Manager - Special Projects and Performance
Posted date [2026-07-31]
(ID: 48880)
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Talabat is the MENA region’s leading on-demand delivery platform, headquartered in Dubai and operating across eight markets. We leverage a tech-driven flywheel model to connect millions of users with food, groceries, and essential services. By bridging the gap between people and local businesses, we continue to scale our ecosystem and simplify everyday life through innovation. |
Job Description and Requirements
Manager - Special Projects and PerformanceJob Snapshot
Role: Manager - Special Projects and Performance
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Internet
Function: Strategy/Planning
Experience: Minimum 3 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
The Manager - Special Projects and Performance position in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a strategic execution opportunity within the Internet industry. talabat is hiring a commercially analytical manager to strengthen business performance, lead high-priority initiatives and turn Chief Operating Office objectives into coordinated results across regional functions and markets.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Internet
Function: Strategy/Planning
Salary: 20000-30000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The regional Chief Operating Office requires reliable performance visibility and strong coordination between strategy, financial planning and operational delivery. This position will identify risks before
they affect results, establish governance for business priorities and lead complex projects across regional and local teams. The manager will also advance the use of artificial intelligence in reporting and analysis.
Key Responsibilities
The role will connect executive priorities with measurable plans, accountable owners and timely corrective action.
* Maintain full visibility of Chief Operating Office KPIs across functions and markets.
* Detect performance risks and business opportunities before they escalate.
* Lead turnaround actions when important measures move away from plan.
* Build reporting frameworks that emphasize insight and business action.
* Improve the quality, speed and consistency of performance information.
* Present concise findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
* Lead regional objective and key-result planning cycles.
* Coordinate budgeting activities across participating functions and countries.
* Monitor progress against approved objectives, budgets and performance targets.
* Analyse financial variances and recommend early corrective measures.
* Establish governance, ownership and timelines for planning activities.
* Improve processes supporting budgeting and financial planning.
* Align strategic priorities with available financial resources.
* Translate leadership vision into practical execution plans.
* Lead annual and multi-year strategic planning cycles.
* Conduct competitive analysis to support company direction.
* Own integrated planning across strategy, budgets and objectives.
* Align Product and Technology roadmaps with wider operating priorities.
* Establish an operating cadence for reviews, leadership offsites and follow-up.
* Define owners, milestones and accountability for major business plans.
* Develop company-level KPIs for measuring strategic progress.
* Monitor key initiatives and coordinate alignment between business units.
* Support the Chief Operating Office with board and executive reporting.
* Lead high-stakes projects requiring coordination across multiple markets.
* Manage complex stakeholder relationships without delaying delivery.
* Connect senior leadership decisions with ground-level implementation.
* Maintain continuity and accountability throughout cross-functional execution.
* Lead artificial-intelligence adoption within functional performance teams.
* Identify manual reporting activities suitable for automation.
* Use artificial-intelligence tools to accelerate analysis and improve output quality.
* Promote more efficient and evidence-based ways of working.
Ideal Profile
Candidates should have at least three years of experience in strategy, consulting, operations or performance management, preferably within technology or a fast-moving consumer business.
The role requires structured problem-solving, analytical judgement and the ability to convert complex information into clear decisions. Applicants should be confident influencing cross-functional stakeholders and driving innovation through practical thought leadership.
Experience in financial modelling and P and L analysis is strongly preferred. Hands-on familiarity with SQL, BigQuery, Looker and Tableau will be highly valuable.
Skills Set
Business performance management
Strategic planning
Special-project leadership
KPI framework development
Objective and key-result governance
Budget planning
Financial variance analysis
Integrated business planning
Multi-year strategy development
Competitive analysis
Executive reporting
Board reporting support
Cross-functional program management
Multi-market coordination
Stakeholder alignment
Operating cadence design
Financial modelling
P and L analysis
Artificial-intelligence adoption
Reporting automation
SQL
BigQuery
Looker
Tableau
Data-driven decision-making
Why Join Us
This role offers direct exposure to executive priorities and business performance across several markets. It provides the opportunity to shape planning discipline, lead visible strategic projects and introduce smarter analytical methods within a rapidly evolving regional technology company.
About the Company
talabat is a leading online delivery platform and part of Delivery Hero, a global local-delivery group headquartered in Berlin. Through technology, logistics and strong local partnerships, talabat connects customers across the Middle East and North Africa with restaurants, grocery stores and other everyday services.
Key Responsibilities
The role will connect executive priorities with measurable plans, accountable owners and timely corrective action.
* Maintain full visibility of Chief Operating Office KPIs across functions and markets.
* Detect performance risks and business opportunities before they escalate.
* Lead turnaround actions when important measures move away from plan.
* Build reporting frameworks that emphasize insight and business action.
* Improve the quality, speed and consistency of performance information.
* Present concise findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
* Lead regional objective and key-result planning cycles.
* Coordinate budgeting activities across participating functions and countries.
* Monitor progress against approved objectives, budgets and performance targets.
* Analyse financial variances and recommend early corrective measures.
* Establish governance, ownership and timelines for planning activities.
* Improve processes supporting budgeting and financial planning.
* Align strategic priorities with available financial resources.
* Translate leadership vision into practical execution plans.
* Lead annual and multi-year strategic planning cycles.
* Conduct competitive analysis to support company direction.
* Own integrated planning across strategy, budgets and objectives.
* Align Product and Technology roadmaps with wider operating priorities.
* Establish an operating cadence for reviews, leadership offsites and follow-up.
* Define owners, milestones and accountability for major business plans.
* Develop company-level KPIs for measuring strategic progress.
* Monitor key initiatives and coordinate alignment between business units.
* Support the Chief Operating Office with board and executive reporting.
* Lead high-stakes projects requiring coordination across multiple markets.
* Manage complex stakeholder relationships without delaying delivery.
* Connect senior leadership decisions with ground-level implementation.
* Maintain continuity and accountability throughout cross-functional execution.
* Lead artificial-intelligence adoption within functional performance teams.
* Identify manual reporting activities suitable for automation.
* Use artificial-intelligence tools to accelerate analysis and improve output quality.
* Promote more efficient and evidence-based ways of working.
Ideal Profile
Candidates should have at least three years of experience in strategy, consulting, operations or performance management, preferably within technology or a fast-moving consumer business.
The role requires structured problem-solving, analytical judgement and the ability to convert complex information into clear decisions. Applicants should be confident influencing cross-functional stakeholders and driving innovation through practical thought leadership.
Experience in financial modelling and P and L analysis is strongly preferred. Hands-on familiarity with SQL, BigQuery, Looker and Tableau will be highly valuable.
Skills Set
Business performance management
Strategic planning
Special-project leadership
KPI framework development
Objective and key-result governance
Budget planning
Financial variance analysis
Integrated business planning
Multi-year strategy development
Competitive analysis
Executive reporting
Board reporting support
Cross-functional program management
Multi-market coordination
Stakeholder alignment
Operating cadence design
Financial modelling
P and L analysis
Artificial-intelligence adoption
Reporting automation
SQL
BigQuery
Looker
Tableau
Data-driven decision-making
Why Join Us
This role offers direct exposure to executive priorities and business performance across several markets. It provides the opportunity to shape planning discipline, lead visible strategic projects and introduce smarter analytical methods within a rapidly evolving regional technology company.
About the Company
talabat is a leading online delivery platform and part of Delivery Hero, a global local-delivery group headquartered in Berlin. Through technology, logistics and strong local partnerships, talabat connects customers across the Middle East and North Africa with restaurants, grocery stores and other everyday services.
