Assistant Manager, Special Projects (Logistics)

noon; Dubai; On-site; AED 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

noon is building an ecosystem of digital services across the Middle East, aiming to move faster with automation in our Dubai operations. We seek an Assistant Manager, Special Projects to scale initiatives with cross-functional teams and partners.

You’ll drive field execution and deployment, analyze data, and build Excel models and PowerPoint materials for stakeholder conversations. This role blends strategy with hands-on implementation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a top institution.
• 1–2 years of experience in Consulting, Investment Banking, or the strategy team of a startup.
• Strong analytical skills and willingness to spend time in the field with operational teams.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Operations, Product, and Engineering to drive automation initiatives.
• Analyze operational data and field metrics to keep projects on track.
• Build Excel models and PowerPoint decks for stakeholders.
• Lead end-to-end deployment of automation with internal and external partners.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Excel modeling

PowerPoint

Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Python

SQL

Job description

We’re building an ecosystem of digital products and services that power everyday life across the Middle East—fast, scalable, and deeply customer-centric. Our mission is to deliver to every door every day. We want to redefine what technology can do in this region, and we’re looking for a Assistant Manager, Special Projects who can help us move even faster.

Noon’s fastest hyper-local delivery platform, Noon Minutes, offers a localized assortment of FMCG & grocery products with delivery within 15-minutes. Currently live across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt offering thousands of products to customers in record time.

noon’s mission: Every door, every day.

What you'll do:

Team noon has some of the fastest, smartest, and hardest-working people we've encountered. With a young, aggressive, and talented team, we're driving major missions forward.

You will drive the execution and scaling of noon’s automation initiatives through cross-functional stakeholder management, and hands-on field execution.

Job scope

• Work closely with cross-functional teams across Operations, Product, Engineering to execute high-impact robotics and automation initiatives.
• Analyze operational data, field performance metrics to drive targeted interventions to ensure projects remain on track
• Build Excel models and PowerPoint materials to support internal and external stakeholder conversations
• Own the end-to-end deployment of automation solutions, coordinating internal teams and external partners ensuring successful implementation on the ground

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's Degree from a top institution.
• 1-2 years of experience in Consulting, Investment Banking, or the strategy team of a startup.
• Strong analytical skills and willingness to spend time in the field, working with operational teams and deployment partners to ensure successful implementation.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and support relationships with external stakeholders
• Experience in building Excel models and PP presentations for external stakeholders
• Proficiency in Python and SQL is a plus.

Who will excel?

• We’re looking for people with high standards, who understand that hard work matters.
• You need to be relentlessly resourceful and operate with a deep bias for action.
• We need people with the courage to be fiercely original.
• noon is not for everyone; readiness to adapt, pivot, and learn is essential.