Managing Director

Founding Leadership Appointment | Multi-Vertical Residential Platform | Global Growth Path

Location:

Dubai, UAE

Reporting to:
Group Founders / Board (UK)

Scope:
Dubai launch with regional and global expansion mandate

A highly successful UK national property group is entering the Dubai market as part of a deliberate international expansion strategy.

The group operates across multiple residential and advisory verticals, including brokerage, advisory, private client services, new homes and strategic partnerships. Dubai is being launched as a flagship market, with capital, leadership attention and long-term intent from day one.

This is a founding Managing Director appointment to build and lead the Dubai business end-to-end. For the right individual, this role is expected to evolve into regional and ultimately global leadership, with a clear pathway toward a Group CEO position as the platform scales internationally.

Mandate & Strategic Scope

Market Entry & Platform Build

• Lead the full Dubai market entry strategy across multiple residential and advisory verticals
• Establish the brand as a credible, high-quality operator in the Dubai market
• Translate a proven UK operating model into the Dubai context while adapting to local dynamics
• Represent the group at senior level with developers, institutional partners, private clients and intermediaries
• Drive revenue growth across brokerage, advisory, new homes and strategic partnerships
• Personally contribute at senior transactional level where appropriate
• Set pricing, fee structures, advisor economics and growth targets
• Identify and develop new vertical opportunities aligned with the group’s wider strategy
• Recruit, lead and retain senior leaders and high-performing agents
• Build a scalable leadership structure rather than a single-producer business
• Embed a high-performance, professional culture aligned with UK standards
• Act as the visible leader of the Dubai business internally and externally

Operations, Governance & Scale

• Oversee all operational, compliance and governance requirements
• Work closely with UK leadership to ensure brand consistency and reporting discipline
• Shape office strategy, client experience and infrastructure
• Prepare the Dubai platform for replication into additional international markets

Candidate Profile (Target Calibre)

• Recognised senior figure within the Dubai property market
• Operating at Managing Director or equivalent leadership level
• Experience across multiple residential or advisory verticals
• Proven record of building, scaling and leading high-performing teams
• Strategic leader with strong commercial credibility
• Comfortable building from first principles in a growth environment

Compensation & Long-Term Upside (AED)

Compensation is structured to attract top-tier leadership talent capable of building a multi-vertical platform.

Fixed & Variable Compensation

• AED 920,000 – AED 1,150,000 per year
• On-Target Earnings (OTE):
• AED 1,610,000+ per year

Long-Term Incentives

• Significant performance-based incentives
• Potential equity or share participation linked to:
• Expansion into additional markets

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