Senior Corporate Development Analyst

Overview

• Business Case Development & Financial Modelling

• Strategic Initiatives Custodian across the Group

• Group-level Strategic Performance Tracking

• Operational Optimisation & Process Improvement

• Margin Enhancement across Business Verticals
• ***Key Responsibilities***

Shared Mandate (Both Roles)

• Support the Corporate Development Office in executing the Group's strategic agenda across all five business verticals.
• Engage with senior business leaders and subsidiary management to drive Group-wide initiatives and ensure strategic alignment.
• Prepare high-quality executive presentations and strategic briefings for the Sr. Director and Holding CEO.
• Coordinate with external advisors and Big 4 partners engaged on Group workstreams.
• Sr.
• Analyst A — Strategy, Business Planning & Modelling
• Lead the development and maintenance of the Group's corporate strategy framework, ensuring alignment across all verticals.
• Own the annual business planning cycle, coordinating inputs from subsidiaries and consolidating into Group-level plans.
• Build robust financial models and business cases to support investment decisions, new ventures, and strategic initiatives.
• Act as the custodian of strategic initiatives across the Group — tracking progress, flagging risks, and ensuring delivery accountability.
• Conduct market and competitive analyses to identify growth opportunities and inform strategic priorities.
• Benchmark Group performance against regional and global peers to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Sr.
• Analyst B — Transformation, Change Management & Operations
• Lead and manage the delivery of Group-wide transformation programmes from scoping through to implementation and benefits realisation.
• Design and execute change management plans to ensure successful adoption of new processes, structures, and ways of working across the Group.
• Identify operational inefficiencies across business verticals and develop structured improvement roadmaps to drive margin enhancement.
• Develop programme governance frameworks, progress tracking tools, and reporting mechanisms to ensure accountability and on-time delivery.
• Work with subsidiary leadership to identify cost reduction and revenue optimisation opportunities, translating findings into actionable plans.
• Maintain a transformation portfolio view, providing regular progress updates to the Sr. Director and Holding CEO.
• ***Qualifications & Experience***
• ***Essential***
• 7–8 years of professional experience, with a significant portion in a Big 4 consulting firm (Deloitte, PwC, EY, or KPMG) in a strategy, transformation, or management consulting capacity.
• Demonstrated track record of leading or supporting large-scale business transformation programmes in complex, multi-sector environments.
• Strong strategy development skills — able to structure ambiguous problems, develop frameworks, and present clear recommendations.
• Exceptional analytical and financial modelling capabilities, with experience building robust business cases.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills — comfortable preparing and delivering materials at CEO and Board level.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline from a reputable institution.
• ***Desirable***
• MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification from a leading business school.
• Experience working within or advising a diversified holding group, conglomerate, or family office.
• Exposure to GCC or MENA markets, with understanding of regional business dynamics and regulatory environments.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies (PMI, PRINCE2, Agile) or formal change management frameworks (Prosci, Kotter).
• Experience working across sectors such as real estate, hospitality, healthcare, financial services, or infrastructure.
• ***Leadership & Competencies***
• Strategic Acuity — Ability to think at a Group level while remaining grounded in the detail of execution.
• Executive Presence — Credible and composed when engaging with the CEO, Board, and senior business leaders.
• Problem Solving — Structured, hypothesis-driven thinker who thrives in ambiguity and complexity.
• Influencing & Stakeholder Management — Builds trust and drives alignment without direct authority.
• Delivery Focus — Results-oriented with a strong bias for action and follow-through.
• Integrity & Discretion — Operates with the highest standards of confidentiality in a CEO-proximate role.