Assistant Manager - Marketplace

zingbus; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading intercity travel brand is seeking an Assistant Manager - Marketplace to lead supply growth and manage regional performance across India. Responsibilities include overseeing marketplace operations, managing Regional Business Development teams, and ensuring consistent growth. Ideal candidates should possess strong negotiation skills, proficiency in data management tools, and the ability to work independently. Tamil and Telugu proficiency is mandatory. This full-time role offers the opportunity to significantly impact the company's growth trajectory.

Qualifications

• Strong negotiation and operator communication skills.
• Proficiency in Google Sheets and MIS reporting.
• Ability to work independently across regions.
• Target-driven with strong execution bias.
• Comfortable with travel and on-ground supply building.
• Tamil and Telugu proficiency is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for marketplace performance.
• Manage all Regional BDs and set targets.
• Drive growth across all existing regions.
• Onboard new operators and deepen route coverage.
• Build and manage relationships with key operators.
• Track region-wise KPIs and operator performance.
• Coordinate with Sales, Ops, Pricing, and Tech teams.
• Work closely with Product and Tech teams to enhance usability.
• Collaborate with Product/Tech to improve the Operator Dashboard.

Skills

Strong negotiation and operator communication skills

Proficiency in Google Sheets and MIS reporting

Ability to work independently across regions

Target-driven with strong execution bias

Comfortable with travel and on-ground supply building

Tamil and Telugu proficiency

Telugu proficiency

Tools

Google Sheets

Job description

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Founded in 2019, zingbus is building the most trusted brand for intercity travel. Keeping reliability and safety at the core, we are building a two‑sided platform that delivers standardized journey experience for travelers and increased earnings for our supply partners.

We connect 300+ cities across the country through our daily services and have served 2.5 Mn+ unique customers so far and are aggressively working towards the fleet electrification and establishment of charging technology and infrastructure.

Raised Series A from Y Combinator, InfoEdge, AdvantEdge, and other prominent investors from India and Silicon Valley. Additionally, secured a significant investment of $9 million from bp Ventures.

Location

Bangalore (BTM layout Stage 2)

Overview

Lead the Marketplace vertical Pan‑India with end‑to‑end responsibility for supply growth, regional performance, and execution, while directly managing and driving all Regional BDs to ensure consistent growth across every active region.

What you will do:

• Marketplace (Supply‑Led): Take full responsibility for marketplace performance with primary focus on supply growth, regional expansion, and execution excellence.
• Team Leadership & Management: Directly manage all Regional BDs, set targets, review performance, and ensure region wise growth delivery.
• Pan India Regional Growth Accountability: Drive growth across all existing regions, ensuring every region delivers month‑on‑month supply and revenue expansion.
• Supply Acquisition & Scaling: Drive onboarding of new operators, and deeper route coverage through BD teams.
• Operator & Partner Management: Build and manage strong relationships with key operators.
• Commercial & Margin Discipline: Ensure supply growth happens within approved commercial and margin frameworks.
• Performance Tracking & Governance: Track region‑wise KPIs, operator performance, and BD productivity take corrective actions where needed.
• Cross‑Functional Execution: Coordinate with Sales, Ops, Pricing, and Tech teams to convert supply growth into stable revenue.
• Product & Operator Experience Enablement: Work closely with Product and Tech teams to enhance the Operator Dashboard, capturing operator expectations and business requirements to improve usability, adoption, and operational efficiency.

What we are looking for:

• Strong negotiation and operator communication skills
• Proficiency in Google Sheets and MIS reporting
• Ability to work independently across regions
• Target‑driven with strong execution bias
• Comfortable with travel and on‑ground supply building
• Tamil and Telugu proficiency is mandatory

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Industries

Software Development

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