IT Engineering Manager – Enterprise Applications – Talabat

talabat is hiring an IT Engineering Manager – Enterprise Applications in Dubai to own the corporate and employee-facing IT systems that form the company’s digital workplace. This is a leadership role within talabat’s IT function, responsible for the internal-facing technology backbone that every employee across the company depends on to do their jobs.

The scope covers ownership of enterprise applications — the systems supporting HR, finance, collaboration, and other core corporate functions — including their reliability, integration, and ongoing development as the company’s needs evolve. Managing a team responsible for this kind of infrastructure means balancing genuine engineering rigor with strong operational discipline, since enterprise applications need to be dependable every single day, not just well-architected in theory. Expect close collaboration with stakeholders across HR, finance, and other corporate functions who depend directly on these systems.

This suits an experienced IT engineering leader with a strong background in enterprise applications specifically, comfortable managing both a technical team and a broad set of internal stakeholders with varying levels of technical fluency. It’s a strong fit for someone who takes real pride in building dependable, well-integrated internal systems rather than only customer-facing technology.

Every employee across a company the size of talabat depends on enterprise applications working reliably every single day — a broken HR system, an unreliable finance platform, or a collaboration tool that keeps failing doesn't just inconvenience individuals, it creates friction across the entire organization that slows everyone down simultaneously. An IT Engineering Manager who runs this function well protects the company's overall operational efficiency in a way that's easy to underappreciate precisely because, when it's working well, nobody notices it at all. Beyond day-to-day reliability, thoughtful enterprise applications strategy also directly supports the company's ability to scale — as talabat grows, its internal systems need to grow with it without becoming a bottleneck, and getting that architecture and integration work right now prevents expensive, disruptive system replacements later. Strong internal IT leadership also protects data security and compliance across corporate functions handling genuinely sensitive information, which carries real organizational risk if managed poorly. In a fast-scaling company, the quality of the internal digital workplace is a genuine, if quiet, driver of how efficiently the whole organization can operate.

Leading enterprise applications for a company at talabat's scale offers genuine leadership experience managing both a technical team and complex internal stakeholder relationships across HR, finance, and other core corporate functions — a breadth of both technical and organizational challenge that builds well-rounded IT leadership capability. Enterprise applications management is a consistently in-demand specialization within the broader IT field, since every growing company eventually needs this expertise, and building it at a fast-scaling regional tech platform like talabat is a strong, transferable credential for future IT leadership roles across industries. The role also builds genuine systems integration and enterprise architecture skills, which sit at a meaningfully more senior and strategic level than pure application administration, positioning strong performers well for future Head of IT, Director of Enterprise Technology, or CIO-track roles. Being part of the Delivery Hero Group also opens potential exposure to enterprise IT practices across its wider international portfolio for those who want that broader perspective over time. For an IT leader who wants their career to combine real technical depth with genuine organizational impact, few roles offer as much visible, company-wide relevance as owning the systems every employee depends on, and that visibility tends to translate directly into stronger internal standing when promotion decisions come around.

• Experience managing an IT engineering team, ideally focused on enterprise or corporate applications
• Strong background in enterprise systems (HR, finance, collaboration platforms, or similar)
• Experience with systems integration and enterprise architecture principles
• Strong stakeholder management skills across corporate functions such as HR and finance
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field
• Track record of maintaining high system reliability and uptime for internal-facing platforms