Manager - Talent and Culture
Posted date [2026-09-20]
(ID: 52184)
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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 - Talent and CultureJob Snapshot
Role: Manager - Talent and Culture
Location: Dubai, UAE
Industry: Internet
Function: Human Resources
Experience: 8+ years in talent management, learning and development, employee experience, and culture enablement
Job Type: Full Time
Position Overview
talabat is hiring a Manager - Talent and Culture in Dubai, UAE to lead the talent partnering agenda across local markets and regional functions. Working closely with business leaders, People and Culture squads, and central teams, the role connects talent strategy, organizational health, culture, and business performance. The successful candidate will translate Talent and Culture frameworks into practical initiatives, strengthen the end-to-end talent lifecycle, use workforce insights to support organizational effectiveness, and drive adoption of AI-enabled people practices across the business.
Job Details
Country: UAE
City: Dubai
Industry: Internet
Function: Human Resources
Salary: Not disclosed
Gender: No Preference
Candidate Nationality: Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Work Arrangement:
On-site
Talent and Culture Partnership
The Manager - Talent and Culture will operate in a highly embedded, business-led partnering model, remaining close to leaders and teams to understand priorities and translate them into relevant talent and culture actions.
Key responsibilities include:
* Partner with business leaders and People and Culture squads across local markets and regional functions.
* Act as a strategic talent partner to senior stakeholders.
* Translate business strategy into tailored talent and culture priorities for individual functions and domains.
* Bring central Talent and Culture strategies, frameworks, and programs into the business through practical implementation.
* Adapt execution to different business requirements while maintaining appropriate consistency and quality.
* Build strong relationships with leaders and teams across markets and functions.
* Diagnose talent, organizational, and cultural needs and support effective adoption of relevant programs.
* Represent business insights, feedback, and requirements to the central Talent and Culture team.
Talent Lifecycle Management
The role owns the execution of talent priorities across assigned areas and supports an integrated approach to the employee lifecycle.
Responsibilities span:
* Talent management and development.
* Performance.
* Learning and development.
* Employee experience.
* Culture enablement.
* Leadership development.
* Organizational health.
* Team effectiveness.
The Manager will work with leaders to ensure talent decisions support both immediate business performance and longer-term organizational health.
Organizational Health and Analytics
* Monitor organizational health across assigned domains.
* Use people data and business insights to identify trends and patterns.
* Identify organizational risks and emerging opportunities.
* Translate analysis into practical recommendations.
* Develop clear action plans based on identified needs.
* Create business narratives that connect people insights with organizational priorities.
* Provide relevant findings and feedback to senior stakeholders and central Talent and Culture teams.
AI Enablement and New Ways of Working
The position will play a key role in deploying AI enablement initiatives across the business.
This includes:
* Roll out AI-related learning and talent programs designed by the central team.
* Support adoption of AI-enabled ways of working.
* Help teams use technology confidently and effectively.
* Promote digital tools and innovative people practices.
* Connect AI enablement initiatives with practical business and workforce requirements.
People Leadership
* Lead and coach a team of Talent Partners.
* Establish clear priorities and expectations for the team.
* Support strong and consistent execution.
* Develop team capability through coaching and ongoing guidance.
* Build a high-performance team environment.
* Balance scalable execution with appropriate flexibility for different markets and business functions.
Required Experience
* 8+ years of experience across Talent Management, Learning and Development, Employee Experience, and Culture enablement.
* Strong experience working within a talent partnering or business partnering model.
* Proven experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing across functions.
* Deep understanding of the end-to-end talent lifecycle.
* Experience translating talent and culture strategies into practical business initiatives.
* Experience delivering initiatives across talent management, leadership development, learning, employee experience, culture, and organizational health.
* Proven people leadership experience.
* Experience coaching and developing teams in a fast-paced environment.
Core Capabilities
* Strong analytical and data-driven approach.
* Ability to translate insights into decisions and actionable recommendations.
* Strong stakeholder management skills.
* Credibility and presence when working with senior leaders.
* Ability to challenge stakeholders constructively when required.
* Strong execution capability and ability to move effectively from strategy to implementation.
* Excellent communication and influencing skills.
* Ability to adapt communication to different audiences and business contexts.
* Strong interest in technology, innovation, and new ways of working.
* Interest or experience in AI-enabled people practices and digital tools.
About talabat
talabat is part of the Delivery Hero Group, an international local delivery platform operating across markets worldwide. talabat provides technology-enabled delivery services across the MENA region, connecting customers with food, grocery, and other local commerce offerings.
The company combines regional market knowledge with the technology and international network of Delivery Hero to develop and operate local delivery services at scale.
Talent and Culture Partnership
The Manager - Talent and Culture will operate in a highly embedded, business-led partnering model, remaining close to leaders and teams to understand priorities and translate them into relevant talent and culture actions.
Key responsibilities include:
* Partner with business leaders and People and Culture squads across local markets and regional functions.
* Act as a strategic talent partner to senior stakeholders.
* Translate business strategy into tailored talent and culture priorities for individual functions and domains.
* Bring central Talent and Culture strategies, frameworks, and programs into the business through practical implementation.
* Adapt execution to different business requirements while maintaining appropriate consistency and quality.
* Build strong relationships with leaders and teams across markets and functions.
* Diagnose talent, organizational, and cultural needs and support effective adoption of relevant programs.
* Represent business insights, feedback, and requirements to the central Talent and Culture team.
Talent Lifecycle Management
The role owns the execution of talent priorities across assigned areas and supports an integrated approach to the employee lifecycle.
Responsibilities span:
* Talent management and development.
* Performance.
* Learning and development.
* Employee experience.
* Culture enablement.
* Leadership development.
* Organizational health.
* Team effectiveness.
The Manager will work with leaders to ensure talent decisions support both immediate business performance and longer-term organizational health.
Organizational Health and Analytics
* Monitor organizational health across assigned domains.
* Use people data and business insights to identify trends and patterns.
* Identify organizational risks and emerging opportunities.
* Translate analysis into practical recommendations.
* Develop clear action plans based on identified needs.
* Create business narratives that connect people insights with organizational priorities.
* Provide relevant findings and feedback to senior stakeholders and central Talent and Culture teams.
AI Enablement and New Ways of Working
The position will play a key role in deploying AI enablement initiatives across the business.
This includes:
* Roll out AI-related learning and talent programs designed by the central team.
* Support adoption of AI-enabled ways of working.
* Help teams use technology confidently and effectively.
* Promote digital tools and innovative people practices.
* Connect AI enablement initiatives with practical business and workforce requirements.
People Leadership
* Lead and coach a team of Talent Partners.
* Establish clear priorities and expectations for the team.
* Support strong and consistent execution.
* Develop team capability through coaching and ongoing guidance.
* Build a high-performance team environment.
* Balance scalable execution with appropriate flexibility for different markets and business functions.
Required Experience
* 8+ years of experience across Talent Management, Learning and Development, Employee Experience, and Culture enablement.
* Strong experience working within a talent partnering or business partnering model.
* Proven experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing across functions.
* Deep understanding of the end-to-end talent lifecycle.
* Experience translating talent and culture strategies into practical business initiatives.
* Experience delivering initiatives across talent management, leadership development, learning, employee experience, culture, and organizational health.
* Proven people leadership experience.
* Experience coaching and developing teams in a fast-paced environment.
Core Capabilities
* Strong analytical and data-driven approach.
* Ability to translate insights into decisions and actionable recommendations.
* Strong stakeholder management skills.
* Credibility and presence when working with senior leaders.
* Ability to challenge stakeholders constructively when required.
* Strong execution capability and ability to move effectively from strategy to implementation.
* Excellent communication and influencing skills.
* Ability to adapt communication to different audiences and business contexts.
* Strong interest in technology, innovation, and new ways of working.
* Interest or experience in AI-enabled people practices and digital tools.
About talabat
talabat is part of the Delivery Hero Group, an international local delivery platform operating across markets worldwide. talabat provides technology-enabled delivery services across the MENA region, connecting customers with food, grocery, and other local commerce offerings.
The company combines regional market knowledge with the technology and international network of Delivery Hero to develop and operate local delivery services at scale.
