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Wolt is a delivery platform operating in over 500 cities across 30 countries. The company merged with DoorDash in 2022 and continues to expand its marketplace for restaurant food and other goods delivery.
As Country Manager and Director for Marketplace in Denmark, you will own the full P&L for Wolt's Denmark marketplace and lead the next phase of growth in one of the company's most established markets. Denmark represents a mature, high-performing business with strong fundamentals and significant untapped opportunity.
You will set marketplace strategy at the intersection of operations, product, marketing, and customer experience. Key responsibilities include:
**Strategic Direction & Market Position:**
- Assess the Danish market and build long-term competitive positioning
- Set clear direction for growth and profitability while maintaining quality and customer experience differentiation
- Balance supply, demand, customer experience, and unit economics to identify the biggest opportunities and constraints
- Turn strategic priorities into executable plans across the organization
**P&L Ownership & Performance:**
- Own full P&L accountability for marketplace business in Denmark, including growth, revenue, variable profit, and contribution margin
- Set priorities to improve gross order value, selection, quality, affordability, and customer experience
- Run regular business reviews with leadership teams, converting performance data into clear decisions and actions
- Balance short-term commercial opportunities with long-term marketplace health and economics
**Cross-Functional Leadership:**
- Bring together senior leaders across Commercial, Operations, Marketing, Support, Finance, and Analytics around shared business priorities
- Lead investment and resource decisions for Denmark, influencing across teams and functions without formal reporting lines
- Challenge assumptions, create alignment, and make strategic calls to maintain a thriving business
**Growth Initiatives:**
- Lead marketplace expansion and geographic growth initiatives
- Strengthen merchant selection and commercial performance to increase relevance to Danish consumers
- Build operational capabilities for the next growth phase, including self-delivery
- Identify new occasions and seasonal opportunities for growth
- Develop repeatable playbooks and scale successful initiatives
**Team & Culture Leadership:**
- Build trust across teams and lead 350+ colleagues in Denmark around shared direction and purpose
- Raise operational standards—ambitious in goals, pragmatic in execution, humble in learning
- Partner with People and Workplace teams on culture and employee experience
**External Representation:**
- Serve as Country Manager representing Wolt externally in Denmark
- Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders and serve as senior voice for the company
- Partner with Public Affairs and Communications on reputation and positioning
- Represent Wolt Denmark in legal and financial matters and serve on the board of Wolt Denmark
**Requirements:**
No specific requirements (years of experience, education, certifications, or domain background) are stated in the posting.
