Associate Director - Commercial & Special Projects - Jobs in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Job Description

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 regions 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 teamAs an Associate Director - Commercial & Special Projects, you will be working directly with the GM of Ride Hailing to identify key strategic projects that will drive growth and cover business needs that will enhance the services reliability. You will be expected to deal with numerous external stakeholders from the Public and Private sectors in KSA, in addition to internal stakeholders from various departments, to be able to achieve the projects outcomes. You are expected to leverage your project management skills, stakeholder management skills, communication skills, data analytics skills, strategic planning skills and knowledge of KSA public and private sectors to be able to deliver high-value projects that will serve the Ride Hailing vertical, utilizing available resources.What youll do

• Design, pursue and lead special projects through to implementation with the support of the cross-functional teams
• Build deep relationships with key stakeholders with top-tiered government partners and lead critical business negotiations
• Work with a cross-functional team of analysts, sales executives, engineers, and product managers to deliver against the teams KPIs.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product management, communications, and marketing

What youll needThe ideal candidate will have a passionate commitment to improving peoples lives, an insane focus on excellence and customer service, and a strong alignment with our core values: being bold, focused, agile and collaborative, wowing customers, and acting like an owner.

• 5-7 years of experience delivering against ambitious KPIs
• Hands-on experience in project and program management
• Strong data orientation - someone who is always on top of key metrics and implications for the business
• Comfort with ambiguous and regularly changing environments
• Ability to craft and articulate solutions that create win-win outcomes with merchants
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work to tight deadlines
• Technology background and experience working in the region
• Strong problem solving and analytical thinking skills

What well provide youWe offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a 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.
• Enjoy the flexibility that comes with the trust of being an owner work in a hybrid style with a mix of days at the office and at 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.

Keyskills :
Data Analytics Analytical Thinking project management program management Problem Solving

About Company

Careem is a Dubai-based ridesharing company with operations in over 100 cities, covering 15 countries across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia regions. The company, which was valued at over US$2 billion in 2018, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uber after being acquired for $3.1 billion in January 2020.