From 0 to 1 & Beyond

How GrabFood Transformed Delivery-Partners' Lives

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Grab
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2018-2020
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Product Designer - Senior Product Designer
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+80% Completion Rate

Disclaimer: To uphold confidentiality, some details and designs have been intentionally omitted or modified.

Disclaimer: To uphold confidentiality, some details and designs have been intentionally omitted or modified.

WHY DELIVERY-PARTNERS?
Delivery partners are the backbone of the food delivery ecosystem. They are the ones who "drive the business." Without them, Grab's on-demand food delivery service wouldn't exist.
BACKGROUND
GrabFood launched in May 2018, marking a pivotal shift for Grab beyond ride-hailing. This expansion solidified Grab’s position as Southeast Asia’s leading super app, catering to everyday needs.
MY ROLE
As the pioneer and lead designer for the delivery-partner experience, I had the privilege of working with a dynamic team between 2018 and 2020. My mission was to create a seamless user experience for delivery-partners, ensuring their tasks aligned with the business goals.
MVP: 'Over The Counter'
🌟 Opportunity
HMW create a seamless delivery flow in the driver app so delivery-partners can easily buy food at restaurants, deliver orders, and get paid?
🎯 Impact
  • 96% completed delivery on launch day
  • Besides ride-hailing, food delivery became an alternative source of income
🚀 Launched
Q2, 2018
🌏 Markets
Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Phase II: 'Seamless Food Pickup'
🌟 Opportunity
HMW help delivery-partners identify their food collection at merchant-partner restaurants without having to pay with cash?
🎯 Impact
  • +25% in delivery-partner's monthly income

  • Fulfilment rate +18pp

  • Monthly increase of driver-partners switching to food delivery jobs
🚀 Launched
Q3, 2018
🌏 Markets
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Feature: 'Two-Sided Pricing'
😟 Problem
HMW help delivery-partners understand their earnings for each food delivery job when the single delivery fee is replaced?
🎯 Impact
  • Fairer compensation for delivery-partners

  • Minimal disruption to food delivery completion and fulfilment

  • No negative social impacts related to their income (e.g protests)

🚀 Launched
Q4, 2018
🌏 Markets
Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Phase III: 'Additional Order Added'
🌟 Opportunity
HMW inform delivery-partners about new customer orders added while they are on their way to the restaurant?
🎯 Impact
  • Up to 5x increase in delivery-partner's income

  • Fulfilment rate +22pp
  • Contributed to the 9x growth in GMV at the end of 2019

🚀 Launched
Q1, 2019
🌏 Markets
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Feature: 'Edit Order'
😟 Problem
HMW allow delivery-partners to edit the order when the food item's price in the app differs from the restaurant's menu?
🎯 Impact
  • Order cancellations -17%
  • Fulfilment rate +9pp

  • Improved experience between consumers and delivery-partners as price differences can be resolved earlier than later
  • More accurate commission charges for merchant-partners
🚀 Launched
Q3, 2019
🌏 Markets
Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Feature: 'Accurate Restaurant Status'
😟 Problem
HMW encourage delivery-partners to provide accurate restaurant's food prep status via their app during food collection?
🎯 Impact
  • ETA accuracy +24%
  • Allocation time -11pp

  • Identified merchant-partners that did not prepare food before delivery-partner's arrival

🚀 Launched
Q3, 2020
🌏 Markets
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
OVERALL IMPACT

"1 in 70 people in Southeast Asia earning an income through the Grab platform"

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Over 80%

Daily job completion rate, enabling users to receive their food orders with high success.

(Source: here)

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55x growth

By the end of 2019, GrabFood's delivery partners exceeded 15,000 across cities in Southeast Asia.

(Source: here)

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Up to 35%

Increase in delivery partners' income with new features and enhancements in almost every quarter.

(Source: here)

(Source: here)

LEARNINGS & TAKEAWAYS

Solving problems for cash-dominated markets is often tricky

Addressing the unique challenges faced by delivery partners, especially outside Singapore and Malaysia, presented exciting opportunities for innovation.

Each feature we developed, whether large or small, had the potential to greatly enhance their lives. This experience has been one of the most fulfilling in my career by far. Witnessing how our solutions positively impacted their daily work and provided them with financial stability was incredibly rewarding.

It was during this period, I learned that the best way to designing effective solutions that fit into local contexts and needs, is to step away from my desk and engage directly with delivery-partners.

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