Senior Manager - Business Performance
Posted date [2026-09-20]
(ID: 52183)
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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
Senior Manager - Business PerformanceJob Snapshot
Role: Senior Manager - Business Performance
Location: Dubai, UAE
Industry: Internet
Function: Strategy/Planning
Experience: 5-7 years in performance or strategy
Job Type: Full Time
Position Overview
talabat is hiring a Senior Manager - Business Performance in Dubai, UAE to drive strategic projects, evaluate business performance, and generate actionable insights for senior management. The role combines performance analytics, market-level deep dives, strategy development, new product initiatives, financial modeling, budgeting, and PnL management. The successful candidate will work across functions and markets to identify growth, turnaround, and profitability opportunities while supporting data-driven business decisions.
Job Details
Country: UAE
City: Dubai
Industry: Internet
Function: Strategy/Planning
Salary: Not disclosed
Gender: No Preference
Candidate Nationality: Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Work Arrangement: On-site
Business Performance Reporting
The role will work closely with senior management to provide a clear view of business performance and the factors influencing results.
Key responsibilities
include:
* Analyze talabat\'s performance metrics to identify trends, anomalies, and areas requiring improvement.
* Examine business data to understand the key drivers behind changes in performance.
* Prepare comprehensive reports for senior management.
* Convert analytical findings into clear and actionable business insights.
* Communicate complex data and findings in a concise, decision-oriented format.
* Present recommendations that support informed management decisions.
Analytical Deep Dives
* Conduct detailed analysis across individual talabat markets.
* Identify market-specific turnaround opportunities.
* Evaluate potential areas for growth and improved profitability.
* Investigate underlying drivers of business performance.
* Work with different departments to understand cross-functional issues affecting results.
* Translate analytical findings into practical strategic recommendations.
* Develop strategies designed to improve performance and support broader business objectives.
Strategic Projects and Product Initiatives
The Senior Manager will contribute to special projects that translate new business ideas into practical initiatives.
Responsibilities include:
* Develop business use cases for new products and innovative concepts.
* Evaluate the strategic and commercial rationale behind proposed initiatives.
* Support implementation of approved ideas.
* Coordinate with relevant teams to bring new concepts into operation.
* Ensure new initiatives align with strategic objectives and create business value.
Budgeting and PnL Management
* Collaborate with local teams to develop talabat\'s annual budget.
* Establish appropriate growth and profitability objectives as part of the budgeting process.
* Monitor adherence to approved budgets across the organization.
* Analyze financial performance against established targets.
* Identify opportunities to exceed financial objectives.
* Pursue initiatives capable of strengthening overall profitability.
* Apply financial modeling and PnL analysis to business decisions.
Required Experience and Capabilities
* 5-7 years of experience in performance or strategy roles.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
* Ability to make and support data-driven business decisions.
* Thought leadership with the ability to drive innovation and impact.
* Curiosity and willingness to explore new approaches and creative solutions.
* Strong stakeholder management capabilities.
* Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholder groups.
* Experience collaborating across multiple business functions.
* Ability to communicate analytical findings clearly to senior decision-makers.
Preferred Analytical and Financial Skills
Strong preference will be given to candidates with experience in:
* Financial modeling.
* Profit and Loss (PnL) analysis.
* SQL.
* BigQuery.
* Looker.
* Tableau.
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.
* Analyze talabat\'s performance metrics to identify trends, anomalies, and areas requiring improvement.
* Examine business data to understand the key drivers behind changes in performance.
* Prepare comprehensive reports for senior management.
* Convert analytical findings into clear and actionable business insights.
* Communicate complex data and findings in a concise, decision-oriented format.
* Present recommendations that support informed management decisions.
Analytical Deep Dives
* Conduct detailed analysis across individual talabat markets.
* Identify market-specific turnaround opportunities.
* Evaluate potential areas for growth and improved profitability.
* Investigate underlying drivers of business performance.
* Work with different departments to understand cross-functional issues affecting results.
* Translate analytical findings into practical strategic recommendations.
* Develop strategies designed to improve performance and support broader business objectives.
Strategic Projects and Product Initiatives
The Senior Manager will contribute to special projects that translate new business ideas into practical initiatives.
Responsibilities include:
* Develop business use cases for new products and innovative concepts.
* Evaluate the strategic and commercial rationale behind proposed initiatives.
* Support implementation of approved ideas.
* Coordinate with relevant teams to bring new concepts into operation.
* Ensure new initiatives align with strategic objectives and create business value.
Budgeting and PnL Management
* Collaborate with local teams to develop talabat\'s annual budget.
* Establish appropriate growth and profitability objectives as part of the budgeting process.
* Monitor adherence to approved budgets across the organization.
* Analyze financial performance against established targets.
* Identify opportunities to exceed financial objectives.
* Pursue initiatives capable of strengthening overall profitability.
* Apply financial modeling and PnL analysis to business decisions.
Required Experience and Capabilities
* 5-7 years of experience in performance or strategy roles.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
* Ability to make and support data-driven business decisions.
* Thought leadership with the ability to drive innovation and impact.
* Curiosity and willingness to explore new approaches and creative solutions.
* Strong stakeholder management capabilities.
* Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholder groups.
* Experience collaborating across multiple business functions.
* Ability to communicate analytical findings clearly to senior decision-makers.
Preferred Analytical and Financial Skills
Strong preference will be given to candidates with experience in:
* Financial modeling.
* Profit and Loss (PnL) analysis.
* SQL.
* BigQuery.
* Looker.
* Tableau.
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.
