Director, Strategy, Transformation Governance; UAE National

We are hiring a Director, Strategy, Transformation, Performance & Governance to work on a project with an Abu Dhabi government entity in the real estate sector. You'll lead 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.

• Lead the formulation, refresh and cascading of enterprise strategy, translating 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), and establish portfolio governance: decision rights, stage-gates, reporting and benefits tracking
• Steer strategic and cross-sector initiatives, resolving key dependencies, risks and escalations
• Support operating-model and organisational change where strategic priorities require it
• Direct strategy KPI reporting and accountability reviews, consolidating delivery status into one view of strategy performance
• Set the approach for process governance and operational-excellence assessments, ensuring performance gaps become clear corrective actions
• Lead and develop the department, and build alignment with internal and government stakeholders

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

This role is open to UAE Nationals only.

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Type: Full-time

Experience: 15+ years

Level: Director