Director of Talent Development

About the role

Foodpanda, part of the Delivery Hero Group, is looking for a Talent Development Director to build and own the talent agenda across foodpanda, foodora and Yemeksepeti, covering 17 markets in APAC and Europe. Over the next 12-18 months, you will design the talent density, performance, engagement and DE&I systems that turn the newly merged organisation into a high-performance culture, acting as a core strategic partner to regional leadership and global People & Culture.

Key responsibilities

• Formulate and execute a multi-market Talent Density Strategy, partnering with C-suite executives and People Partners to close talent gaps and build pipelines for key roles.
• Lead the evolution of the continuous performance management framework and its rollout across regions, training managers on performance conversations and managing underperformance.
• Architect and own the employee engagement strategy (pulse surveys, eNPS, action planning) and turn sentiment data into retention interventions.
• Design and deploy scalable, digital-first learning and leadership programmes, manage L&D vendors, the LMS platform and the budget for maximum ROI.
• Define and embed the regional DE&I roadmap into hiring, talent programmes and succession pipelines, with metrics and dashboards.
• Support Employee Resource Groups and drive initiatives on psychological safety and cross-cultural collaboration.
• Lead a lean, distributed Talent Development team and act as a strategic partner to regional and global People & Culture teams.

Required profile

• 12+ years of progressive People & Culture experience, including 3+ years in a senior talent development, organisational development or talent management leadership role in high-growth tech, Q-commerce or fast-paced consumer platforms.
• Track record in regional or global roles across APAC and/or Europe, in complex matrix organisations.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration or a related field; Master's or certifications such as ICF, SHRM-SCP or CIPD preferred.

Required skills

• Talent management, modern performance management, engagement methodologies, capability mapping and DE&I practices.
• Data and business acumen, able to turn people metrics into strategy and present business cases to senior executives.
• Experience leading large-scale change management, post-merger integration or structural organisational shifts.