Associate Director - Strategy & Value Creation

Careem

Dubai
Permanent
Full-time

20 days ago

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 50 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.About the TeamThe Careem Strategy and Value Creation team sits at the center of Careem's strategy and plans for becoming the leading Super App in the region. It works closely with C-Suite and leadership to drive focus and decision-making on one of the most important priorities for the company: to effectively collaborate with Careem's key strategic partners and investors, e& Group and Uber.We're looking for a self-driven, high-energy, and detail-oriented Strategic & Value Creation Lead who can drive the relationship between Careem, e& group, and Uber. Your leadership will be crucial in identifying, developing, and executing projects that enhance our market presence, operational efficiency, and overall value proposition across our investors and partners.About the role
The role will have the following responsibilities:Lead the thinking on value creation:

Identify and develop how our different businesses work with our strategic partners - Uber and e& - to strengthen our Super App value prop and offering
Identify the opportunities, drive prioritization, and focus on the highest impact programs

Implement cross-functional initiatives:

Lead cross-functional, cross-company projects from inception to delivery, while managing timelines, targets, and project scopes
Define goals and OKRs to help ensure execution and focus
Prepare and present regular progress reports to C-level management, providing insights and recommendations based on project outcomes and performance metrics

Relationship building and debottlenecking:

Foster strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels across Careem, e& group, and Uber to ensure alignment and facilitate effective collaboration
Quickly ramp-up to new topics as they come your way, and find ways to best connect the right stakeholders to reach joint consensus
Identify potential bottlenecks and find creative ways to work around them

What you'll needBackground:

Top tier education background
5-7 years of professional experience in strategy or program management roles within a leading management consulting firm or high-growth tech start-up

Skills:

Problem solving skills including structuring problems, performing detailed analysis, and developing recommendations
Project management skills with high degree of detail-orientation, organization, and ability to work cross-functionally
Ability to multitask and manage tight deadlines without compromising on quality

Mindset:

Self-drive and ownership to own the problem end-to-end without waiting for direction
Start-up mentality with a strong bias for action
Curiosity about tech and excitement to build the region's leading Everything App

What we'll provide youWe 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.
Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.

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