Rapido - New Initiatives Lead

Role Summary:

Own a portfolio of new ventures, growth programs and strategic initiatives across Ownly. Responsible for identifying opportunities, building business cases, launching pilots, driving cross-functional execution and determining whether initiatives should scale into meaningful business lines or be discontinued. Success is defined by building sustainable growth engines and durable competitive advantages.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Own ventures from concept to scale.
• Identify opportunities and build business cases.
• Drive execution across product, marketing, business, and operations.
• Define success metrics and run experiments.
• Drive city rollouts and expansion initiatives.
• Influence product prioritization across cross-functional teams.
• Build and optimize operating models for scale.
• Scale successful initiatives or discontinue underperforming ones.
• Own end-to-end business outcomes and performance.

What are we looking for:

• Experience as a startup founder, new business operator, or strategic initiatives.
• Strong commercial judgment and structured problem-solving skills.
• Proven execution rigor with a bias for action and ownership.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build and scale new ventures.
• Ability to influence product direction and drive cross-functional alignment without formal authority.
• Resourceful, creative, and comfortable operating in ambiguity.
• Good understanding of business models, unit economics, and scalability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to make data-driven decisions, including discontinuing initiatives that do not work.