About Us

Ready to change the world? We’re reinventing freight and logistics at Trella. Backed by a number of leading VC companies (YC, Maersk Growth, Algebra Ventures and Raed Ventures) and we're looking for the best talent out there to help us build and scale our product offering. We aspire to create a step-change in the industry and we want you to be a part of the journey!

We are innovative problem-solvers on this adventure together. Working at Trella means that you’ll be surrounded by colleagues who are constantly pushing boundaries, thinking ahead, and meeting the high standards we set for ourselves. When we build, we do so in a product-led way: we value our customer experience and scalability, and we prioritize how we build our product accordingly.

Our Purpose

At Trella our Vision is to Empower our Communities to move Economies Forward, and we're doing this by building a digital experience that provides our Shippers, Carriers and Teams with the right technology and platform that reduces the costs of moving goods —> Simply, we're trying to disrupt and reinvent trucking, and empower our economies. We have launched from Egypt to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and UAE, and are looking to build and expand our footprint across the MENA-P region.

About the Role:

As a Strategic Business Lead, you will be responsible for creating actionable insights from the ground up, crafting strategies and tactics, and helping implement that plan. You will be in a unique position to enable a bird’s eye view on the strategy and performance of all markets by driving planning, reporting, and analysis efforts. You'll also have the exciting opportunity to turn these insights into strategic recommendations and initiatives, and be involved in driving strategic decisions to help the business scale, and perform more efficiently as we do.

The ideal candidate for this role will have strong analytical skills and an appetite for learning how data insights actually play out on the ground. They will need to navigate through stakeholders' needs, be obsessed about making data-driven decisions and be super well organised. The position requires a strong ability to coordinate with multiple POCs across the business, manage relationships with functional areas and drive leadership buy-in.

What You'll Do:

• Strategy Development & Execution: Support with the development and execution of all markets’ strategies to be in line with the overall company strategy.
• Performance Tracking and Reporting: Establish and track the company’s key metrics (through setting up dashboards and reports) to monitor and ensure the strategy’s success.
• Problem-Solving: Conduct deep-dive analyses to uncover root causes of key problems and develop structured and actionable solutions through the generated data-driven insights.
• Project Management: Define strategic projects’ scope and objectives, and oversee their end-to-end execution, ensuring timely delivery and successful outcomes.
• Process Mapping & Optimization: Map and analyze current workflows to identify inefficiencies/ improvement opportunities, and design and implement optimized processes, aligning with all concerned cross-functional teams.
• Business Analysis: Gather and analyze key data, translating insights into actionable recommendations that drive strategic decision-making.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and cross functional stakeholders, fostering alignment across teams to drive strategic initiatives and ensure seamless execution of business objectives.

What You'll Need:

• 5+ years of work experience
• BA/BS/MS in Business Administration, Economics, or a quantitative field
• Top of the line Excel and data management skills
• SQL proficiency is strongly preferred
• You need to be very well organized and have strong project management skills
• You will need to thrive with ambiguity and uncertainty. You need to be able to create order and a path forward when the answer isn't clear.
• Strong communication skills is a must - Taking complicated and complex issues and compiling into a clean and clear narrative. You will need to be able to influence the thinking of those above you as well as your peers
• Ability to deliver on tight timelines and move quickly while maintaining attention to detail

What We Offer:

• The experience of working in one of Forbes Middle East's top 50 most funded start-ups in MENA.
• Hybrid work model with flexible working hours.
• Annual performance review.
• Flexible leave policy that supports your work-life balance and personal needs.
• Development opportunities in a rapidly growing multinational company.
• Early payday option, allowing you to access your earnings sooner helping you manage expenses and financial planning with greater ease.
• Supporting our colleagues to build and grow themselves through Learning & Development initiatives.