Nidhi Rao
Senior Director - Finance at Careem | ex-Noon, Souq, Nomura
The move
Movenoon → Careem
TitleSpecial Projects Manager → Senior Director - Head of Finance, Ventures
LocationDubai → Dubai
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageTelugu
Years in UAE9.3
Total experience14.7 years
Careem headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Careem industrySoftware Development
Careem HQDubai
Careem founded2012
Careem typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Senior Director - Head of Finance, VenturesOct 2024 — Present
Careem· Full-time - Director - Head of Finance, Pay & TenantsJan 2024 — Oct 2024Careem· Full-time
- Director - Corporate Development, Investor RelationsJan 2022 — Feb 2024Careem· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Associate Director - Corporate Development, Investor RelationsJul 2020 — Jan 2022Careem· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Associate Director - Strategic Finance, Investor RelationsJul 2019 — Jul 2020Careem· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Sr Manager - Strategic FinanceJul 2018 — Jul 2019Careem· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Manager - Strategic FinanceSep 2017 — Jul 2018Careem· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Special Projects ManagerNov 2015 — Aug 2017
noon· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Business Finance ManagerJul 2015 — Nov 2015
Souq.com· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Financial AnalystOct 2014 — Jul 2015Souq.com· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Analyst, Investment Banking, IAGMay 2011 — May 2014
Nomura· Mumbai Area, India - Summer InternApr 2010 — Jun 2010
seedfund· Mumbai Area, India
Education
- Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS)Master of Business Administration - MBA · Finance2009 — 2011
- AISSMS College of EngineeringEngineer’s Degree · Electrical2004 — 2008
Languages
- Marathi · Full professional
- Hindi · Full professional
- English · Full professional
- Telugu · Native or bilingual
Top skills
ValuationEquity ResearchOnline RetailCorporate FinanceFinancial ModelingBloomberg