity in execution of complex, large-scale concepts clearly and able to handle the stress of workload.

6. Demonstrate national and international leadership quality to manage people, products, partners, and organizations.

7. Experience working in a fast-paced, start-up environment, including user’s experience, A/B testing from idea to growth.

8. Willing to experiment, take risks, and move quickly to grow brand equity, acquire, and retain users.

9. Excellent communication and project management skill

10. Experience living and working abroad or cultural working experience other than Nepali. Cross-functional and cross-cultural empathy is required – Hindi and English languages are the most.

11. BA/BS or MBA from overseas is desired

12. No ego - the best idea wins no matter where it comes from

Perks of working with us:

• Chance to work closely with the core team and founders. Opportunity to build the market from scratch.Salary: Minimum Rs. 300,000 monthly. Opportunity to get the company’s Employees Stock option plan. A motivating, innovating and productive environment to work. 

• Medical & Accidental InsurancePaid leaves and Public holidays
• Provident Fund
• Gratuity Fund
• Festival Bonus
• Competitive salary and regular salary reviewsTea & Coffee
• Encourage cross team learning and training opportunity5 working days and we relax on weekends
•  A vibrant and active culture including team lunches & Dinner, happy hours, movie nights, sporting events, and a book club.