Management Consulting, Manager

Teneo; Dubai; On-site; AED 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Teneo is recruiting for a senior Manager in Dubai to lead project delivery for strategic engagements, mentoring junior team members and driving client relationships. You will combine analytical rigor with commercial judgement to deliver exceptional outcomes for FTSE 100, Fortune 500 and public-sector clients.

You’ll lead research, develop evidence-based recommendations, and guide multi-disciplinary teams while collaborating with Managing Directors on business development and thought leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in any discipline.
• 5–7 years’ relevant experience in strategy or management consulting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and quantitative skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, teamwork and people development experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Arabic fluency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Structure and lead smaller projects or significant workstreams within complex engagements.
• Demonstrate a strong consulting skill set, leading complex research and analysis programmes, generating insights for clients and producing high quality written deliverables.
• Develop evidence-based recommendations from initial hypothesis through to refinement and validation with senior colleagues and clients.
• Lead case teams on a day-to-day basis, including workload planning and delegating, coaching and performance development of junior colleagues.
• Support Directors and Managing Directors in all aspects of Business Development, including developing thought leadership, drafting proposals, and attending pitches.
• Build trusted relationships with senior clients, managing day-to-day communications and escalating issues appropriately.
• Lead client presentations and workshops, communicating complex ideas clearly and effectively to senior audiences.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Team mentoring

Arabic

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

The Management Consulting Team at Teneo

Our Management Consulting division advises senior leaders on strategic issues that define the success of their organisations. We combine rigorous analysis, commercial judgement and deep sectorexpertisewith the broader capabilities of Teneo to help clients solve complex business challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes.

We workacross a diverse range of sectors, including Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Leisure & Hospitality, Software, Transport and Telecoms and Digital Infrastructure, amongst others. Within these markets, we provide strategic, operational, and due diligence support, advising FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies, key public-sector organisations, and leading private equity investors.

Key Attributes

As aManager, you will be a high-performing member of the Teneo Consulting team, leading project delivery with the support of Managing Directors while developing and mentoring junior team members. You will combine strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with commercial judgement, teamleadershipand a commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes for clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Structure and leadsmaller projects or significant workstreams within complex engagements

• Demonstrate a strong consulting skill set,leading complex research and analysis programmes, generating insights for clients and producinghigh qualitywritten deliverables

• Developevidence-based recommendations frominitialhypothesis through to refinement and validation with senior colleagues and clients

• Leadcase teams on a day-to-day basis, includingworkload planning anddelegating, coaching andperformancedevelopmentofjunior colleagues

• Support Directors and Managing Directors in all aspects of Business Development, including developing thought leadership, drafting proposals, and attending pitches

• Build trusted relationships with senior clients, managing day-to-day communications and escalating issues appropriately

• Leadclientpresentationsand workshops, communicating complex ideas clearly and effectively to senior audiences

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in any discipline

• 5+-7years’ relevant experiencein strategy ormanagementconsultingor a related advisory environment

• Strong analytical,problem-solvingand quantitative skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated leadership,teamworkand people developmentexperience

• Strong stakeholder management, influencing andrelationship-buildingskills,with the ability tooperateeffectively in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to quicklyestablishcredibility and build effective working relationships

• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to tackling unfamiliar challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in Arabic

• Experience working with public sector,governmentor sovereign-linked organisations

• Entrepreneurial mindset and approach to problem-solving

• Exposure to a variety of sectors or industries

• While sector specialisation is notrequired, sector preferences may be considered whenallocatingprojects where capability is consistent across multiple sectors

What we offer:

By advancing your career with our team,you’llenjoy unique benefits, including:

• Challenging and Diverse Projects – Work on high-impact projects that drive real change for leading organizations across multiple sectors

• Career Growth and Learning – Build your career alongside experienced professionals that will support yourdevelopmentcomplemented by structured training programmes

• International Exposure – Gain exposure to global business challenges with opportunities to work on international projects across the region and across our offices

• An Entrepreneurial Environment – Help build and shape the culture and ways of working in a fast-growing company, office, and team

• Competitive Compensation – Benefit from a highly competitive compensation package, with opportunities for performance-based bonuses andadditionalbenefits

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm.We partner with our clients globally to dogreat thingsfor a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include asignificant numberof the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financialinstitutionsand organisations.

Our full rangeofadvisory services includesstrategic communications,investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring,management consulting,physical and cyber risk, organisational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporategovernanceand ESG.

The firm has more than 1,800 employeeslocatedin50+ offices around the world.