Sr. Specialist Retail Media Operations & Performance

Delivery Hero; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food delivery service in Dubai is seeking a Retail Media Operations Sr Specialist to manage performance and optimization of retail media campaigns across regions. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, relevant experience, and strong analytical skills, providing insights to drive advertising performance. This is a full-time role without remote work options.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in retail media or performance marketing with regional exposure.
• Expertise in retail media platforms, programmatic buying, and campaign optimization.
• Fluent in English; Arabic language proficiency is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end performance management and optimization for advertising campaigns.
• Conduct regional performance reviews across local markets.
• Develop and track performance metrics and benchmarks.
• Provide insights to improve performance across advertiser segments.
• Detect risks of under-delivery and recommend optimization strategies.
• Drive test-and-learn initiatives and collaborate with teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Ability to work collaboratively

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business or related field

Tools

Tableau

Looker

Job description

Role Summary

This is a regional role that involves overseeing the setup execution and optimization of retail media campaigns across all of Talabats markets acting as a link between our advertising solutions and advertisers goals to ensure measurable value at scale. We are looking for a Retail Media Operations Sr Specialist to manage end-to-end campaign execution and optimization requiring advanced technical expertise problem-solving and insight generation across diverse markets. This role will be responsible for developing frameworks driving optimization standards and identifying incremental revenue opportunities while ensuring that campaigns deliver measurable value and managing the performance of local teams & identifying areas of improvement that drive impact for the business.

Whats On Your Plate

• Own the end-to-end performance management and optimization for advertising campaigns across ad placements and countries ensuring accurate setup tracking pacing and delivery.

• Conduct regional performance reviews across local markets highlighting cross-market learnings detecting trends relevant to each country and identifying opportunities to improve performance.

• Develop and track performance metrics (ROAS CTR CVR) and benchmark.

• Provide regional insights to local Retail Media Leads & regional partnerships teams to inform decision-making and improve performance across advertiser segments.

• Detect early risks of under-delivery on revenue targets and proactively recommend optimization strategies to ensure delivery.

• Drive test-and-learn initiatives and collaborate with Product & Tech teams to pilot new solutions.

• Produce regional post-campaign reviews and insights for both advertisers and internal stakeholders ensuring learnings cascade across markets.

• Troubleshoot cross-market campaign issues and elevate to appropriate internal stakeholders when necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Marketing Business or a related field.

• 34 years relevant experience in retail media or performance marketing with regional or multi-market exposure strongly preferred.

• Expertise in retail media platforms programmatic buying attribution models and campaign optimization levers.

• Strong analytical skills with proven experience using data-driven insights to improve campaign performance and revenue delivery.

• Proficiency in reporting and analytics tools (Tableau Looker etc.) preferred.

• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to identify regional patterns and recommend innovative solutions.

• Persuasive communicator with the ability to present insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders across markets.

• Collaborative mindset with experience working with cross-functional and cross-country teams.

• Fluent English speaker required; Arabic language proficiency is Mandatory.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full-time