Country Manager (Peru)

Quick Summary
🎯 Project Focus: Launch and grow Afternow’s presence in Peru - building the team, setting up operations, and ensuring alignment with global standards while identifying opportunities for local growth and impact.
🕛 Hours: Full-time
🌎 Location: This is an onsite role based in Lima, Peru.
🇪🇺 Time Zone: Peru-based candidates. 
Language: Professional English and Spanish are a must. All company and client communication is conducted in English. Spanish fluency is mandatory for working with the local team and market.
🤠 5+ years of experience in leadership roles within a digital, tech, or agency environment, with a proven track record of building and scaling teams.

About Afternow

We are partners in your digital journey. We bring together strategy, design, and technology to build systems that flex as your future unfolds.

Afternow creates the digital systems brilliant companies are built on. Strategy, identity, web and product design, and technology that scales. Every part of the process supports and informs the other, creating an environment that works today and adapts to wherever the business goes next.

We work primarily with ambitious, digitally focused organizations navigating change. From startups finding their footing, to scale-ups building momentum, to established enterprises reshaping their digital foundations. Our partnerships are built on clarity, craft, and care.

Since 2012, we've grown from our roots on Island Krk, Croatia, to a fully remote team of more than thirty talented people working across the globe. We've partnered with companies including AWS, ThoughtSpot, Progressive, Descartes, ShipBob, Quillbot, Teachable, Crisp, CloudZero, Kinetik, and many more.

🏆 4.6 Glassdoor Rating - Join our team and discover why our people consistently rate us so highly.

The Role
We are looking for an experienced and entrepreneurial Country Manager to lead the launch and development of Afternow’s operations in Peru. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a hands-on environment, has experience building teams from scratch, and understands the dynamics of digital and technical roles. You will be responsible for setting up the local team, establishing processes, and ensuring alignment with Afternow’s global standards and culture.

What You'll Do

• Lead the setup and growth of Afternow’s Peru office, including operational and administrative foundations
• Build, manage, and develop a high-performing local team (recruitment, onboarding, coaching)
• Act as the primary point of contact between the Peru office and global leadership
• Define and implement local hiring strategies, with a focus on digital and technical roles
• Establish efficient processes, workflows, and team structures
• Ensure delivery quality and team performance meet company standards
• Foster a strong, collaborative, and accountable team culture
• Identify opportunities for growth and scaling in the local market
• Support business development efforts where needed

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in a leadership or team lead role, ideally within a digital agency or tech environment
• Technical background, ideally with previous hands-on experience in a technical role, or experience working closely with engineering teams
• Solid understanding of modern tech stacks, including backend (e.g., Java, Spring Boot), frontend (e.g., React), and mobile (e.g., Flutter)
• Demonstrated experience in building and scaling teams from scratch
• Strong understanding of digital and/or technical roles (e.g., developers, designers, product roles, marketing specialists)
• Excellent people management and leadership skills
• Hands-on, proactive, and comfortable in a startup-like environment
• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities
• Fluent in English and Spanish

Nice To Have

• Experience in setting up new offices or expanding into new markets
• Exposure to international teams or remote-first environments

What To Expect

• Culture - We value collaboration, openness, a willingness to learn, lead, and a curious nature. Our approach encourages mistakes as long as we are willing to learn from them, fostering a culture where growth comes from understanding and overcoming challenges.
• Autonomy and responsibility – You’ll be trusted to get things done efficiently and effectively.

Hiring Process

1. Application Review - We'll assess your portfolio and experience, particularly B2B SaaS and complex product work
2. Video Call with HR - Initial conversation about fit, availability, and expectations
3. Second interview with Leadership - If there is a strong match after the first conversation, we’ll invite you to a second interview with the Leadership team. This discussion will focus primarily on cultural fit, ownership, communication, and the way you approach collaboration and problem-solving. We may also revisit a few technical topics if anything needs additional clarification.
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Timeline: We're moving quickly. If you're the right fit and can start immediately, we can move through this process within 1-2 weeks.

Apply Now

If you have experience building and leading teams in fast-paced tech environments, and enjoy combining operational ownership with people leadership, we’d love to hear from you.

Show us experience that demonstrates:

• Building and scaling teams from scratch
• Leading digital or technical teams in agency or tech environments
• Working closely with engineering, product, or design teams
• Creating efficient processes and driving team performance
• Strong leadership, communication, and practical problem-solving

Your future starts today. Let’s talk.

Afternow is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diverse teams build better products and create better experiences. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.