Ground Operations Lead (Middle East)

ABOUT US As Southeast Asia’s #1 integrated logistics provider, Teleport is all about making logistics fast, affordable and reliable. Our mission? To move things across Southeast Asia better than anyone else. We’re focused on making next-day delivery a reality for all. #TeamTeleport is guided by our values: Move with urgency — because time is crucial; Aim to pioneer — constantly innovating to stay ahead; Do it with intent — delivering with purpose and precision; and Keep it real — maintaining authenticity and transparency in all we do. Learn more about Teleport here: https://www.teleport.it/ ABOUT THE ROLE Teleport moves cargo across Southeast Asia and beyond on the region's largest air logistics network. We're opening our Middle East ground corridor: Teleport charters land in Bahrain, and from there shipments are trucked across the GCC through our road partners. This is Teleport's first hire in Bahrain. This is the person who owns what happens on the ground the moment freight comes off the aircraft. You'll run the Bahrain hub-to-truck handoff, manage our trucking partners across the ME lanes, and build the customs and government relationships that keep freight moving. You'll start hands-on as an individual contributor and grow into building and leading the local team as volume scales. A DAY IN A LIFE At Teleport, we’re building toward IPO — and that means doing the boring things well. Execution, discipline, and follow-through matter as much as big ideas. Your day will be varied, often crossing functions, but most of your time will focus on delivering results, owning your scope end-to-end, making fast, data-informed decisions, and following through on fundamentals like reporting, documentation, and processes. How we work matters as much as what we achieve. Doing the basics right, every time, sets us up for success. You own the Middle East ground corridor end to end. The freight moving reliably from a Bahrain landing to a delivered shipment across the GCC is yours to make happen, however that needs to happen. Most of your time will be spent driving impact through: - The corridor's performance. Freight clears, moves and arrives predictably across the ME lanes. When something breaks, you're the one who sees it early and fixes it before it becomes a customer's problem. - The partner network. Our trucking and transport partners deliver to standard, and you hold them there: whether that means a hard conversation on reliability or a better rate on a proven lane. - The government relationships. You're Teleport's face to Bahrain Customs, the ministries and the authorities across destination markets. Freight clears cleanly because the right people know us and trust us. - The market as it grows. You start as the operator on the ground and become the person who builds the team, the processes and the playbook as volume scales. Year one priority: Reliability of the corridor and the strength of our customs / ministry relationships. Get freight moving predictably and keep it clearing cleanly. Cost optimisation follows once the lanes are proven.

Own the Middle East ground corridor end-to-end: ensure freight moves reliably from Bahrain landing to delivered shipments across the GCC. Manage the corridor’s performance, ensure freight clears and arrives predictably, and fix issues before they become customer problems. Build and manage the partner network (trucking and transport partners) and hold them to reliability and cost targets. Serve as Teleport’s face to Bahrain Customs, ministries, and destination authorities to ensure clean clearance. Start as an operator on the ground and scale into building the team, processes, and playbook as volume grows. Focus areas include: corridor reliability, customs/ministry relationships, and market growth. Long-term objective is cost optimization once lanes are proven and scalable.