Managing Director jobs in United Arab Emirates

Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East, making it easier than ever to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Careem is led by a powerful purpose to simplify and improve the lives of people and build an awesome organisation that inspires. Since 2012, Careem has created earnings for over 2.5 million Captains, simplified the lives of over 70 million customers, and built a platform for the region’s best talent to thrive and for entrepreneurs to scale their businesses. Careem operates in over 70 cities across 10 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan.

Our Bikes team is on a mission to transform the way people move in our cities. With a growing fleet of over 2,000 electric bikes across Dubai and Medinah, and a pipeline to expand across the region, this team sits at the heart of our vision for sustainable urban mobility. We operate in a dynamic environment, working closely with city authorities, commercial partners, product and tech teams, and a passionate ground operations force to deliver safe, reliable, and green transport solutions.

Reporting to: VP of Ventures

Location: Dubai, UAE

We’re looking for a seasoned and entrepreneurial General Manager to lead Careem Bikes across the region. This is a strategic leadership role focused on scaling our existing micromobility footprint, executing our regional expansion, and evolving our business model through innovation and operational excellence. The ideal candidate will be equally strong in commercial thinking, stakeholder relationship management, and cross-functional delivery.

• Oversee the strategy, sustainable growth, and P&L of the Bikes business across the UAE and KSA, ensuring long-term market leadership.
• Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary team across operations, commercial, and product, fostering a high-performance and accountable culture.
• Drive successful expansion projects in the UAE and KSA, including launch readiness, resource planning, and stakeholder alignment.
• Ensure operational excellence across the board, maintaining service quality, customer experience, profitability, and continuous growth.
• Build and manage strong relationships with government stakeholders, navigating regulatory dynamics with credibility and foresight.
• Partner with Ads and Partnerships teams to unlock new monetisation levers.
• Champion structured prioritisation to balance disciplined delivery with speed and agility across functions.
• Continuously evolve the operating model, leveraging new technologies, data-driven insights, and market innovations.

• 12+ years of leadership experience in the mobility space (bike sharing, micro-mobility, transport, or adjacent sectors).
• Strong track record of driving sustainable growth and managing large-scale P&L ownership.
• Demonstrated ability to build, scale, and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, particularly in engaging with regulators and government entities.
• Commercially minded, with experience unlocking new revenue streams and partnerships.

We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full time Careem colleague, you will be able to:

• Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.
• Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.
• Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.
• Work 4 days a week in office & 1 day from home, and remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year. (If you are in an individual contributor role in tech, you will have 2 office days a week and 3 to work from home.)
• Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.