City Strategy Lead - 9 Month Fixed Term Contract

Just Eat Takeaway.com; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Takeaway allowance€90

25 days holiday + birthday leave

Dental plan

Pension contributions

Sick pay

Cycle-to-work

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com in Dublin, Ireland, is hiring a City Strategy Lead on a 9-month fixed-term contract. You will be the right-hand person to the Head of Strategic Planning & Analytics, shaping strategic direction for Ireland’s key city markets and leading cross-functional initiatives to keep operations running smoothly.

You will drive performance by analyzing market trends, managing exclusivity programmes, and coordinating with Trading, Sales and Marketing to exceed KPIs while upholding our

Qualifications

• Background in strategy or advisory roles such as consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, Chief of Staff, or go‑to‑market, with experience advising executive leaders.
• Strong understanding of the Dublin/Irish market landscape, consumer behaviour, and local business dynamics, comfortable working in fast‑paced tech environments like food delivery or e‑commerce.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities, interpreting data to make strategic decisions quickly with strong commercial acumen and results‑driven focus on exceeding KPIs.
• Outstanding stakeholder management skills, communicating confidently across all organisational levels with the ability to structure programme delivery within clear financial frameworks.
• Highly organised with a positive, can‑do attitude, able to multitask and work to tight deadlines while rolling up sleeves to get things done.
• Experience with SQL, Tableau (or similar data visualisation tools) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support Ireland leadership in setting the strategic agenda for key cities, developing comprehensive plans focused on winning markets through commercial programmes aligned with team goals.
• Conduct market analysis of trends, customer behaviour, and competitor activity, producing weekly Dublin newsletters and monthly competition reports tracking market share, promotional activity, and performance insights.
• Own the local hero programme and manage the exclusivity programme end-to-end, tracking partner performance, reviewing nominations, identifying underperformers, and representing the programme in global meetings.
• Monitor and challenge teams to hit target numbers across revenue, orders, customers, and market share, providing ad-hoc problem-solving support and managing daily operations.
• Drive trading initiative requests, campaign set-up, and innovation opportunities, communicating clearly between teams and confidently managing stakeholder expectations.

Skills

Strategy advisory experience

Market analysis

Analytical problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Multitasking

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Ready for a challenge?

Then Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you. We’re a leading global online delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience.

Whether it’s a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe.

About this role

This is a 9 Month fixed-term contract position. As City Strategy Lead, you will be the right-hand person for the Head of Strategic Planning & Analytics, driving success across Ireland’s key city markets.

You’ll own strategic direction, lead cross-functional initiatives, and keep day-to-day operations running smoothly with the goal of making Just Eat Takeaway the first preference for convenience delivery in every key city. You’ll embody our values of lead, deliver, and care through collaborative, customer-centric strategy execution that helps teams across Trading, Sales, and Marketing succeed together.

Location: Dublin, Ireland
Reporting to: Head of Strategic Planning & Analytics

These are some of the key components to the position:

• Support Ireland leadership in setting the strategic agenda for key cities, developing comprehensive plans focused on winning markets through commercial programmes aligned with team goals.
• Conduct market analysis of trends, customer behaviour, and competitor activity, producing weekly Dublin newsletters and monthly competition reports tracking market share, promotional activity, and performance insights.
• Own the local hero programme and manage the exclusivity programme end-to-end, tracking partner performance, reviewing nominations, identifying underperformers, and representing the programme in global meetings.
• Monitor and challenge teams to hit target numbers across revenue, orders, customers, and market share, providing ad-hoc problem-solving support and managing daily operations.
• Drive trading initiative requests, campaign set-up, and innovation opportunities, communicating clearly between teams and confidently managing stakeholder expectations.

What will you bring to the team?

• Background in strategy or advisory roles such as consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, Chief of Staff, or go‑to‑market, with experience advising executive leaders.
• Strong understanding of the Dublin/Irish market landscape, consumer behaviour, and local business dynamics, comfortable working in fast‑paced tech environments like food delivery or e‑commerce.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities, interpreting data to make strategic decisions quickly with strong commercial acumen and results‑driven focus on exceeding KPIs.
• Outstanding stakeholder management skills, communicating confidently across all organisational levels with the ability to structure programme delivery within clear financial frameworks.
• Highly organised with a positive, can‑do attitude, able to multitask and work to tight deadlines while rolling up sleeves to get things done.
• Experience with SQL, Tableau (or similar data visualisation tools) is desirable.

At JET, this is how we play

Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best‑known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment.

Being the best at what we do isn’t just about delivering on our strategy. It’s a competition for something incredibly valuable – our customers’ choice. Every time a customer decides where to order, they’re picking a side.

At the heart of the JET Customer League are our values and behaviours. They guide every interaction, every decision, every innovation. These are the actions we need to perform consistently and brilliantly, to surpass the competition and earn our customers’ loyalty, again and again.

Fun, fast‑paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth, helping one another to succeed and celebrating wins. By truly living our values and embodying our behaviours, we’re building a customer‑first culture which enables us to stay one step ahead of the competition.

Benefits:

• Team Vibes! Thrive in a collaborative culture where your ideas matter
• Grow With Us! Enjoy a clear career path & exciting growth opportunities
• Tasty Perks! Get an €90 monthly takeaway spend allowance
• More Time Off! 25 days holiday + birthday leave & bank holidays (Plus, buy/sell up to 5 extra days!)
• Loyalty Rewards! Extra holidays or cash bonuses after 5 & 10 years of service
• Top Benefits Package! Dental plan, pension contributions!
• We Care! Full sick pay, volunteering leave & well-being support programs
• Extra Perks! top brand discounts & cycle-to-work scheme
• Diversity & Inclusion! Mentorship, wellness programs & global career opportunities
• Level Up! Access to world-class training resources to fuel your success

Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging

No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day.

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