Sr. Specialist Strategy & Special Projects

About the role

Talabat, part of the Delivery Hero Group, is looking for a Senior Specialist Strategy & Special Projects in Dubai. The role drives high-impact strategic projects, uncovers data-driven insights and supports key decision-making across the business.

Key responsibilities

• Track core performance metrics, analysing daily and weekly datasets to spot trends, flag anomalies and highlight quick-win optimisations
• Design, maintain and automate interactive dashboards (Excel, Google Sheets, AI tools) giving stakeholders real-time visibility of operations and key metrics
• Assist in tracking KPIs against targets and turn quantitative data into structured reports and visual summaries for business reviews
• Run regional and country-level deep dives to map performance drivers, identify bottlenecks and surface growth potential
• Partner with managers to synthesize data into actionable insights for ongoing projects, executive reviews and strategy refinement

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics or a related field
• 3-5 years of experience in quick-commerce, food delivery, e-commerce or a fast-paced tech startup
• Strong P&L analysis, financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting and business impact modelling
• Advanced SQL, BigQuery and Looker, with a track record of building dashboards from large data volumes
• Expert Excel/Google Sheets and PowerPoint/Google Slides, using AI tools to automate workflows
• Proven leadership of cross-functional initiatives and influence across operational units