Senior Director

About the role

Strategy and leadership

• Develop and execute strategic plans aligned with company objectives.
• Lead business functions and senior teams; set objectives, KPIs, standards, and operational priorities.
• Recruit, develop, coach, and retain management teams; promote accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Business performance and growth

• Monitor organizational performance, operational efficiency, and business results; prepare strategic reports and updates.
• Identify markets, partnerships, and growth opportunities; improve revenue, profitability, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Review financial, operational, and commercial performance and recommend actions.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, and cost management.

Stakeholders and execution

• Develop relationships with customers, partners, investors, suppliers, and stakeholders; lead major negotiations and strategic discussions.
• Oversee projects, strategic initiatives, and organizational programs, including transformation, digitalization, and continuous improvement.
• Establish business processes, reporting structures, performance systems, and interdepartmental coordination.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks; ensure compliance with company policies and applicable UAE regulations.
• Represent the company at business meetings, conferences, industry events, and networking activities.

Preferred experience areas

• Preferred areas include strategic planning, business and commercial management, business development, revenue growth, and operations.
• Other preferred areas include financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance management, organizational development, and team leadership.
• Additional preferred areas include stakeholder and key account management, partnerships, market expansion, process improvement, risk management, and governance.
• Project management, change management, customer relationship management, and business transformation are also listed as preferred areas.

Candidate requirements

• Proven experience in a senior director, director, general manager, managing director, or comparable senior leadership role.
• Strong record in strategic leadership, business management, team and budget management, business operations, and strategic initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance, Commerce, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience is preferred; prior senior management or director-level experience is highly desirable.
• A master's degree or MBA is an advantage.
• UAE/GCC experience, UAE business-environment knowledge, and an established GCC network are advantageous.
• Strong leadership, strategic planning, commercial awareness, communication, negotiation, analytical, and operational-management capabilities.

What the employer offers

• Full-time or part-time options are described; compensation is stated as competitive, with performance-based incentives where applicable.
• The posting describes a collaborative environment, career advancement, training, professional development, and access to strategic initiatives and senior stakeholders.

Application

• Applicants are asked to include relevant leadership roles, markets, teams and budgets managed, strategic initiatives, growth results, partnerships, and operational improvements.