Global Head of Merchant Operations, Bolt Food

We are looking for a Global Head of Merchant Operations to join our global Merchant team as a key member of Bolt Food’s Commercial HQ. The team’s mission is to maximise the merchant onboarding experience while optimising cost per onboarding as we scale our merchant base across 15 markets in Europe and Africa. To achieve this, the Merchant team collaborates closely with a diverse range of HQ stakeholders and local teams.Location: Tallinn, Estonia

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About the role

The Merchant Operations function is responsible for enabling merchants on Bolt Food, ensuring compliance, and establishing scalable operations across all Merchant teams. In this role, you will design and refine processes for speed, compliance, and cost efficiency; manage third-party execution partners; collaborate closely with cross-functional HQ teams—including Product and Procurement—as key stakeholders; and support local market teams in setting up operations that scale effectively. We are looking for a proactive, solutions-oriented leader who thrives in ambiguity, navigates complexity with clarity, and thinks both strategically and operationally. Strong prioritisation, stakeholder management, and attention to detail are essential for success.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

Build, execute, and scale global Merchant Operations projects and processes aligned with the overall strategy.
Reduce merchant onboarding costs through process optimisation, vendor management, efficient resource utilisation, and automation.
Collaborate closely with Product, Procurement, and local teams to ensure scalable, compliant, and effective operational processes.
Enable Merchant teams and third-party vendors through clear procedures, training, performance insights, and operational tools.
Develop and support a high-performance Merchant Operations organisation by fostering focus, integrity, continuous improvement, and results.
Main tasks and responsibilities:

About you:

You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration or a related field, and 5+ years of experience managing global operations, processes, and complex cross-functional initiatives.
You bring a proven track record in leading internal teams and managing third-party vendors.
You have strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritise and lead multiple projects simultaneously.
You are an effective communicator with excellent written English skills, take ownership, and proactively solve business problems.
You are willing to travel across markets in Europe and Africa and are ready to relocate to Tallinn, Estonia (HQ).
Nice to have: Data analytics skills (e.g., building Looker/Tableau views and generating actionable insights).

Experience is great, but what we really look for is drive, intelligence, and integrity. So even if you don’t tick every box, please consider applying!

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