Head of Care+ Ecosystem
Trust Infrastructure for Device Financing in Emerging Markets
Location: Dubai HQ (relocation) + regular business trips to operations countries
(Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, and other emerging markets)
Start: ASAP
About the RoleWe are building trust infrastructure for device financing in emerging markets — where millions of customers finance smartphones but do not trust banks, services, or promises.
Care+ is not a warranty department.
It is an ecosystem of trust around the device: replacement, refurbishment, anti-fraud, service operations, and lifecycle management.
We are looking for a Head of Care+ Ecosystem — a founding-level operational leader who will build and scale the entire after-sales infrastructure across multiple countries.
This role builds the department almost from zero — from 2 people to 8+ senior team members during the first 18 months.
What is Critically Important (must-have experience)— Practical experience in smartphone/consumer electronics certification in China
— Real experience working with factories, certification labs, ODMs, and engineering teams
— Understanding of factory documentation flow, typical bottlenecks, and “where things actually break.”
— Experience with local device certification in Africa / SEA / LATAM countries
— Understanding of local regulatory reality and launching devices in emerging markets
Spare Parts and Service Infrastructure— Deep understanding of spare parts movement and after-sales logistics
— Understanding of how spare parts actually move: factory → distributor → ASC → customer
— Experience working with authorized service centers (ASC)
— Understanding of SLA, replacement economics, refurbishment, and warranty operations
— Understanding of local logistics reality in emerging markets, not only processes “on paper”
Remote Management and Operational Audit— Proven experience in remote management of multi-country service operations
— Regular audits, inspections, and on-site service center checks
— Experience investigating:
- inventory leakage
- fake warranty claims
- fake parts
- device swapping
- fake repairs
— Ability to see the difference between reports and field reality
Hiring and Managing Local Managers— Experience hiring first-level local Service / After-Sales Managers
— Ability to identify strong local operators “on the ground.”
— Experience managing managers who work locally in-country but functionally report to HQ
— Experience building a controllable regional structure
— Own network of service / after-sales contacts in Africa or SEA is a major advantage
Standardization and Operational Discipline— Experience building standardized operational frameworks for multi-country operations
— Creation of SOPs, audit standards, escalation flows, and service protocols
— Ability to establish consistent service quality across countries with different levels of market maturity
— Ability to transform “manual management” into scalable operational infrastructure
— Process discipline and reporting culture are non-negotiable
Strong Advantage— Experience working in the Dubai HQ of international companies
— Experience working in:
Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Côte d’Ivoire, and other African countries
— Experience in organizations such as Samsung, Transsion, Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, realme, Huawei, HMD/Nokia
— Understanding of how emerging markets operations really work outside corporate presentations
— Experience in device financing / BNPL / smartphone financing ecosystems is a major advantage
Basic Requirements— 8+ years of experience in service / after-sales / operations management
— Multi-country operations experience
— Experience building and scaling teams
— Strong analytical and operational mindset
— Willingness to travel: approximately 6–10 days/month during launch phase, with gradual reduction of travel load as operations scale
Area of Responsibility— Building and managing the Care+ ecosystem
— Device certification in new markets
— Development of service center network
— Spare parts and refurbishment operations
— Hiring, training, and functional management of local Service Managers
— Anti-fraud strategy and operational audit
— Distributor and ASC relationship management
— Building scalable…
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