Ready for a challenge? Then Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you. We’re a leading global online food delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience. Whether it’s a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe. About this role The Delivery Operations Director will play a critical role in driving delivery performance and optimising courier networks across multiple markets operating under our independent contractor model. This role reports directly to the VP Global Logistics,sits within the Global Logistics team and will primarily focus on European Markets. The successful candidate will work cross-functionally with local market teams, Product, Tech, and Commercial to deliver a seamless experience across all stakeholders, customers, partners, and couriers while supporting sustainable growth and operational excellence. Location: Hybrid- 3 days a week from our London office & 2 days working from home. Plus occasional travel. Reporting to: VP Global Logistics - Declo These are some of the key ingredients to the role: The Delivery Operations Director will be accountable for the performance and cost of delivery networks across several markets—specifically including Time to Delivery, Network Downtime, and Undelivered Orders. Responsibilities are aligned with local business plans and derived from group-level strategic objectives: Represent local markets within the global logistics team, championing their delivery and operational needs. Own and optimise delivery performance and cost metrics Develop and execute market-level strategies aligned with regional and group logistics goals. Collaborate with commercial teams to optimise order density, coverage, and growth across the delivery estate. Champions cross-functional projects to improve delivery outcomes and manage risk, involving Tech, Legal, Government Affairs, and other key partners. Drive courier engagement and retention through close work with Partner Marketing and local Ops teams. Inspire, manage, and develop local Delivery Operations teams, fostering high performance and continuous improvement. What will you bring to the table? Proven ability to empower, support, and grow high-performing teams, fostering long-term success in dynamic, fast-paced environments. Strategic mindset with the ability to turn insights into actionable plans and drive innovation across logistics and delivery operations. Collaborative approach and proven experience working effectively in matrixed, cross-functional, and global organisations. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills across all levels of the business. Highly analytical and data-driven, with the ability to extract insights and translate them into business impact. Comfortable navigating ambiguity and thriving in change, with a natural curiosity and continuous improvement mindset. Sound understanding of technology and product, with the ability to partner effectively with technical teams. At JET, this is on the menu: Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment. Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth and about celebrating every aspect of our JETers. Thanks to them we stay one step ahead of the competition. Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day. What else are we delivering? Want to know more about our JETers, culture or company? Have a look at our career site where you can find people's stories, blogs, podcasts and more JET morsels. Are you ready to take your seat? Apply now! LI-GBRHQAS