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We’re looking for a strategic leader to join us as Head of Vendor Strategy, owning the design and deployment of high-impact initiatives that drive success for our most important partners. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex, cross-functional problems and is passionate about turning insight into scalable action across a global footprint.
As the Head of Vendor Strategy, you’ll architect how we think and work with our vendors to ensure they achieve successful and healthy presence on the platform all across their lifecycle. You and your team will design everything from the incubation, performance monitoring, and re-engagement and revival. Your work will define what “success� looks like for new vendors, prevent attrition among high-potential partners, and shape how we scale this across 17 markets. You will collaborate closely with country Managing Directors, Commercial Directors, MDs, and central functions (Product, CRM, Operations), while reporting directly to the Senior Director of Partner Growth.
This is a high-visibility, high-impact role with frequent interaction with senior leadership, including our VP of Commercial and executive leadership across Delivery Hero. You will also lead a team of 4 direct reports, fostering a high-performance culture focused on ownership, accountability, and strategic execution.
What You’ll Drive
Strategic Incubation Design: Define and lead the global incubation framework for top vendors, ensuring a seamless onboarding and ramp-up experience that maximizes performance in the first 30�60 days.
Vendor Lifecycle Health: Own the design and evolution of vendor lifecycle strategies, including early performance diagnostics, churn prevention, and success criteria for long-term engagement.
Performance Intelligence & Metrics: Develop predictive health monitoring systems, dashboards, and processes that enable local teams to intervene before issues escalate.
Cross-Functional Enablement: Collaborate with internal teams (e.g., Account Management, CRM, Content, Product) to implement playbooks, AI tooling, and scalable interventions across 17 markets.
Recovery and Reinvention: Lead the strategy for reactivating underperforming vendors through data-driven interventions and partnerships with local market teams.
Qualifications
7�10 years of total professional experience, with 2�5 years in top-tier strategy consulting
Proven experience in solving complex strategic problems and designing scalable operational frameworks
Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure ambiguity and generate insights that drive decision-making
Experience leading small teams or workstreams, preferably in high-performance, high-intensity environments
Strong implementation ownership � demonstrated ability to move from insight to action in cross-functional settings
Exceptional communication skills -Â confident presenting to senior stakeholders
Comfort with ambiguity, fast decision-making, and driving results across diverse, international markets
Additional Information
We believe diversity and inclusion are key to creating not only an exciting product, but also an amazing customer and employee experience. Fostering this starts with hiring - therefore we do not discriminate on the basis of racial identities, religious beliefs, color, national origin, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, age, marital or disability statuses, or any other aspect that makes you, you. We encourage you to let us know if you need any accommodations or specific accessibility support to ensure a smooth interview experience—just include it in your application. You're welcome to share your pronouns (he/she/they) right from the start so we can address you respectfully from our first contact.

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