Associate Category Manager

1 week ago


Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey Armut HomeRun Full time

Armut/Homerun is a leading local services marketplace with over 700,000 professionals across 4,000 services and has seen over 1000% revenue growth in 5 years. Our purpose is to make it easy to find good quality, trusted providers by using the latest technologies and machine learning algorithms. We serve over 5 million customers with 99% customer satisfaction in 14 different countries with 3 different brands. We're accelerating our sustainable growth with the new investment round of 15 Million € and increasing the number of operating countries in the EMEA region.

Our strength is rooted in our core values: always putting our customers first, solving problems with data and continuous learning. These values enabled us to change the local services industry and we'll continue to do this on a global scale. We offer a world-class working environment where entrepreneurial spirits speed up their careers.

Join us on our journey to be the EMEA leader in the local services marketplace

What You'll Do

  • Be a key part of our data-driven culture and work across our engineering, product, marketing, operations, and customer support teams.
  • Conduct in-depth quantitative and creative analyses, model predictively, and run experiments to understand user behaviors so we can answer complex questions in strategy and take corrective actions within our marketplaces.
  • Continuously turn your analytical findings into actionable recommendations to improve marketplace performance and lead execution of these recommendations.
  • Own the P&L and customer happiness of one of our fastest-growing categories.
  • Be directly responsible for growing our business, improving our matching and pricing strategies, and enhancing the experience of our customers and providers.
  • Design dashboards to monitor data in real-time and report on KPIs, revising the definition of metrics as business challenges and data evolve.
  • Dream big, make short & long-term plans with a can-do attitude.

Who You Are

  • Bachelor's / Master's degree from a top school with a study in Engineering, Economics, or related fields.
  • C1 English & Turkish proficiency (Nice to have: B2 Italian proficiency).
  • Preferably you have experience in business development, strategic management, consulting, or investment banking. Extra points if you did it in a start-up.
  • Strong business judgment and comfort with analyzing large datasets to pull out actionable insights.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Comprehensive Excel skills and comfortable using Google Workspace tools.
  • Programming knowledge is needed (preferably SQL). We will expect advanced levels in a few months, for which we will provide full support.
  • Intellectual curiosity about relevant developments in technology, business, analytics, and marketplaces.
  • Itching for real responsibility - to be in a position where you can really make or break the company.
  • Ability to figure things out independently without needing hand-holding.
  • Courage to face ambiguity and uncertainty.

Why Join Us

  • An opportunity to bring impact and change the service market dynamics in a stimulating and international environment.
  • Freedom to test, fail, and test again in a fast-paced environment.
  • Never-ending growth opportunities supported by a learning & development fund.
  • A working environment where your success is not judged by dress code or working hours.
  • Extra vacation time, flexible working hours, and the possibility to work from home.
  • Beach days, theme nights, sports & game events, and any other social activity ideas you come up with

Our Hiring Process

  • Application: Send us your CV.
  • Interview: Discuss your experience & expectations.
  • Final Interview: Align on mutual goals and values.
  • Welcome Aboard: Join the Homerun team

Diversity and Inclusion at Homerun

We believe in a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. Our diverse team, hailing from various backgrounds, is the cornerstone of our success. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, celebrating different perspectives and fostering a culture of respect.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Business Development, Analyst, and Strategy/Planning

Industries

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