Project Manager, Lifestyle

noon; Dubai; On-site; AED 260,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

noon is seeking a highly analytical Project Manager, Lifestyle, in Dubai to own high-priority initiatives across Fashion, Beauty, Watches, and Eyewear. You will drive projects end-to-end, build financial models, and translate business needs into concrete product requirements with Product and Technology teams.

You will develop AI-powered prototypes, dashboards, and automations while aligning stakeholders across Commercial, Technology, Operations, and Finance to deliver measurable outcomes for

Qualifications

• Engineering degree with an MBA or equivalent background.
• 3–7 years in analytical, execution-focused roles (consulting, ecommerce, ops).
• Experience leading cross-functional projects from idea to implementation.
• Strong SQL and Python skills to build AI-enabled solutions.
• Ability to write product specs and translate needs into requirements.
• Excellent communication and senior stakeholder presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive GM’s priority projects across Fashion, Beauty, Watches, Eyewear from planning to execution.
• Manage strategic initiatives: store-to-door, retail, cross-border, partnerships.
• Build project plans with owners, timelines, milestones, deliverables.
• Develop business cases, financial models, and analyses for decisions.
• Translate business needs into product requirements with Product/Tech teams.
• Build AI prototypes, scripts, dashboards, automations with Python/SQL.
• Prioritize Lifestyle AI and automation backlog with dedicated engineer.
• Coordinate across Commercial, Technology, Operations, Finance, and category teams.
• Identify risks and drive blockers to resolution.
• Track performance and report updates to GM and leadership.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Strategic mindset

Education

Engineering degree + MBA

Tools

SQL

Python

AI tooling

Job description

Reporting to: General Manager, Lifestyle

About noon

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 (add title) who can help us move even faster.

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. We are looking for a highly driven, analytical, and technically capable Project Manager, Lifestyle to work closely with the General Manager, Lifestyle across our Fashion, Beauty, Watches, and Eyewear businesses.

This is not a traditional project management role. You will act as the GM's single point of ownership for high-priority initiatives that need to be driven, built, analysed, or automated across the Lifestyle business.

The role requires someone who is equally comfortable building a financial model, writing a product specification, managing a cross-functional project, analysing performance data, presenting a recommendation to senior leadership, or building an AI-powered prototype themselves.

• Own and drive the GM’s priority projects across Fashion, Beauty, Watches, and Eyewear from planning through execution.
• Manage strategic initiatives including store-to-door, retail, cross-border, and major brand/distributor partnerships.
• Build project plans with clear owners, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Develop business cases, financial models, and analysis to support key decisions.
• Translate business needs into product requirements and work with Product and Technology teams on delivery.
• Build AI-powered prototypes, scripts, agents, dashboards, and automations using tools such as Python and SQL.
• Own and prioritise the Lifestyle AI and automation backlog alongside the dedicated engineer.
• Manage and align stakeholders across Commercial, Technology, Operations, Finance, and category teams.
• Identify risks, blockers, and dependencies and proactively drive them to resolution.
• Track project performance and provide clear updates and recommendations to the GM and senior leadership.

What you'll need:

• An Engineering degree combined with an MBA, or an equivalent academic and professional background.
• Approximately 3–7 years of experience within management consulting, e-commerce/marketplaces, strategy, operations, product, or another highly analytical and execution-focused environment.
• Demonstrated experience taking complex, cross-functional projects from idea through to implementation.
• Experience influencing and driving stakeholders without formal reporting authority.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling capabilities, with the ability to independently build business cases and evaluate commercial opportunities.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and Python, with enough technical capability to build solutions independently using modern AI tools.
• Hands-on familiarity with AI tools, automation platforms, APIs, and/or agent frameworks.
• Strong product understanding, including the ability to write a clear product specification, define requirements, prioritise features, and interpret customer or operational funnels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to turn complex analysis into concise recommendations.
• Confidence presenting recommendations, business cases, and project updates directly to GM and senior leadership level.
• A strong bias towards action and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment where priorities can change quickly.