Director of Corporate Strategy

Job Description : Director of Corporate Strategy – Dubai Job purpose: • • • The purpose of this position is to support the Strategy department and provide guidance to the corporate strategy analyst responsible for strategic planning and executive decision support and manage their day to day activities while providing them with needed support and mentoring Key accountabilities: Planning and organization: • • • Support corporate strategy development exercise, coordinate activities across the business units, and guarantee quality of all departmental deliverables • Contribute to the formalization of the strategy development process within the organization • Develop a rapid response capability for ad hoc strategy tasks and executive decision support requirements • Support strategy review exercises with business units and formalize findings and recommendations • Manage all initiatives initiated by strategy team related to organizational development • Provide support for matters related to Investment Committee meetings, including co-ordination of items to be raised, and review of all submission items Financial Excellence: Budgets, Revenue/Profit and Costs: • • • Contribute to the development of departmental budget Customer Excellence: Internal/External Customer Engagement and Relationship Management: • • • Ensure that adequate support is provided to business units for the implementation of corporate strategy and that operating plans are in line with strategic guidelines • Maintain working relationships with various operating entities to enhance coordination and participate in cross functional committees • Ensure that adequate support is provided to business planning and performance management teams People Excellence: Learning and Growth: • • • Identify training requirements of the corporate strategy team and develop and mentor team members • Set objectives and conduct performance appraisals and quarterly reviews for the corporate strategy analyst • Ensure all resources required by team members to perform effectively are adequately provided Process Excellence: Operational Efficiency and Risk Management: • • • Support the Senior Director for matters relating to Risk Management and Internal Control • Assist in the development of all inter-departmental and cross functional strategic processes and templates to standardise functions, guarantee efficiency and responsiveness, and the delivery of quality output Frameworks, boundaries, and decision-making authority: • • • The job holder analyses and recommends appropriate action to the Senior Director and VP • The nature of the job requires effective coordination with other units in Technology and also in Commercial –specifically the Strategic Marketing, Customer Operations and Sales departments, the Technology Strategy and Planning department, and Finance – Commercial and Operational Finance • The job holder has to provide advice and support on strategic issues related to the business, and will work closely with the Senior Director and VP in undertaking the role Qualifications, experience, skills and competencies: • • • Master’s degree in Business Administration or equivalent with minimum ten years of experience in the telecoms industry preferably with reputable wire-line and wire-less operators or Tier 1 consultancy firms • Previous roles with strategy responsibility • Managerial experience with teams of similar size and scope • Exposure to various markets with regional experience preferable • Leadership and ability to develop others • Commercial and business acumen • Strong and effective communication skills • Strategic and lateral thinking • Impact and influence • Customer Focus • Think Strategically • Achieve Tangible Results • Lead Breakthrough Change • Exceed Customer Expectations • Nurture, Inspire and Motivate • Target Win-Win Outcomes

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