Director Public Policy & Government Affairs

Delivery Hero
Dubai
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Government Affairs & Public PolicyExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Communication","Executive presence","Judgement","Risk awareness"]

Lead talabat’s regulatory and government engagement across priority GCC and MENA markets. Shape policy and regulatory frameworks across areas such as competition and pricing, platform regulation, labor models, consumer protection, and digital/data and sustainability policy. Develop advocacy strategies, represent the company in public forums, anticipate policy and political risks, support regulatory escalations, and partner with Communications, Legal, Operations, Finance, and Strategy while coaching market teams.

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Director Public Policy & Government Affairs

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Job Summary

Lead talabat’s regulatory and government engagement across priority GCC and MENA markets. Shape policy and regulatory frameworks across areas such as competition and pricing, platform regulation, labor models, consumer protection, and digital/data and sustainability policy. Develop advocacy strategies, represent the company in public forums, anticipate policy and political risks, support regulatory escalations, and partner with Communications, Legal, Operations, Finance, and Strategy while coaching market teams.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Government Affairs & Public Policy
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead engagement with government entities, regulators, competition authorities, and public sector stakeholders across the region.
  • •Shape and influence policy and regulatory frameworks across competition and pricing, platform regulation, labor and workforce models, consumer protection, and digital/data and sustainability policy.
  • •Develop and execute policy and advocacy strategies aligned with business priorities.
  • •Represent talabat in industry associations, councils, and working groups.
  • •Anticipate regulatory and political risks, advise senior leadership, and support crisis response and regulatory escalations affecting operations.

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years’ experience in public policy, government affairs, regulatory strategy, or public sector leadership.
  • •Demonstrated success influencing policy or regulatory outcomes in the GCC and/or wider MENA region.
  • •Hands-on experience engaging with ministers, regulators, senior civil servants, and competition authorities.
  • •Background in highly regulated sectors such as technology platforms, telecoms, mobility, energy, financial services, or similar.
  • •Fluency in verbal and written English and Arabic is mandatory.
Experience:10+ yearsPublic policyGovernment affairsRegulatory strategyGCCMENAHighly regulated sectorsTechnology platformsTelecomsMobilityEnergyFinancial services
Skills:Strategic thinkingCommunicationExecutive presenceJudgementRisk awareness
Languages:EnglishArabic

Company Brief

Delivery Hero
Global online food-ordering and local delivery platform operating multiple regional brands (e.g., Foodpanda, Glovo, Talabat) across 50–70+ countries, supplying food and quick-commerce deliveries via marketplace and logistics services.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
Founded: 2011
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