Director, Real Estate Planning & Intelligence (UAE National)

About the role

A project with an Abu Dhabi government entity in the real estate sector is hiring a Director, Real Estate Planning & Intelligence. The Director leads the entity's real estate planning and intelligence agenda, combining market evidence, sector planning and development assessment to inform leadership, planning and regulatory decisions on the future of Abu Dhabi's real estate sector. The role is open to UAE Nationals only.

Key responsibilities

• Set the annual market-intelligence, research and publication programme in line with strategic priorities
• Oversee analysis of supply, demand, prices, rents and transactions by area and asset class
• Own the market data domain, including definitions, quality rules and sign-off
• Translate evidence into executive narratives and forward-looking sector outlooks
• Identify future market needs, shortages, oversupply risks and development gaps
• Provide supply-demand and market-impact inputs on zoning conversions, master plan submissions and major developments to planning authorities
• Advise senior leadership on market developments and sector risks, and lead sector studies, scenarios and deep dives
• Lead and develop a lean team of market-intelligence and data-analytics specialists
• Coordinate with government planning, registration and statistical bodies and with market-data providers

Required profile

• 12-15+ years of progressive experience in real estate market intelligence, development advisory, economics, sector planning, strategy consulting or a related field
• Proven experience leading market analysis, forecasting and planning assessments, and turning complex evidence into executive recommendations
• Strong understanding of real estate market dynamics, development pipelines and planning considerations
• Experience advising senior government or executive stakeholders and presenting to decision-making forums
• Bachelor's degree in economics, real estate, urban economics, urban planning, finance, engineering, statistics or a related field; postgraduate qualification strongly preferred
• Fluency in English required; Arabic strongly preferred
• Experience in government or semi-government, real estate development, advisory or another regulated sector strongly preferred; GCC experience is an advantage