Director – Strategy & Growth

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Director of Strategy and Growth to spearhead the strategic planning and expansion efforts across our real estate development portfolios. This key leadership role focuses on crafting long-range strategies, pinpointing new development and investment prospects, assessing strategic alliances, and steering sustainable growth to maximize enterprise value.

Primary Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement the organization's comprehensive strategic roadmap, aligning with business goals and market dynamics.
• Direct corporate planning activities, conduct business performance evaluations, and lead strategic transformation projects.
• Discover new avenues for growth by expanding the development portfolio, diversifying revenue channels, and bolstering competitive advantage.
• Source and assess new real estate developments, mixed-use projects, land acquisitions, and joint venture opportunities.
• Manage feasibility assessments, financial analyses, and commercial due diligence for growth ventures.
• Establish and nurture strategic relations with investors, landowners, government bodies, consultants, and partners to fuel expansion.
• Continuously track market trends, customer needs, competitor moves, regulatory updates, and economic factors.
• Develop market intelligence and strategic advice to support investment choices and prioritization of projects.
• Optimize the project portfolio using data-informed market and financial insights.
• Lead financial modeling, business case development, investment evaluation, and ROI analysis for key initiatives.
• Evaluate project feasibility, commercial risks, and opportunities to create value supporting senior management decisions.
• Collaborate closely with Finance, Development, Commercial, and Investment teams on strategy execution.
• Assist the CEO and executive team in assessing strategic opportunities and company-wide initiatives.
• Head negotiations related to strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and investments.
• Prepare detailed strategic presentations and reports for executive leadership and board members.
• Build and lead a high-caliber Strategy and Growth team.
• Set KPIs to measure success in strategy implementation, business growth, and investment effectiveness.
• Promote a culture of innovation, collaboration, and ongoing improvement throughout the organization.

Qualifications & Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Real Estate, Engineering, or a closely related field is required.
• An MBA or Master’s degree is highly favored.
• Professional certifications in Strategy, Finance, Real Estate, or Project Management provide an advantage.
• At least 15 years of experience in corporate strategy, real estate development, investments, business development, or strategic planning.
• Minimum of 3 years in a leadership position within real estate development, property management, infrastructure, or investment sectors.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, investment evaluation, joint ventures, land acquisition, and business growth.
• Strong familiarity with the UAE/GCC real estate market and experience with large mixed-use or master-planned projects is highly desirable.

Key Competencies

• Deep knowledge of corporate strategy, business planning, and driving organizational growth.
• Extensive experience with real estate development processes, investment appraisal, financial modeling, and commercial analysis.
• Excellent skills in commercial negotiations, stakeholder engagement, and partnership cultivation.
• Strong decision-making, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and executive presentation abilities.
• A results-driven attitude focused on sustainable growth, strategic investments, and long-term value generation.