Head of Strategic Growth & Development

Nationwide Middle East Properties LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Middle East Properties LLC in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior leader to drive geographic expansion, structure strategic deals, and forge high-level partnerships with developers and investors. You will align leadership across sales, marketing, and operations to accelerate growth and maximize market opportunities.

You will track deal pipelines, report insights to the CEO and Board, and guide sustainable growth across regional and international markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Extensive experience in business expansion, partnerships or corporate development.
• Real estate, investments or related industries experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and acquire new business opportunities, including deals, projects, and market entry initiatives.
• Lead negotiations and commercial discussions for high-impact partnerships and ventures.
• Convert strategic opportunities into scalable, revenue-generating outcomes.
• Define and execute geographic expansion strategies across local, regional, and international markets.
• Assess market feasibility, entry models, and risk factors.
• Establish operational and partnership frameworks for new locations.
• Build and maintain high-level relationships with developers, investors, institutional partners, and key stakeholders.
• Represent the company in high-level meetings, forums, and negotiations.
• Work closely with the CEO and executive leadership on long-term growth planning.
• Track expansion performance, deal pipelines, and strategic outcomes.

Skills

Business development

Partnerships

Negotiations

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field

Job description

We provide our clients with a corporate culture that isdistinguished by the ability to meet the needs and requirements ofcustomers quickly and provide a comfortable environment for ourclients to facilitate the property acquisition process with the mostsecure, rewarding, and trouble-free service possible.

Job Description

• Identify and acquirenew business opportunities, including deals, projects, and market entryinitiatives.
• Lead negotiations andcommercial discussions for high-impact partnerships and ventures.
• Convert strategicopportunities into scalable, revenue-generating outcomes.

Geographic Expansion

• Define and executegeographic expansion strategies across local, regional, and internationalmarkets.
• Assess marketfeasibility, entry models, and risk factors.
• Establish operationaland partnership frameworks for new locations.

Strategic Partnerships

• Build and maintainhigh-level relationships with developers, investors, institutionalpartners, and key stakeholders.
• Structure long-termstrategic alliances aligned with business growth objectives.
• Represent the companyin high-level meetings, forums, and negotiations.

Internal & External Enablement

• Open doors internallyby aligning leadership, sales, marketing, and operations around expansiongoals.
• Open doors externallyby leveraging networks to accelerate market access and deal flow.
• Act as a trustedadvisor to leadership on growth and expansion strategy.

Leadership & Reporting

• Work closely with theCEO and executive leadership on long-term growth planning.
• Track expansionperformance, deal pipelines, and strategic outcomes.
• Provide regular updatesand strategic insights to the Board and leadership team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree inbusiness, Finance, or a related field.
• 10-15 years of experience in businessexpansion, partnerships, or corporate development.
• Real estate, investments, or adjacentindustries experience preferred.
• Proven track recordin geographic expansion and strategic deal execution.