Manager - Talent and Culture

Talabat; Dubai; On-site; AED 312,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

talabat in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is seeking a Manager - Talent and Culture to partner with senior leaders and translate people strategy into practical business actions across markets. The role focuses on talent management, learning, employee experience, culture enablement, and AI-enabled people practices.

You will drive leadership development, organizational health, and culture initiatives with a data-driven approach, balancing immediate business needs with future capability requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience across Talent Management, Learning & Development, Employee Experience or Culture.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and translate strategy into action.
• Strong data-informed approach to organizational health and leadership capability.

Responsibilities

• Embed talent and culture priorities across functions and markets.
• Translate strategy into practical talent, leadership and culture plans.
• Advise senior stakeholders on priorities, risks and capability gaps.
• Lead full talent lifecycle including development, performance and learning.
• Deploy AI-enabled people practices to adopt new technology and ways of working.
• Coach and lead Talent Partners to deliver high standards.

Skills

Talent management

Talent partnering

Human resources

Learning and development

Employee experience

Culture enablement

Organizational health

Leadership development

People analytics

Data-driven HR

Stakeholder management

Change enablement

AI-enabled people practices

Job description

Manager - Talent and Culture Job Snapshot

Role: Manager - Talent and Culture Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Internet Function: Human Resources Experience: Minimum 8 years Job Type: Full-time Position Overview Manager - Talent and Culture in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Internet opportunity focused on talent management, learning and development, employee experience, organizational health, culture enablement, leadership development, and AI-enabled people practices. talabat is hiring an experienced talent leader to partner with senior stakeholders, translate people strategy into practical business action, and strengthen talent and culture outcomes across local markets and regional functions.

Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Internet Function: Human Resources Salary: 28000-40000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context The Manager - Talent and Culture will operate as a strategic talent partner embedded closely with business leaders and People and Culture teams. The role is responsible for turning central talent and culture frameworks into practical, locally relevant initiatives that improve leadership capability, employee experience, organizational health, and business performance. This position also plays an important role in AI enablement by helping teams adopt new digital tools, learning practices, and ways of working. Success depends on combining strategic judgment with strong execution, using data to diagnose organizational needs, and building trusted relationships across markets, functions, and leadership groups.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior business leaders and People and Culture teams to embed talent and culture priorities across functions and markets.
• Translate business strategy into practical talent, leadership, culture, and organizational health plans.
• Act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders on talent priorities, capability needs, and people-related business risks.
• Drive execution across the full talent lifecycle, including development, performance, learning, employee experience, and organizational health.
• Adapt central Talent and Culture frameworks so they remain consistent while reflecting local business realities.
• Maintain close visibility across teams and markets to understand operational challenges, workforce needs, and leadership priorities.
• Use organizational data and employee insights to identify patterns, risks, capability gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop clear recommendations and action plans based on talent and organizational health findings.
• Partner with leaders to improve team effectiveness, leadership quality, culture, and long-term organizational resilience.
• Support high-quality talent decisions that balance immediate business requirements with future capability needs.
• Deploy learning and development programs designed by central teams and ensure effective adoption within assigned business areas.
• Lead AI enablement initiatives through talent, learning, and culture programs that help employees adopt new technology and smarter ways of working.
• Promote practical use of digital tools and AI-enabled people practices across supported functions.
• Monitor adoption and effectiveness of talent, learning, culture, and employee experience initiatives.
• Ensure people programs are delivered consistently and at scale without losing necessary flexibility.
• Act as the voice of the business to the central Talent and Culture team by sharing market insights, implementation feedback, and emerging needs.
• Lead and coach Talent Partners, setting clear priorities and strengthening delivery standards.
• Build a high-performance team environment through regular feedback, mentoring, development, and accountability.
• Coordinate multiple talent and culture workstreams while maintaining quality, timelines, and stakeholder alignment.
• Influence senior stakeholders constructively and challenge decisions where required to protect organizational health and talent outcomes.

Ideal Profile

Candidates should bring at least eight years of experience across Talent Management, Learning and Development, Employee Experience, Culture, or closely related people functions. Strong experience in a talent partnering or business partnering model is essential, together with a proven ability to work with senior leaders and influence decisions across multiple functions. Candidates should understand the complete talent lifecycle and know how to convert people strategy into measurable business outcomes. The role requires practical experience in areas such as talent development, leadership capability, learning, employee experience, culture transformation, and organizational health. A strong analytical mindset is important, including the ability to interpret data and turn insights into clear recommendations and business narratives. Previous people leadership experience is required, with the ability to coach and develop a team in a fast-moving environment. The successful candidate should also be comfortable with digital innovation, AI-enabled people practices, and new ways of working. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills are essential, particularly when working with senior leaders across different markets and business contexts.

Skills Set

• Talent management
• Talent partnering
• Human resources
• Learning and development
• Employee experience
• Culture enablement
• Organizational health
• Leadership development
• Performance management
• Talent development
• People strategy
• Business partnering
• Workforce capability
• Organizational effectiveness
• Employee engagement
• Talent lifecycle management
• Leadership capability building
• People analytics
• Data-driven HR
• Organizational diagnostics
• Action planning
• Stakeholder management
• Senior stakeholder engagement
• Change enablement
• AI-enabled people practices
• Digital HR
• Learning program deployment
• Culture transformation
• Team leadership
• Coaching and mentoring
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Regional talent programs
• Strategic execution
• Communication and influencing

Why Join Us

This position offers the opportunity to shape talent and culture outcomes across a large digital business operating in multiple markets, with direct exposure to senior leaders and regional functions. The scope goes beyond traditional talent management by combining organizational health, employee experience, leadership capability, learning, culture, and AI-enabled workforce transformation. talabat also provides a strong environment for HR leaders who want to work at the intersection of strategy and execution. The role offers meaningful influence over how people practices are embedded in the business, while creating a pathway toward broader regional talent, culture, organizational development, or senior People and Culture leadership positions.

About the Company

talabat is a leading online food and grocery delivery platform in the Middle East and is part of the Delivery Hero Group. The company combines regional market expertise with global technology and delivery capabilities, supporting employees and customers across a large international network.