CPO Chief Product Officer

Delivery Hero; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Delivery Hero in Dubai seeks an extraordinary product leader to chart the strategic vision for a global, AI-enabled, multi-vertical marketplace. You will drive growth across a $10B GMV ecosystem, define moonshot objectives, and align OKRs with the board strategy while resolving resource conflicts to maximize impact.

You will build the Talabat Labs engine to launch standalone verticals, foster fast experimentation, and guide a 500-person tech and product organization through a culture of

Qualifications

• 15 years of product leadership within global product-first organizations.
• Proven track record in global marketplaces or high-scale food-tech.
• Entrepreneurial success building 0-to-1 products in large corporate settings.
• Extensive leadership of senior leaders across multi-country footprints.
• Experience partnering with engineering on ML and GenAI initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Vision & Growth: drive product strategy for a $10B GMV ecosystem and define moonshot objectives with OKRs/KPIs.
• 0-to-1 Innovation & Execution: build the Talabat Labs engine to launch standalone verticals at speed.
• Executive Stewardship & Culture: lead Delivery Hero's largest entity and influence global product councils.

Skills

Marketplace expertise

Data skepticism

Structural problem solving

Design thinking

Strategic leadership

Humility

Lean operations

Job description

What You Will Do

• Strategic Vision & Growth – Drive the product strategy for a $10B GMV ecosystem shaping the right AI native approach to multi‑verticality. Define moonshot objectives that change the game, setting the agenda for strategic growth and long‑term viability. Act as a growth catalyst translating Board strategy into actionable priorities (OKRs/KPIs) and arbitrating resource conflicts to maximize impact.
• 0‑to‑1 Innovation & Execution – Institutionalize Disruption: you won’t just launch features; you will build the Talabat Labs engine with dedicated resources to launch standalone verticals that could one day rival our core food business. Design structures for speed enabling rapid experimentation at scale and driving decision‑making in the face of uncertainty and constant evolution.
• Executive Stewardship & Culture – Global Impact: as the leader of Delivery Hero’s largest entity you will serve as a key voice in the global product council, exporting MENA innovations to markets in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Ensure psychological safety so all voices within the broader 500‑person tech and product organization can influence strategy. Communicate a positive vision and act as a catalyst for organizational energy, leading the changes that will shape our future.

What We Are Looking For

• Deep Marketplace Expertise
  • Ecosystem Mastery: deep understanding of the entire on‑demand delivery, Q‑commerce and fintech ecosystem.
  • Data Skepticism: a mindset that goes beyond averages, challenging fundamental business models and North Star metrics as the industry evolves.
  • Structural Problem Solving: ability to roll up your sleeves and engage at every level to resolve large‑scale structural changes and new technologies adaptation.
  • Design Thinking: a big passion for the customer and obsession for UX/UI.
• Strategic Leadership & Humility
  • Productive Dissent: commitment to promoting rigorous debate at the top to ensure every strategic decision is stress‑tested.
  • Learning Mindset: rejection of entitlement and an ego‑free approach to challenging your own opinions.
  • Lean Operations: commitment to operating with lean teams and making decisions that favor the business over individual or team interests.

Qualifications

• Qualifications & Experience Required
  • 15 years of product leadership with experience in a global product‑first organization and a proven track record in a global marketplace or high‑scale food‑tech company.
  • Demonstrated entrepreneurial success, specifically proven ability to build and scale 0‑to‑1 products within a large‑scale corporate environment.
  • Exceptional leadership depth, including extensive experience managing senior leaders of leaders (M3 level) across multi‑country footprints.
  • Proven technical acumen capable of partnering with engineering to drive the evolution of machine learning and GenAI initiatives.
  • Strategic business sense with experience managing P&L and aligning product roadmaps with aggressive revenue and growth targets.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full‑time