Senior Associate - CEO Office

About the role

Inception42, a G42 company, is looking for a Senior Associate for its CEO Office in Abu Dhabi. The role solves priority business problems, leads selected cross-functional initiatives and improves how the CEO Office operates. It combines independent analysis and business judgment with disciplined program management and practical AI-enabled solutions. The Chief of Staff sets priorities and provides sponsorship.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse business problems, frame hypotheses and recommend practical options, building business cases and financial or operational analyses
• Prepare executive briefs and decision materials that separate evidence from assumptions
• Lead agreed initiatives from scope definition through implementation and outcome review, applying PMO discipline (critical paths, milestones, RAID management, benefit realization)
• Maintain a decision-ready view of CEO Office priorities and drive follow-through across functions, resolving blockers and developing recovery plans for delayed work
• Run decision-focused governance and leadership reviews, escalate material issues early with recommendations, and redesign manual processes with AI tools, automation or low-code platforms

Required profile

• Relevant experience in strategy and operations, implementation-led consulting, transformation, product or business operations, or a CEO or Chief of Staff office
• Evidence of independently diagnosing complex problems and leading solutions through implementation, including recovering delayed initiatives
• Strong quantitative and commercial judgment, including business cases, scenario analysis and performance diagnosis
• Ability to turn business needs into requirements and prototypes with technical teams, with sound judgment on AI limitations, data quality, confidentiality and security
• Excellent executive writing and stakeholder skills, reliable follow-through and adaptability

Required skills

• Integrated planning, critical-path management, governance cadences, RAID logs, decision registers, KPI reporting and benefit realization
• Hands-on AI capability: having built and tested an AI-enabled workflow or tool used by others

What we offer

• A competitive remuneration package with healthcare, education support, leave benefits and more
• An open, diverse and inclusive culture focused on innovation
• Learning and development through structured training programs and high-tech projects