We are hiring a Director, Strategy, Transformation & Performance to work on a project with an Abu Dhabi government entity. In this role, you'll lead the entity's strategy, transformation and performance agenda: shaping and cascading enterprise strategy, steering delivery of strategic initiatives, overseeing how performance is measured and reported, and driving process excellence.
Key Responsibilities - 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
- Lead delivery of strategic and cross-functional initiatives, resolving key dependencies, risks and escalations
- Direct the performance management framework (KPIs, targets, scorecard and reviews) and be accountable for performance reporting to government
- Present one integrated quarterly view of delivery and results to leadership
- Set the approach for process excellence and continuous improvement, and sponsor government excellence assessments
- Lead and develop the department, and build alignment with internal and government stakeholders
Requirements - 15+ years of experience in enterprise strategy, transformation, PMO, governance, performance management, public-sector advisory or management consulting
- Proven experience leading strategy formulation and advising C-suite or equivalent senior 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
- Qualified UAE Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply. Exceptional candidates of all nationalities will also be considered.
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Type: Full-time
Experience: 15+ years
Package: AED 65,000 per month
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