Director of Strategy Office

A leading organization in the UAE is seeking an accomplished Director of Strategy Office to lead its strategic planning, corporate performance, project management, corporate excellence, quality, enterprise risk management, and business continuity functions.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced professional who can translate strategic priorities into measurable outcomes, strengthen organizational performance and governance, and drive excellence and continuous improvement across the organization.

• Lead the development, implementation, monitoring, and periodic review of strategic and operational plans.
• Translate strategic priorities into measurable objectives, KPIs, initiatives, and organizational targets.
• Oversee corporate performance management and provide executive-level performance reports, dashboards, and strategic insights.
• Lead and monitor strategic initiatives and projects to ensure alignment with organizational priorities and achievement of approved objectives.
• Oversee the Corporate Project Management Office (PMO), including project governance, methodologies, portfolio monitoring, and reporting.
• Lead the development and implementation of corporate excellence and quality management frameworks in line with recognized standards and leading practices.
• Drive process improvement, organizational maturity, service excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support institutional excellence programs, assessments, and awards.
• Lead the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework, including risk identification, assessment, monitoring, mitigation, and reporting.
• Oversee Business Continuity Management (BCM), crisis management, and emergency preparedness frameworks and plans.
• Provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior leadership to support informed decision-making.
• Build strong cross-functional collaboration and promote a culture of performance, excellence, innovation, accountability, and risk awareness.
• Lead and develop the Strategy Office team, ensuring high performance and effective delivery across all functions.

• Bachelor's degree in Strategic Management, Business Administration, Project Management, Quality Management, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience across strategy, corporate performance, project management, corporate excellence, quality, enterprise risk management, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience in a leadership or managerial capacity.
• Proven experience in strategy development and execution, corporate performance management, KPI governance, PMO, and strategic initiative management.
• Strong exposure to corporate excellence, quality management, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and Business Continuity Management (BCM).
• Experience with in large, complex, or highly governed organizations is preferred.

• Strategy Development & Execution
• Corporate Performance & KPI Management
• Strategic Portfolio & Project Management
• PMO Governance
• Corporate Excellence & Quality
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Business Continuity Management
• Executive Reporting & Data Analysis Process & Performance Improvement
• Strategic Thinking & Decision-Making
• Leadership & People Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Change Leadership
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement