Discover surplus food from restaurants, cafés, bakeries and more with up to 70% off. Order on Barakah and help reduce food waste across the region. Backed by 500 Global.
About the role
We are looking for a Marketplace Operations Manager to lead the quality and reliability of Barakah's day-to-day marketplace operations. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can keep a live operation running well while continuously improving how it works. You will bring together customer experience, merchant operations, external partners, and internal teams to solve problems, raise standards, and make the marketplace more dependable. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Relevant experience leading customer, marketplace, e-commerce, logistics, or service operations
- Evidence that you have improved an existing operation, not only maintained one
- Strong people leadership, with the ability to coach, delegate, set expectations, and build accountability
- Practical problem-solving and sound judgment, particularly when information is incomplete or priorities compete
- Confidence working across functions and with external partners to move issues from discussion to resolution
- Comfort using data and frontline insight to understand performance and decide where to focus
More about this role
Barakah is on a mission to reshape how food is consumed across the region. Through a fast-growing marketplace, it connects businesses with surplus food to customers seeking quality at better value — turning waste into opportunity. More than a platform, Barakah is building a movement toward smarter consumption, stronger businesses, and a more sustainable future.
Joining Barakah means being part of a purpose-driven team where your work directly contributes to reducing food waste, creating real economic value, and driving meaningful impact at scale — all while growing alongside a company on an ambitious expansion journey.
We are looking for a Marketplace Operations Manager to lead the quality and reliability of Barakah's day-to-day marketplace operations.
This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can keep a live operation running well while continuously improving how it works. You will bring together customer experience, merchant operations, external partners, and internal teams to solve problems, raise standards, and make the marketplace more dependable.
You will be expected to understand what is happening on the ground, make sound decisions, and turn recurring issues into...
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