Senior Manager, Development

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Role Summary

Role Profile

• Lead end-to-end project delivery across complex mixed-use developments, managing project workstreams from feasibility and planning through execution and handover.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders including Development, Leasing, Asset Management, Design, Operations, Hospitality, Retail, Lifestyle & Entertainment, Finance, and external partners to ensure integrated project delivery
• Drive feasibility and development planning, including business cases, development scenarios, masterplan assessments, site due diligence, and strategic recommendations for new opportunities.
• Manage consultants, operators, and delivery partners, ensuring design solutions align with commercial objectives, operational requirements, customer experience goals, and development strategy.
• Support governance and stakeholder management, including engagement with authorities, JV partners, operators, anchor tenants, and senior leadership through project reporting and approval processes.
• Oversee financial and commercial performance by managing budgets, forecasts, cost plans, procurement activities, contract reviews, value engineering initiatives, and business case alignment.
• Monitor project risks and performance, maintaining risk registers, mitigation plans, project health reporting, and ensuring compliance with governance frameworks and stage-gate requirements.
• Contribute to the delivery of major mixed-use developments valued between AED 500M and AED 5B+, ensuring strong commercial returns, operational readiness, customer experience excellence, and alignment with strategic business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Architecture, Real Estate Development, Law, or a related field.
• 11+ years of experience in real estate development, mixed-use projects, retail, hospitality, investment, strategy, or large-scale development environments.
• Proven track record of managing complex projects and coordinating multiple stakeholders, business units, consultants, and external partners.
• Deep understanding of development processes, feasibility studies, governance, commercial coordination, project delivery, and preferably UAE regulatory and authority approval frameworks.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence, align, and collaborate across complex matrix organizations.
• Commercially minded, proactive, and solutions-focused professional who can manage ambiguity, shifting priorities, and multiple workstreams while delivering high-quality, customer-centric outcomes.

What We Offer

• At Majid Al Futtaim, we’re on a mission to create great moments, to spread happiness, to build, experiences that stay in our memories for a lifetime. We’re proud to say that over the past 27 years, we have built a reputation as a regional market leader in what we do. Join us!
• Work in a friendly environment, where everyone shares positive vibes and excited about our future.
• Work with over 45,000 diverse and talented colleagues, all guided by our Leadership Model.