Sr. Manager Special Projects & Performance - MENA

Talabat is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

The Sr. Manager Special Projects & Performance role is part of the regional Chief operating office organizational structure. The role involves analyzing talabat’s business performance, preparing data-driven insights for senior management, conducting in-depth market analyses to unlock topline and bottomline opportunities, leading special projects, and ensuring talabat is on track to hit PnL targets. The candidate is expected to spend 50% of the time on the ground in our local markets to drive projects and work with teams on execution. 

Reporting Business Performance:

• Analyze Data: Dive into talabat’s performance metrics, identifying key trends, anomalies, and areas for improvement.

• Prepare Reports: Create comprehensive and insightful reports for senior management, highlighting key drivers of change and actionable insights.

• Communicate Findings: Present findings in a clear and concise manner, often translating complex data into understandable recommendations for decision-makers.

Conducting Analytical Deep Dives:

• Country-Specific Analysis: Perform detailed analyses of different talabat markets, focusing on identifying turnaround opportunities, growth and profitability areas.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with various departments to understand and address cross-functional issues impacting business performance.

• Strategy Development: Develop and recommend strategies based on analysis to improve overall performance and achieve business objectives.

Special projects:

• Launching new products: Develop business use cases with innovative ideas and bring them to life by working on their implementation, ensuring they align with strategic goals and add value to the business.

• Leading country turnaround projects to identify key gaps in the markets and working alongside local markets on execution

Driving AI efforts: 

• Leading AI efforts across all performance teams to identify new use cases to enhance productivity

PnL management:

• Budgeting: Collaborate with local teams to develop talabat’s yearly budget, setting growth and profitability goals.

• PnL management: Ensure that budgets are adhered to consistently across the organization and proactively identify and pursue opportunities to exceed financial targets and enhance overall profitability.

What did we order?

• Thought Leadership ability to drive innovation and impact

• Analytical Mindset strong problem-solving skills with a focus on data-driven decisions

• Curiosity, eagerness to learn, explore, and drive creative solutions.

• Stakeholder Management skilled in engaging and managing diverse stakeholder interests

• Cross-Functional Collaboration effective in working with teams across different functions to achieve common goals

• Experience with financial modelling and PnL analysis strongly preferred

• Experience using SQL, BigQuery, Looker, Tableau strongly preferred