Sr. Director Retail Media

Talabat General Trading and Contracting Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce platform in Dubai is seeking a Senior Director Media Solutions to lead their retail media business and drive growth across Grocery & Retail. This executive role involves defining the monetization strategy and leading cross-functional teams to scale operations in the fast-moving consumer goods sector. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience in e-commerce and a deep understanding of retail media strategies. The position offers a full-time contract and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in e-commerce, digital marketing, or retail media.
• Proven senior leadership experience managing and developing teams.
• Deep expertise in retail media advertising and data monetization.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute product and go-to-market strategy for retail media.
• Lead and mentor the retail media organization.
• Drive alignment with commercial, product, and marketing teams.
• Implement operational frameworks for retail media function.

Skills

Strategic Acumen

Data-Driven Mindset

Leadership & Influence

Commercial Orientation

Agility

Job description

Overview

talabat is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform. Our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

We are looking for a Senior Director Media Solutions to lead our retail media business and drive growth across our Grocery & Retail vertical. This is a high-impact, end-to-end leadership role where you will be responsible for defining and executing our monetization strategy, and leading a diverse organization of core functions across Partnerships, Operations, and Campaigns. The primary focus is scaling our retail media business, with an emphasis on fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and future expansion into categories like health and beauty, electronics, and other brand advertising.

Responsibilities

• Define and Execute Strategy : Architect the overarching product and go-to-market strategy for our retail media business. Own the full end-to-end roadmap, from product prioritization and market entry to platform adoption. Make decisions that contribute to country teams\' P&L objectives by providing strategic guidance and supporting direct investments. Own the entire retail media ecosystem, including onsite, offsite, and data monetization.
• Team Leadership & Development : Lead, mentor, and scale the retail media organization. Oversee the distinct functions within the team, ensuring collaboration to achieve business objectives. Provide guidance to the Partnerships team on advertiser relationships, direct the Ad Operations & Performance team on tool management and KPI tracking, and guide the Campaigns team on cross-functional orchestration with marketing and product.
• Drive Cross-Functional Alignment : Serve as the primary driver of the retail media business across the organization. Ensure alignment with commercial teams on sales targets, with product and engineering on feature roadmaps, and with marketing on go-to-market initiatives.
• Ensure Operational Excellence : Implement and refine the operational framework for the entire retail media function, including organizational design, role leveling, and best practices for execution and performance measurement to operate efficiently at scale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in e-commerce, digital marketing, or retail media, with a proven track record of building and scaling media propositions within a marketplace, publisher, or retailer environment.
• Proven experience in a senior leadership role, with the ability to manage and develop multi-disciplinary teams and drive a culture of high performance.
• Deep expertise in retail media advertising, including sponsored ads, programmatic advertising, and data monetization strategies.
• Experience working across multi-market or global accounts, with an understanding of regional dynamics, particularly within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
• Experience in an e-commerce operation with exposure to commercial functions like category management, supply chain, and operations, even if outside the direct scope of the role.
• Skills : Strategic Acumen, Data-Driven Mindset, Leadership & Influence, Commercial Orientation, Agility.

Additional

• Seniority level : Executive
• Employment type : Full-time
• Job function : Marketing and Product Management
• Industries : Software Development and IT Services and IT Consulting

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