Chief Executive Officer

Zohorecruit; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & Grey HR partners with a leading UAE retail organization to appoint a Chief Executive Officer. The role carries full accountability for shaping strategic direction, strengthening organizational capability, and delivering sustainable profitability across a multi-site operation.

You will lead strategic initiatives, drive growth, oversee end-to-end operations, manage governance with the board, and build a high-performing executive team in a highly dynamic market.

Qualifications

• 20+ years in a senior executive leadership role within a high-scale consumer-facing business.
• Strong track record of leading complex, multi-unit operations with full P&L ownership.
• Demonstrated success in driving transformation, growth acceleration, and operational improvement.
• Strong commercial judgment combined with strategic and executional depth.
• Familiarity with the UAE business environment is required.
• Attractive compensation package.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the medium- and long-term business agenda in line with shareholder expectations.
• Identify growth opportunities across market expansion, format development, partnerships, and portfolio optimization.
• Translate strategic priorities into measurable business plans and execution roadmaps.
• Drive revenue growth, margin enhancement, and overall business productivity.
• Oversee end-to-end retail operations to ensure consistency in execution, customer delivery, and service standards.
• Monitor business performance through clear KPIs and implement corrective action where required.
• Lead annual planning, budgeting, and capital allocation decisions.
• Ensure disciplined cost management while protecting growth investments.
• Maintain strong oversight of financial health, profitability, and cash performance.
• Build and lead a high-performing executive leadership team.
• Strengthen organizational capability, succession depth, and leadership culture.
• Foster accountability, agility, and cross-functional collaboration across the enterprise.
• Maintain strong engagement with shareholders, board members, and key external stakeholders.
• Ensure full compliance with UAE regulatory, governance, and corporate standards.
• Protect and enhance corporate reputation across the market.

Skills

Leadership

P&L ownership

Strategic thinking

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Commercial judgment

UAE familiarity

Stakeholder management

Job description

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Posted on 29/06/2026

Black & Grey HR is partnering with a retail organization in the UAE to appoint a Chief Executive Officer. The role carries full accountability for shaping strategic direction, strengthening organizational capability, and ensuring sustainable profitability across a complex, multi-site operating environment.

1. Strategic Leadership

• Define and lead the medium- and long-term business agenda in line with shareholder expectations.
• Identify growth opportunities across market expansion, format development, partnerships, and portfolio optimization.
• Translate strategic priorities into measurable business plans and execution roadmaps.

2. Commercial & Operational Performance

• Drive revenue growth, margin enhancement, and overall business productivity.
• Oversee end-to-end retail operations to ensure consistency in execution, customer delivery, and service standards.
• Monitor business performance through clear KPIs and implement corrective action where required.
• Lead annual planning, budgeting, and capital allocation decisions.
• Ensure disciplined cost management while protecting growth investments.
• Maintain strong oversight of financial health, profitability, and cash performance.
• Build and lead a high-performing executive leadership team.
• Strengthen organizational capability, succession depth, and leadership culture.
• Foster accountability, agility, and cross-functional collaboration across the enterprise.

5. Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Maintain strong engagement with shareholders, board members, and key external stakeholders.
• Ensure full compliance with UAE regulatory, governance, and corporate standards.
• Protect and enhance corporate reputation across the market.

Requirements

• 20+ years in a senior executive leadership role within a high-scale consumer-facing business.
• Strong track record of leading complex, multi-unit operations with full P&L ownership.
• Demonstrated success in driving transformation, growth acceleration, and operational improvement.
• Strong commercial judgment combined with strategic and executional depth.
• Familiarity with the UAE business environment is required.
• Attractive compensation package.

Why Join?

• Opportunity to lead one of the UAE’s most established and high-visibility consumer businesses at a pivotal stage of transformation and growth.
• Full enterprise leadership mandate with direct influence over strategy, performance, expansion, and long-term value creation.
• Platform to shape the future direction of a large-scale, multi-site operation with significant market presence.
• Work closely with shareholders and senior leadership on high-impact business decisions and strategic priorities.