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Delivery Hero (talabat)
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Company Description
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.
Job Description
As a Manager in the CEO Office Team, you will play a critical role in driving the company's growth and success by assisting in the development and execution of strategic plans and innovative initiatives. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement strategic projects that optimize operations, enhance customer experience, and drive revenue growth.
We’re looking for a self-starter with a proactive mindset, who can understand drivers that are important to a rapidly growing business. The best candidates will be those with a consulting or strategy, with an analytical background that want to be close to the core of the business.
What’s on your plate?
Strategic Planning & Governance
This role will help own the strategic roadmap, drive goal-setting, and assist in evaluation of multiple opportunities across the organisation.
Own the company's strategic roadmap and goal-setting cycle, including half-yearly ambition-setting on big bets and commitments across functions and markets
Orchestrate and manage the company's monthly and quarterly performance review cycle, coordinating across markets, functions, and with Delivery Hero, to ensure consistent, accurate and timely reporting
Shape the strategic plans and initiatives that decide where talabat invests next, from new verticals to competitive response, working directly with talabat's c-suite and leadership.
Evaluate and prioritize strategic initiatives based on financial viability, operational feasibility, and impact on key performance indicators, and build the business cases, financial models, and presentations that support decision-making and secure the resources needed
Analysis, Insights & Executive Reporting
This role will help turn company and market data into the insights, analysis and materials that inform executive, board and investor conversations.
Support the development of analysis and materials for quarterly earnings calls, board meetings, annual reports, and investor presentations, partnering closely with the CFO, CEO and Investor Relations team.
Lead external and internal conversations on forward-looking initiatives that unlock new growth fo talabat, including emerging technology-led workstreams shaping the future of the business.
Support the leadership team in preparing reports, presentations, and recommendations for internal and external stakeholders. We are looking for a strong cross group collaborator; who has the ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership.
Market & Competitive Intelligence
Own recurring competitive intelligence across global and regional peers, tracking market trends, case studies and quarterly financial benchmarking, including work with external partners.
Conduct deep, complex data retrieval and analysis to identify emerging trends, opportunities and threats to the business, and turn it into compelling recommendations for leadership
Special Projects
This role will lead high-visibility projects sponsored directly by the CEO, and drive execution across the business.
Lead cross-functional projects spanning regional functions, local markets, and central teams to gather insights, align strategies, and execute projects effectively; including managing and leading CEO-sponsored projects end to end to drive change management on strategic and operational shifts.
Qualifications
6+ years' experience in top-tier consulting, investment banking, strategy, or a strategy/ops role inside a fast-paced, venture-backed consumer tech, e-commerce or marketplace business.
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Strategy, Innovation, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.
Sharp analytical and financial-modelling skills; comfortable building a business case from a blank page and defending the numbers to senior leadership.
Innovative mindset, with a passion for identifying and implementing new strategies, technologies, and processes to drive business growth.
Excellent project management, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at various levels.
Executive presence, able to represent the CEO Office independently in front of country GMs, functional leads and Delivery Hero group stakeholders.
A true self-starter who manages through ambiguity, and owns outcomes end-to-end.
Genuine fluency with modern AI/GenAI tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT, agentic workflows); used to compliment your own output.
Last but not the least, we are looking for someone who brings an ambitious, fun and positive energy to the workplace; motivating and inspiring team members to enjoy and excel in their roles.
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