About the Position

Head of Retail Scandinavia

Copenhagen, Denmark

About Wolt

At Wolt, we create technology that brings joy, simplicity, and earnings to the neighborhoods of the world. In 2014, we started with the delivery of restaurant food. Now, we’re building the delivery of (almost) everything and you’ll find us in over 500 cities in 30 countries around the world. In 2022, we joined forces with DoorDash and together we keep on dreaming big and expanding across the globe.

Working at Wolt isn’t always easy, but it’s definitely exciting. Here, you’ll learn more, build more, and ship more than in most other companies. You’ll be challenged a lot, but also have a lot of fun on the way. So, if you’re a self-starter with drive and entrepreneurial spirit, this could be the ride of your life.

About the Role

The Head of Retail, Scandinavia is responsible for full ownership of the retail business across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland. The role holds end-to-end accountability for strategy, commercial growth, operational performance, and profitability.

Reporting to the Regional General Manager Retail, the Head of Retail defines the regional retail strategy and ensures strong execution across markets. The role leads Sales, Key Account Management, and Retail Operations Excellence through Country Leads and Head of Sales, ensuring aligned performance across acquisition, partner growth, and operational quality.

The Head of Retail operates as the regional business owner for Retail and is accountable for delivering sustainable revenue growth, strong unit economics, and a best-in-class partner and customer experience.

In This Role You Will

Business Ownership and Strategy

Own the full retail P&L across all countries in the region, including revenue growth, commission levels, cost structure, and profitability.
Own budget and Headcount planning together with the Regional General Manager and Finance.
Define and execute the regional retail strategy, ensuring scalable and sustainable growth across categories and markets.
Translate regional strategy into clear commercial, sales, and operational priorities for each country.
Continuously evaluate market performance and adjust strategy based on data, competitive landscape, and growth potential.
Run a regular operating cadence across the Scandinavian countries (business reviews, forecasts, and OKR check-ins) and hold teams accountable for delivery.

Commercial Leadership

Lead acquisition and growth strategy across the region through Cluster Head of Sales as direct report.
Drive partner performance and portfolio development through Country Leads and the respective Key Account Management teams.
Oversee strategic commercial negotiations with major retail chains and high-impact partners when required.
Ensure balanced development of national chains and local stores to maintain a competitive and diverse retail portfolio.
Optimize commission models, promotional intensity, and category focus to maximize long-term value creation.

Operational Excellence

Lead Operations Excellence Specialists to ensure high-quality execution, operational KPIs, and consistent standards across markets.
Own regional outcomes for partner operational performance, order quality, availability, and customer experience, delivered through country and Operations Excellence teams.
Establish clear KPI governance and performance tracking frameworks across countries.
Ensure cross-market best practice sharing and scalable process implementation.

People Leadership and Organizational Development

Directly lead Country Leads, Head of Sales, and Operations Excellence Specialists.
Build a high-performing regional retail organization with clear accountability, performance expectations, and development plans.
Ensure strong collaboration between Sales, Account Management, and Operations functions.
Coach senior leaders within the region and strengthen succession pipelines.
Own People processes for the Region in partnership with HR: performance management cycles, talent reviews, succession planning, and employee engagement action plan across teams.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner closely with Marketing, Product, Finance, Delivery operations, Marketplace, and Regional Leadership to ensure aligned growth plans and execution.
Represent the Retail function within the regional leadership team and contribute to broader business strategy.
Ensure alignment between regional priorities and global retail frameworks.

Our Humble Expectations

8+ years of professional experience, including significant people leadership and cross-functional teams.
Proven experience leading multi-country retail or commercial businesses with full P&L ownership.
Strong background in retail, FMCG, e-commerce, consulting, or marketplace environments.
Strong financial and analytical acumen with the ability to manage performance at both regional and country levels.
Experience building scalable commercial and operational structures across markets.
Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage enterprise-level relationships.
Ability to balance strategic direction with hands-on execution.
Demonstrate ability to use AI tools to strengthen commercial and operational performance, for example, in account planning, performance analysis, and ways of working, and to drive AI adoption across your teams. Hands-on experience with tools such as Claude is a plus.
Excellent communication skills in English, Scandinavian languages (DNK, SWE & NOR) is very beneficial.

Why You’ll Love It

🚀 Global and growing fast: Be part of a fast-moving scaleup.
🤩 Ride of a lifetime: Accelerate your career and build your sales skills.
💪 Instant impact: Take ownership and make a difference.
💙 Big hearts and small egos: Surround yourself with smart, friendly people.

Next Steps

If you are excited about working in a high-growth environment, taking ownership, and being part of an extremely ambitious team, then click below to apply, make sure to add your CV, and get the conversation going! We will be reviewing applications.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

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Head of Retail Scandinavia

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