Global Expansion Operations Lead

Qogita EU BV, Qogita UK Ltd; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Equity package

Pension contributions

Learning & development budget

Hybrid flexibility

Dog-friendly offices

Home-office setup package

Office socials and offsite

Job summary

Qogita is expanding globally and seeking a Sr. Manager for International Expansion Operations to launch new markets and build scalable playbooks for central teams.

You will own the logistics P&L for new country launches, map regulatory requirements, and lead cross-functional efforts with product and engineering to accelerate market entries. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in operations/logistics, experience launching new country operations, and strong project management skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in operations, logistics, or supply chain.
• Experience launching or scaling an operation in a new country or region.
• Experience negotiating with freight, warehousing, or customs partners.
• Comfort with numbers: build unit-economics models and query data in SQL.
• Strong project management across internal teams and external partners.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar regulatory/operational areas quickly.
• Self-starter with initiative in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Launch a DDP import service in 10 new countries over the next 12 months with P&L responsibility.
• Map import/export requirements including duties, VAT, and licensing in each market.
• Select and onboard customs brokers and build scalable clearance processes.
• Source and negotiate freight and warehousing in each market.
• Author market playbooks so that others can run markets independently.
• Collaborate with product/engineering to build tooling to speed launches.
• Hire, manage, and develop interns/associates to support expansion.

Skills

Operations leadership

International expansion

SQL

Project management

Regulatory knowledge

Negotiation

Self-starter

Language skills

Job description

Qogita is expanding globally and seeking a Sr. Manager for International Expansion Operations to launch new markets and build scalable playbooks for central teams.

You will own the logistics P&L for new country launches, map regulatory requirements, and lead cross-functional efforts with product and engineering to accelerate market entries. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in operations/logistics, experience launching new country operations, and strong project management skills.