Manager Strategy DC 521 views

• Develop and facilitate Business units and Lines of Business top-down strategies, ensuring these are aligned with overall company objectives.
• Establish comprehensive long-range strategies, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, applying standard methodologies to develop and refine corporate and business strategies.
• Monitor and analyze business climate, technological trends, and government activities and provide insightful recommendations for improvement.
• Manage the process of setting company-wide strategic objectives, ensuring they are clear, measurable, and attainable.
• Provide expert advice on the development and alignment of digital strategies across different AD Ports Group clusters, ensuring they enable the business strategies of the respective clusters.
• Design and facilitate the annual strategic planning process for the Digital Cluster and its business units.
• Collaborate with external consultants as necessary to guarantee the quality and timeliness of strategy-related projects and initiatives.
• Identify and establish strategic initiatives, contributing to the organization’s long-term success.
• Support the execution and analysis of trials for new business initiatives, pilot programs, and regional rollouts, ensuring they align with strategic goals.
• Regularly report on the status and summary of strategy development projects to senior management, including supporting the creation of summaries for Board of Directors.

People Management Responsibilities:

• Provide strong and visionary leadership, supervision, and guidance to the team, setting clear expectations and creating a culture of accountability.
• Offer coaching and mentoring to team members to enhance their capabilities and problem-solving skills.
• Identify and groom future leaders within the team to ensure continuity and growth (succession planning).
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement and excellence promoting creative thinking, collaboration and knowledge sharing among the team.

Strategic Responsibilities:

• Identify, assess and update the strategic risks and challenges in the Digital Cluster and develop the appropriate mitigation plans and contingency strategies.
• Enforce proper communication across the cluster to ensure all stakeholders know and understand the strategy and strategic priorities.
• Translate cluster strategies into detailed initiatives.
• Ensure that business strategies and strategies programs are prepared in accordance with AD Ports Group strategy to ensure the development of an integrated approach.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration,  Strategy or a related field. Master’s degree is a plus

• Excellent English. Arabic is an added advantage

• A minimum of 8-10 years of experience in a similar role

• Experience in strategy development, planning and due diligence with an international consulting firm or a high-profile organisation.
• Experience in Strategy, Digital Strategy, Business planning, research, and feasibility study to the highest calibre.
• Proven ability to lead/implement high-profile strategy projects involving multiple workstreams and complex, varied stakeholders.
• Demonstrable strategic thinking abilities.
• Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude.
• Organizational and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills.