AVP - Value Realization

DISCOVERED; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

The UAE bank is seeking a senior strategist to drive value realization across its AI portfolio, partnering with business leaders and executives to translate AI investments into measurable outcomes.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy, transformation and AI, combining rigorous analysis with hands-on business integration and change management to embed AI solutions into day-to-day operations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in strategy, transformation or related field.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders on strategy or value realization initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with hands-on attitude.
• Excellent executive presence and communication with stakeholders at senior levels.
• Proven stakeholder management, workshop facilitation and presentation skills.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel capabilities.
• Proactive, outcome-oriented mindset and ability to navigate ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Lead value sizing, measurement and benefits realization across strategic AI initiatives.
• Develop business cases, KPI frameworks and executive reporting for senior leadership.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and secure alignment on value targets, priorities and outcomes.
• Translate AI capabilities into business impact by identifying adoption, process and operating model changes needed to unlock value.
• Lead business integration and change management activities to embed AI solutions into day-to-day operations, including communications and working sessions.
• Influence strategic decisions through rigorous analysis, structured problem-solving and executive storytelling.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Structured thinking

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Workshop facilitation

PowerPoint

Excel

Hands-on mindset

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Job description

Sit at the intersection of strategy, transformation and AI - and turn one of the region's largest AI investment programs into measurable business outcomes.

Our client is a leading, regionally headquartered bank in the UAE with one of the most ambitious AI transformation agendas in the financial sector. Its central AI function partners directly with business leaders and senior executives to translate AI investment into measurable outcomes, and is now looking for to drive value realization and business integration across the portfolio.

Discover the Organisation

This is a top-tier investing seriously in AI as a core driver of business value - not a pilot-stage experiment. Its central AI transformations works across the organization's most strategic initiatives, giving this role direct, sustained exposure to senior executives and the bank's biggest transformation bets.

Discover the Opportunity

You will drive value realization across the bank's AI portfolio, partnering with business leaders, product teams and senior executives to ensure AI investments translate into measurable business outcomes, adoption and sustainable impact. This role sits squarely at the intersection of strategy, transformation and AI - combining rigorous analysis with hands-on business integration and change management.

What You'll Do

• Lead value sizing, measurement and benefits realization across strategic AI initiatives.
• Develop business cases, KPI frameworks and executive reporting for senior leadership.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and secure alignment on value targets, priorities and outcomes.
• Translate AI capabilities into business impact by identifying the adoption, process and operating model changes required to unlock value.
• Lead business integration and change management activities to embed AI solutions into day-to-day operations, including communications and working sessions.
• Influence strategic decisions through rigorous analysis, structured problem-solving and executive storytelling.

Discover the Requirements

• 7+ years of experience, including 2–4 years at a top-tier strategy consulting firm.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and structured thinking skills, with a willingness to be hands-on and drive analysis independently.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders on strategy, transformation, value realization or business performance initiatives.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to confidently engage, challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management, workshop facilitation and executive presentation skills.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel capabilities.
• A highly proactive, outcome-oriented mindset, comfortable navigating ambiguity.