Director, Strategy, Transformation, Performance & Governance (UAE National)

About the role

A consultancy is hiring a Director, Strategy, Transformation, Performance & Governance to work on a project with an Abu Dhabi government entity in the real estate sector. The Director leads the entity's strategy, transformation and strategy-performance agenda: shaping and cascading strategy, governing the portfolio of strategic initiatives, tracking strategy performance and driving operational excellence. The role is open to UAE Nationals only.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the formulation, refresh and cascading of enterprise strategy, turning government and leadership priorities into clear objectives, plans and initiatives
• Advise senior leadership on strategic priorities, complex decisions and urgent requests
• Lead strategic studies, benchmarking and policy or regulatory assessments
• Translate strategy into a focused portfolio of initiatives and roadmaps (including digital), set up portfolio governance with decision rights, stage-gates, reporting and benefits tracking
• Steer strategic and cross-sector initiatives, resolving dependencies, risks and escalations
• Support operating-model and organisational change where needed
• Direct strategy KPI reporting and accountability reviews, giving a single view of strategy performance
• Set the approach for process governance and operational-excellence assessments, turning performance gaps into corrective actions
• Lead and develop the department and build alignment with internal and government stakeholders

Required profile

• 15+ years of experience in enterprise strategy, transformation, PMO, governance, performance management, public-sector advisory or management consulting
• Proven track record of leading strategy formulation and cascading, and advising C-suite, Director General or equivalent leadership
• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, engineering, public policy, management or a related field; postgraduate qualification preferred
• Fluency in English required; Arabic strongly preferred
• Experience in government or semi-government, real estate or another regulated sector strongly preferred; GCC experience is an advantage