Sr. Product Manager - CatMan Cockpit

A little bit about talabat
talabat is the leading online food and groceries ordering platform in MENA, operating in 9 countries across the region. Founded in 2004 by a small group of entrepreneurs in Kuwait, talabat’s success expanded to the rest of the GCC region, Egypt & Jordan, making it the largest and most popular food ordering app. With over 2,000+ employees and millions of users, we deliver hundreds of thousands of orders every day. We are part of the Delivery Hero network building the next generation of online delivery platforms across the globe. Our network is truly international with engineering teams in 13 countries and operations in 40+ countries.

The Role

We are seeking a high-caliber Sr. Product Manager to lead the newly formed Category Management Cockpit Squad. Build Locally, Impact Globally

At the Global Tech Hub for Delivery Hero, talabat will lead the mission to bridge the gap between regional innovation and global standards. We are looking for builders who want to own the entire product lifecycle and create systems that are built for world-class reach.

In a DMarts network spanning 500+ stores and 1M+ SKUs,  your mission is to build the intelligence layer that takes our operations to the next level. You'll design the core decision platform that automates assortment, pricing, and merchandising at scale driving measurable GMV impact across all global markets.

Your Impact

• Product Vision: Define the end-to-end roadmap for a platform encompassing store ranging, listing/delisting, and complex pricing workflows.

• Architecture & Integration: Design the technical framework to integrate the Cockpit with global microservices, including Item Pricing and Product Lifecycle Management tools.

• 0-to-1 Development: Lead a cross-functional squad of engineers, data scientists, and designers to move from foundational architecture to a holistic, AI-powered user experience.

• Commercial Excellence: Translate high-level strategy into precise requirements, leveraging automation to enable actionable decisions for teams managing massive SKU volumes.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Roadmap: Set the direction for assortment and pricing workflows balancing near-term automation wins with longer-term AI capabilities..

• Technical Partnership: Collaborate with engineering on API designs, catalog service architectures, and data pipeline integrity.

• User Discovery: Proactively engage with Category Managers to identify and solve unserved operational needs and validate where AI can remove the most friction.   

• Execution: Co-own timelines with engineering, making pragmatic trade-off calls to ship high-quality incremental slices.

• Stakeholder Management: Partner with Central and Regional Category Leads to align on global execution and adoption.      

What we’re looking for 

• Experienced Leader: 5+ years in Product Management with a proven track record of shipping data-driven internal tools or decision-support platforms.

• AI-Fluent: You don't build models but you understand how to leverage AI, ML and LLMs to make sharp product decisions and deliver real user value.  

• Technically Proficient: Comfortable discussing ML model inputs/outputs and recommendation engines with senior engineers.

• Ambiguity Navigator: Thrives in fast-paced, 0-to-1 environments and can maintain delivery momentum across multiple global markets.

• Analytical Mindset: Uses data to back up every assumption and can dive deep into complex processes without losing sight of the broader mission.

• Expert Communicator: Capable of translating complex business needs into clear requirements and effectively managing senior stakeholder expectations.