Strategy & Planning Manager

About the role

An investment company based in Abu Dhabi is looking for a Strategy & Planning Manager. The role shapes, drives and monitors corporate strategy and its alignment across the Group's portfolio companies, supporting decisions at Group CEO/MD level through analysis, strategic planning, KPI development, governance coordination and oversight of group-wide transformation initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Support the annual and multi-year corporate strategy, aligned with the Group CEO's vision and national economic objectives
• Lead strategic assessments, sector analysis and growth opportunity evaluations across priority sectors such as construction, energy, health, industrials and real estate
• Manage the Group-wide strategic planning cycle: strategy refresh, cascading, alignment workshops and approvals
• Develop strategic recommendations, scenario planning and decision papers for the MD/GCEO and Investment Committee
• Lead the annual KPI setting cycle, working with HR/Talent and Finance on scorecards, target-setting, weighting, budgets and quarterly evaluations
• Monitor performance of corporate departments and portfolio companies, identify deviations and recommend corrective actions
• Prepare executive dashboards and progress reports for the MD/GCEO
• Coordinate with portfolio companies on strategic priorities, operational transformation and support services standards
• Support group synergy programs (HR, Legal, Procurement, IT, Admin) and track execution of transformation programs
• Drive consistency in governance across portfolio companies (DOA, NRC alignment, reporting cycles)
• Lead special strategic projects, feasibility studies, benchmarking, business cases and operating model reviews
• Support digital transformation and process optimization (SAP SuccessFactors, AI automation, support services digitalization) and design program plans, charters, workstreams and PMO documentation
• Conduct market research, competitor benchmarking and risk assessments, and prepare presentations, board papers, policy briefs and analytical reports
• Prepare strategy reports for internal committees (Investment Committee, NRC, Board) and coordinate with Legal, Finance, HR and Audit

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Strategy or similar; Master's degree (MBA/MSc) preferred
• 8-12 years of experience in Strategy, Corporate Planning, Management Consulting or Investment/Portfolio management
• Experience in a holding company, investment group, large conglomerate or top-tier consulting firm (PwC, EY, Kearney, BCG, McKinsey) highly preferred
• Strong familiarity with large-scale transformation programs, KPI frameworks and strategic governance
• Experience collaborating across multiple business units and sectors