About the company
foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. 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.
Responsibilities
- Formulate and execute Pandora's multi-market Talent Density Strategy, partnering with C-suite executives and People Partners to close critical talent gaps and build pipelines for key roles.
- Lead the evolution of Pandora's continuous performance management framework and its rollout across regions, training and coaching managers on high-quality performance conversations and managing underperformance.
- Architect and own the employee engagement strategy — pulse surveys, eNPS, action-planning — turning sentiment data into targeted retention interventions with regional leadership.
- Design and deploy scalable, digital-first learning and leadership development programs, and manage the L&D vendor relationships, LMS platform, and budget for maximum ROI.
- Define and embed the regional DE&I roadmap into hiring, talent programs, and succession pipelines, with metrics and dashboards that hold leadership accountable.
- Act as a core strategic partner to regional leadership and global People & Culture teams while leading a lean, distributed Talent Development team.
- Support Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and drive initiatives that build psychological safety and cross-cultural collaboration across a complex, 17-market matrix.
Requirements
- 12+ years of progressive People & Culture experience, including 3+ years in a senior talent development, organizational development, or talent management leadership role within high-growth tech, Q-commerce, or fast-paced consumer platforms.
- A track record of success in regional or global roles across APAC and/or Europe, navigating complex matrix organizations across multiple geographies and cultures.
- Deep functional expertise across talent management, modern performance management, engagement methodologies, capability mapping, and DE&I practices.
- Strong data and business acumen — able to translate complex people metrics into strategy and present business cases to senior executives.
- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale change management, post-merger integration, or structural organizational shifts.
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field (Master's or certifications like ICF, SHRM-SCP, or CIPD preferred).
Conditions
- Full-time position.
- Opportunity to work with one of the leading global online food ordering and delivery marketplaces.
- Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture.