Job Description
Urent is part of the MTS ecosystem and one of the largest electric scooter rental services. You've likely seen the purple scooters on city streets or even ridden them. We are creating a new form of transportation, a new way of moving, and changing the appearance of cities.
We are currently looking for a Head of Marketplace Efficiency to be responsible for the development of all efficiency algorithms — from dynamic pricing to fleet distribution between cities and field task management.
Together, we can achieve more ⚡️
Responsibilities
- Build and lead a team, developing expertise in efficiency algorithms;
- Define the development strategy for this area and build processes from hypotheses to production implementation;
- Ensure measurable impact (3–7% increment in GMV/EBITDA) by increasing marketplace efficiency;
- Develop, implement, and improve algorithms that ensure the balance of supply and demand, price optimization, and increased fleet utilization;
- Oversee the development of the following areas: dynamic pricing and tariff policy by region, fleet distribution across cities, fleet relocation between cities during seasonal peaks, in-city fleet placement optimization, efficiency algorithms for battery replacement and service operations tasks;
- Define and develop the technology stack for efficiency tasks: working with existing data infrastructure (ClickHouse, S3, Trino, Iceberg), analytical tools (Python, SQL, Superset), and forming approaches for further scaling;
- Work closely with product, analytics, commercial, operations, and regional management teams;
- Formulate business-understandable efficiency metrics and ensure a transparent monitoring system;
- Provide feedback to teams and participate in the development of the company's tariff and operational strategy.
What we expect
- 3+ years of management experience (Team Lead / Head-level);
- Experience in creating and implementing efficiency algorithms (dynamic pricing, resource allocation, utilization optimization);
- Strong data handling skills: Python, SQL, experience with DWH and BI tools;
- Understanding of marketplace or platform economics: supply and demand balance, impact of prices on user behavior;
- Systems thinking, ability to measure impact through GMV, EBITDA, and other business metrics;
- Leadership qualities and readiness to build processes from scratch.
What we offer
- Opportunity to launch a key direction from scratch and influence the company's overall profit;
- Wide autonomy in choosing tools, approaches, and technologies;
- Interesting professional challenges;
- A talented team ready to support your initiatives, where you can observe and participate in building clear processes where there was once chaos;
- Opportunity to implement your ideas in a project with a multi-million audience;
- A strong federal brand, one of the leaders in the Russian market;
- Fully white and timely salary payment and official employment according to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation;
- Remote work 5/2, 8-hour workday, with flexible start times;
- Training and development (employee competency assessment, individual development plans for employees);
- Complete absence of bureaucracy;
- Voluntary medical insurance (dentistry, telemedicine, psychologist, home doctor visits, as well as ambulance services, travel insurance);
- Bonuses for rides on Urent electric scooters.
