About the role
growth manager will lead the design and execution of our growth acceleration model across latin america. This role is at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and execution, working directly with the regional general managers (rgms), and cross-functional central teams to drive sustained city-level growth, optimize resource allocation, and improve the flywheel with rappi's unique approach in every market.
the director will play a pivotal role in shaping how markets mature, defining when and how cities build up the flywheel, and ensuring investments are channeled into the most sizable opportunities. This is a high-visibility, strategic leadership role that will require influencing senior stakeholders, building scalable frameworks, and managing a team of market researchers and analysts.
key responsibilities
* flywheel build-up & planning
* owns the priortization of actions to evolve the flywheel in every market, defining growth targets, pacing, and prioritization across zones and countries.
* aligns central and local stakeholders, including gms and rgms, to ensure execution readiness and resource allocation.
* performance tracking & investment governance
* leads weekly tracking of city-level input metrics, flags underperformance, and establishes corrective action plans with local rgms.
* ensures proper allocation of budgets, evaluates investment trade-offs, and drives accountability for results.
* insights & analytics
* partners with the analytics team to produce insights that accelerate execution, experimentation, and operational problem-solving.
* participates in local country meetings with gms and rgms to embed data-driven strategies into decision-making.
* growth playbooks
* defines scalable growth playbooks with acquisition, crm, and product teams—covering areas like turbo adoption, density, and high-impact user acquisition campaigns.
* identifies successful local initiatives and systematizes them across markets.
* market research & customer insights
* leads a team of market researchers to extract insights through app benchmarking, external agencies, and direct user feedback (interviews, surveys, panels).
* translates market intelligence into clear operational objectives and opportunities.
candidate profile
* strategic leadership : demonstrated ability to influence at the highest levels of an organization and drive alignment across the coo, gms, rgms, and central functions.
* analytical rigor : strong quantitative skills with proven experience in financial modeling, business case development, and data-driven decision-making.
* experience : 8+ years in strategy, consulting, investment banking, or growth roles at top technology companies or high-growth startups.
* execution excellence : track record of designing and implementing frameworks/playbooks that scale across geographies.
* communication : exceptional ability to synthesize complexity into actionable insights for c-level stakeholders.
* market understanding : deep knowledge of digital marketplaces and consumer behavior in fast-paced, competitive environments.
why join us
* high-visibility leadership role working directly with the coo and country leadership teams (gms and rgms) .
* opportunity to design and scale frameworks that will define the future growth of our business in latin america.
* join a team that blends strategy, analytics, and execution in one of the most competitive and fast-growing industries globally.