General Manager, UK
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 8-10+ years of experience in driving commercial growth of a business. Any experience in marketing, business development, and/or P&L management is a plus
- Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional teams, capable of overseeing multiple people across different functions and levels of seniority
- Comfortable working heavily with data, and operating at a fast pace in an entrepreneurial environment. Experience working in a startup is a plus, especially a marketplace platform
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills, and comfortable presenting to large groups regularly
- An exceptional ability to balance creative thinking with strong business judgment and analytical skills
- Problem-solving abilities in both data-rich and data-poor environments; ability to both delve into the details and engage meaningfully on higher-level strategy
- A natural inclination to take initiative and ownership, with the ability to independently navigate ambiguous situations and balance multiple priorities
- Role includes some travel within the UK and occasional travel to the US.
Full description
About Taskrabbit:
Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do’s, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more.
At Taskrabbit, we want to transform lives one task at a time. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We’re looking for talented, entrepreneurially minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love. Together with IKEA, we’re creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world.
Taskrabbit is a hybrid company with employees distributed across the US and EU and a Built In — Best Places to Work (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) continually ranked across multiple national and regional categories. Join us at Taskrabbit, where your work will be meaningful, your ideas valued, and your potential unleashed!
Location: London (hybrid working in office 2 days in central London)
About the Role:
As a General Manager, you will be responsible for leading the UK country team to grow the market, manage the country P&L, and hit targets for net revenue and contribution margin. You will work closely with cross functional teams in setting a market strategy, alongside efficient tactical and operational plans to meet commercial goals, and produce strong propositions for both customers and taskers.
What You’ll Work On:
- P&L responsibility for the UK business
- Shape the UK strategy to deliver core commercial goals including revenue and contribution margin
- Accountable for both sides of the marketplace: generating demand as well as ensuring strong supply health and task fulfilment
- Responsible for value propositions on both sides of the marketplace
- Directly manage the UK team that covers marketing, partnerships and tasker operations
- Champion the UK business internally and as a general manager collaborate across functions to identify and bring to life opportunities that drive UK market growth.
- Own local go-to-market strategy, including the development of city-specific GTM strategies and localisation of Taskrabbit’s offering as relevant
- Drive local marketing ideas, initiatives, and channels to increase brand awareness, in partnership with the global marketing team
- Identify and pursue potential external partners to help grow the UK business, in collaboration with the global partnerships team