Manager Special Projects & Performance
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About the Role
Delivery Hero seeks a Manager Special Projects & Performance to drive strategic initiatives, business performance management, and cross-functional execution. The role involves reporting business performance, leading OKR and budget cycles, and managing high-stakes projects.
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Responsibilities
- Own full visibility of COO functional KPIs across functions and markets
- Lead OKR and budgeting cycles, ensuring alignment across functions and markets
- Translate vision into executable plans; lead strategic planning cycles and competitive analysis
- Lead cross functional strategic high stakes projects requiring heavy coordination
- Lead AI adoption efforts within functional performance teams
Requirements
- 3+ years in strategy, consulting, operations, or performance management
- Thought leadership ability to drive innovation and impact
- Analytical mindset and strong problem solving skills
- Stakeholder management and cross functional collaboration skills
- Experience with financial modelling and PnL analysis strongly preferred
- Experience using SQL, BigQuery, Looker, Tableau strongly preferred
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Company Description
- talabat is part of the Delivery Hero Group, operating in over 70 countries worldwide.
Job Description
- The Manager Special Projects & Performance role is part of the regional Chief Operating Office, driving strategic initiatives, business performance management, and cross functional execution.
What's On Your Plate?
- Own full visibility of COO functional KPIs across functions and markets.
- Lead OKR & budgeting cycles, ensuring alignment across functions and markets.
- Translate vision into executable plans; lead annual/multi year strategic planning cycles and competitive analysis.
- Lead cross functional strategic high stakes projects requiring heavy coordination across Regional, Local, P&T.
- Lead AI adoption efforts within the functional performance teams.
Qualifications
- 3+ years in strategy, consulting, operations, or performance management — ideally in tech or a fast paced consumer business.
- Thought Leadership ability to drive innovation and impact.
- Analytical Mindset & strong problem solving skills with a focus on data driven decisions.
- Stakeholder Management, Cross functional collaboration, Structured communicator.
- Experience with financial modelling and PnL analysis strongly preferred.
- Experience using SQL, BigQuery, Looker, Tableau strongly preferred.
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