Marketing Director

Overview

Marketing Director

Abu Dhabi

Key Responsibilities

• Translate and implement long-term and annual marketing and communications strategies aligned with business objectives and vision.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on all marketing, communications, branding, and reputation management matters.
• Oversee the development and execution of brand strategies, value propositions, and customer-focused marketing initiatives.
• Lead internal communications strategies and initiatives to support employee engagement and organizational objectives.
• Drive integrated marketing campaigns and communications activities that enhance brand visibility, reputation, and business performance.
• Manage stakeholder engagement initiatives and foster strong relationships with government entities, customers, business partners, and external service providers.
• Ensure marketing and communications processes, workflows, structures, and reporting mechanisms are optimized for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Oversee departmental KPIs, performance measurement frameworks, budget planning, expenditure management, manpower planning, and resource allocation.
• Partner closely with Finance, HR, Procurement, Operations, and Business Development teams to support business growth and operational excellence.
• Lead and direct marketing and communications teams while attracting and retaining top talent.
• Participate as a member of the Senior Management Team, contributing to organizational leadership and strategic decision-making.
• Lead or contribute to cross-functional initiatives and business transformation projects across the organization.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field. Postgraduate qualification in Marketing or a related discipline is preferred.
• 15–20 years of relevant professional experience. Minimum 10 years of experience in a senior management or leadership role within Marketing and Communications.
• Proven track record of successfully marketing high-value products or services to major clients, including multinational corporations within an international B2B environment.
• Experience working across both agency and client-side environments.
• Strong expertise in brand strategy, corporate communications, public relations, stakeholder management, and integrated marketing.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, and people management capabilities.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to analyze budgets, financial reports, and business performance metrics.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, presentation, analytical, and reporting skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and portfolios across diverse business units simultaneously.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build relationships at all organizational levels.
• Fluency in both
• English and Arabic
• is required.

Availability