Senior Lead, Executive Search

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Lead to join our Executive Search team and help us deliver amazing experiences through leadership hiring at Delivery Hero.

As part of the People & Culture Team, you’ll help attract and retain top leadership talent across our international brands like Talabat, HungerStation, and PedidosYa. You’ll champion a workplace culture where people feel valued and empowered to grow — shaping the future of a truly global organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end executive recruitment for Director to SVP-level roles across multiple Delivery Hero brands
• Act as a strategic partner to brand CEOs and senior leadership teams, aligning talent strategy with business needs
• Own the full lifecycle of leadership hiring: role definition, market mapping, direct sourcing, stakeholder engagement, assessment, and offer management
• Ensure a world-class experience for candidates and stakeholders, rooted in Delivery Hero’s values
• Collaborate with HRBPs and business leaders on succession planning and talent pipeline development
• Champion quality-of-hire through rigorous search execution, structured evaluations, and post-hire feedback loops
• Deliver market intelligence and strategic insights to support organizational planning
• Continuously improve executive search processes, tooling, reporting, and best practices
• Maintain confidentiality, professionalism, and operational excellence across all hiring activities

What You Need to Be Successful

• 6+ years of experience in executive search, ideally with both in-house and retained search backgrounds
• Proven success hiring senior leaders in fast-paced, international, and matrixed organizations
• Strong market knowledge in regions such as the Middle East and Latin America
• Experience advising and engaging C-level stakeholders
• Expertise in direct sourcing, candidate assessment, and stakeholder alignment
• Strategic mindset combined with operational rigor and project management capability
• Adaptable and outcome-focused in high-growth, dynamic environments
• Fluent in English (Spanish or Arabic is a strong plus)

Who We Are

Delivery Hero is the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, operating in over 70 countries worldwide. Powered by tech and designed by people, we deliver amazing experiences — fast, easy, and right to your door. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, we’re one of Europe’s largest tech platforms and part of the MDAX stock market index. We build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero.

What’s in It for You

• Hybrid work model: Join our Berlin team on-site 2 days per week for collaboration and connection
• 27 vacation days, plus an extra day after 2 and 3 years of service
• €1,000 educational budget, language courses, parental support, and access to Udemy Business
• Wellbeing support including health checkups, meditation, gym and bicycle subsidies
• Financial benefits: Employee Share Purchase Plan, Sabbatical Bank, public transport discount, life & accident insurance, pension plan
• Meal and food benefits: Digital meal vouchers, food vouchers, and corporate discounts

Ready to join our team? If you’re eager to grow, collaborate, and be part of the world’s leading delivery platform, apply today!

Diversity & Inclusion at Delivery Hero

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, nationality, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage you to let us know if you need any accommodations during the interview process. Feel free to share your pronouns in your application so we can address you respectfully from the start.