Group Chief Financial Officer – Private Equity – Dubai

Hanson Search; Dubai; On-site; AED 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading executive search firm is seeking a visionary Group Chief Financial Officer for a Dubai-based investment group. This role involves overseeing financial strategy, operating across multiple business lines, and leading a high-impact finance team. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in a similar role, a strong background in real estate, and relevant financial qualifications. Join us in this transformative opportunity.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Group CFO or divisional CFO in a PE-backed or founder-led business.
• Strong exposure to real estate and tech-enabled assets.
• Strategic thinker with high operational capability.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of financial strategy and capital structure.
• Oversee finance operations across 10+ active businesses.
• Shape and execute complex investment strategies, M&A activity.

Skills

Financial strategy

Commercial agility

Global mindset

Leadership through ambiguity

Education

ACA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent

MBA preferred

Job description

Executive Search for Dubai based Group Chief Financial Officer

A transformative investment and operating group is seeking a visionary Group Chief Financial Officer to help architect and deliver its next phase of exponential growth. This is a rare opportunity to join a founder-led business with global ambition, backed by a strategic roadmap, high-performing assets, and a bold expansion plan across a range of assets including real estate.

As Group CFO, you will act as the CEO’s closest strategic partner—leading the finance function across multiple business lines and geographies. The successful candidate will bring financial rigour, commercial creativity, and the conviction to drive bold decisions in an environment that rewards speed, scale, and belief.

A Strategic CFO Role with Global Impact

• Take full ownership of financial strategy and capital structure
• Oversee finance operations across 10+ active businesses
• Shape and execute complex investment strategies, M&A activity, and fund-raising efforts across international markets
• Serve as the CEO’s “right hand”, translating vision into structure, and ambition into executable financial plans
• Lead transformation initiatives, streamline financial systems, and support divisional CEOs across multiple industries

CFO Hire Needs Commercial Agility With Entrepreneurial Drive

• Actively partner with business leaders to model, test, and scale new ventures—often from inception
• Operate with a global mindset, deploying capital and structuring deals across the UAE, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the US
• Bring a growth-first mentality, focused on unlocking value rather than defaulting to cost containment
• Lead a lean, high-impact finance team across budgeting, treasury, investor reporting, and strategic planning
• Implement best-in-class governance, compliance, and risk management across diverse asset types

Ideal Candidate Profile for the Group CFO

• Proven experience as a Group CFO or divisional CFO in a PE-backed or founder-led business
• Strong exposure to real estate and a tech enabled assets
• Global experience and globally mobile, commercially fearless, and able to lead through ambiguity
• Strategic thinker with high operational capability and emotional resilience
• ACA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent financial qualification required; MBA preferred

To apply for this position, please get in touch with our MENA team.

About Hanson Search MENA

Hanson Search MENA is a leading executive search and talent advisory firm with offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, specialising in the recruitment of C-suite leaders and senior functional heads across the UAE and internationally. With consultants based in the UAE, UK, Europe, and the US, we partner with high-growth ventures, multinationals, private equity firms, and government-linked entities to deliver leadership that drives growth, transformation, and resilience.

We recruit across all core business functions, including: Corporate Affairs, Financial, Investment, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing, Risk Management, Sales, Supply Chain, Sustainability, and Technology & Digital Transformation. We support both permanent and interim hiring needs—building world-class leadership teams for every phase of business evolution.

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