Senior Manager, People Data Science & Insights

Company Description

As the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. We enable creative minds to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you're from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero.

Job Description

We are on the lookout for a Senior Manager, People Data Science & Insights to join the People & Culture team shaping the future of data-driven decision-making at Delivery Hero. 

You will play a crucial role in enabling our stakeholders to achieve business objectives by bridging the gap between data and actionable insights. You will shape our data strategy, build strong stakeholder relationships, and drive analytics excellence. You will lead a team of up to 7 fostering a culture of excellence, impact and innovation. Your leadership will ensure data quality and accuracy, adhering to best practices and governance principles. Your role will involve managing stakeholder relationships, prioritizing initiatives and projects, and driving team development. Your work will directly empower business decisions globally and contribute to our strategic objectives.

Join the team that champions the employee experience at Delivery Hero. As part of the People & Culture Team, you’ll help attract, develop, and retain top talent, creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow. With each initiative you support, you’ll be building a positive culture that fuels innovation, teamwork, and a sense of belonging across our global organization.

• Lead a team of data professionals, fostering collaboration, continuous improvement and growth

• Guide the team to own the analysis cycle, from gathering the business requirements, framing the question, building hypotheses, running the analysis, presenting insights and recommending meaningful actions to senior stakeholders

• Share Data (Science) best practices and enable the team to select appropriate methodologies / techniques to analyse data and extract insight for key stakeholders in an efficient and secure way

• Drive the development and delivery of impactful data engineering, insights and analytics products.

• Manage prioritization and resource allocation to maximize value delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, or related field).
• A minimum of 8+ years of experience in data science/ analytics, with at least 5+ years in a leadership role managing data teams.
• Proven leadership ability in managing diverse, high-performing teams and in developing and executing strategic plans to meet business objectives.
• Proficient in the full data analysis lifecycle, including problem formulation, data quality, auditing, rigorous analysis, interpretation, and presentation.
• Deep knowledge of Big Data technologies, preferably with experience in BigQuery and the Google Cloud Platform, as well as with classical machine learning frameworks.
• Exceptional collaboration, relationship building and communication skills, capable of guiding, influencing, and persuading a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to understand business needs, align data science efforts to companies OKRs.

Additional Information

Ensuring you and all our Heroes are looked after, happy, and healthy is always on the menu. Because if you’re in good shape, then we’re in good shape.

• Make the most of our hybrid working model and join the team for face-to-face connection and collaboration in our beautiful Berlin campus 2 days a week
• We offer 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service
• We will support you in developing yourself and your career growth opportunities: 1.000 € Educational Budget, Language Courses, Parental Support and access to the Udemy Business platform to explore a variety of online courses.
• Get moving and release those wonderful, mind-boosting endorphins: Health Checkups, Meditation, Gym & Bicycle Subsidy
• Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it, we’ll help you with it: Employee Share Purchase Plan, Sabbatical Bank,  Public Transportation Ticket Discount, Life & Accident Insurance, Corporate Pension Plan
• The power of getting together over some food is unrivaled. Here are a few ways to help you do that. All the yum: Digital Meal Vouchers, Food Vouchers, Corporate Discounts. Courses.

Ready to join our team? If you’re excited to grow, collaborate and be part of the world’s leading delivery platform, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!

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.