Senior Manager - Planning and Monitoring (DEL 3)

Overview

Responsibilities

• Own the City Ops annual operational planning cycle, integrating inputs from Public Realm, Security, Transport, O&M, CCU, and Healthcare functions into a consolidated, approved plan.
• Design and maintain the City Ops performance management framework, KPIs, and targets aligned to QIC's corporate scorecard and Vision 2030 ambitions.
• Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reports and executive dashboards for Director and C-suite audiences.
• Lead the preparation of MDA-level (Managing Director) performance briefings, ensuring accuracy, narrative quality, and visual alignment with QIC presentation standards.
• Chair or co-chair recurring operational review forums (weekly, monthly) and manage action tracking and follow-through.
• Develop and maintain the City Ops risk and issues log from a performance and delivery perspective, escalating as needed.
• Partner with the Operational Readiness team to embed performance KPIs into go-live readiness milestones and soft-opening review cycles.
• Support headcount planning and workforce performance tracking in coordination with HR and Talent Acquisition.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, benchmarking City Ops performance against international comparators.
• Manage, mentor, and develop 2–4 direct reports across planning, reporting, and analytics functions.
• **Requirements*** 8–12 years of experience in management consulting, strategy, or operational planning; MBB or Big 4 Strategy background strongly preferred.
• Proven track record designing and running performance management systems in complex, multi-stakeholder organisations.
• Strong executive presence with experience presenting to C-suite and board-level audiences.
• Fluency in Arabic and English (both written and spoken) is highly advantageous.
• Proficiency in Power BI, advanced Excel, and PowerPoint to QIC MBB-style presentation standards.
• Experience in megaproject, giga-project, or destination operations environments is a plus.
• Saudi national preferred; female Saudi national candidates particularly encouraged to apply in support of QIC's diversity commitments.