Corporate Development Manager

General Information

Qatar-Doha

About The Role

Group Strategy

• Support the development, refinement, and coordination of Qatar Airways Group's corporate strategy, including strategic planning cycles, OKRs, KPIs, and executive reporting.
• Conduct structured analyses on industry dynamics, competitive positioning, market trends, and strategic options to inform senior leadership decision-making.
• Prepare high-quality strategy documents, board materials, and executive presentations that synthesise complex information into clear, decision-ready recommendations.
• Support the coordination and execution of cross-functional strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment across business units and timely delivery of milestones.
• Investments and M&A
• Support the identification, screening, and evaluation of potential investment, M&A, and partnership opportunities through market research, financial analysis, and strategic fit assessment.
• Build and maintain financial models, valuations, and risk-return analyses to support investment recommendations and governance submissions.
• Assist in due diligence activities by coordinating inputs from internal stakeholders and external advisors, and preparing investment memoranda and analysis packs.
• Support post-transaction monitoring, including tracking portfolio performance, governance obligations, and key value-creation milestones.

Cross-Functional & Operational

• Operate as a flexible resource across both verticals, with prioritisation directed by the Head of Group Strategy & Investments and the respective vertical leads.
• Structure and solve poorly defined problems through hypothesis-driven analysis, applying consulting-grade frameworks and analytical rigour.
• Manage multiple concurrent workstreams with discipline, autonomy, and attention to quality under time pressure.
• Cultivate effective working relationships with internal stakeholders across Finance, Legal, Commercial, and Operations, as well as with external advisors and partners.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools and advanced analytics to enhance productivity, insight generation, and output quality.
• Be part of an extraordinary story
• Your skills.
• Your imagination.
• Your ambition.
• Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make.
• You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience.
• You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.
• Our best is here and still to come.
• To us, impossible is only a challenge.
• Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.
• Together, everything is possible.

Qualification

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent
• About you
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent Bachelors Degree or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Economics, Engineering, Finance, or a related quantitative discipline
• 5 to 10 years of progressive professional experience, including 2 to 4 years in a top-tier management consultancy (MBB / Senior Business Analyst or Associate level) or in investment banking / private equity (Associate level or equivalent)

Essential

• Consulting-grade problem-solving: ability to structure ambiguous problems, develop hypotheses, conduct rigorous analysis, and synthesise actionable recommendations
• Advanced financial modelling (DCF, multiples, scenario analysis, ROI frameworks) and quantitative analysis
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; ability to produce board-quality outputs
• Proficiency with AI-enabled productivity and analytics tools
• Strong written and verbal communication — ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and concisely to senior audiences
• Effective stakeholder management, project coordination, and ability to deliver under pressure across multiple concurrent priorities
• High degree of professional judgement, discretion, and confidentiality

Preferred

• Familiarity with airline economics, network strategy, or aviation industry dynamics
• Experience supporting or participating in M&A due diligence and transaction execution
• Exposure to portfolio management, governance, or post-acquisition monitoring

About Qatar Airways Group