Manager - Market Intelligence

Financial Services Regulatory Authority; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 330,000 - 441,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial regulatory authority in Abu Dhabi is looking for a Market Intelligence Manager with at least 8 years of experience in top-tier management consulting. The successful candidate will analyze market trends, support high-level strategic decisions, and synthesize complex data into actionable insights. Responsibilities include collaborating with analysts, identifying growth drivers, and delivering intelligence for senior stakeholders. An MBA is preferred and candidates should excel in communication and analysis.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in top-tier management consulting.
• Demonstrated expertise in sectors like automotive, tourism, food & beverage, biotech, or media.
• Exceptional slide-writing and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze global and regional market trends across selected industries.
• Synthesize complex industry data into clear intelligence briefs.
• Support the development of strategic narratives and opportunity maps.

Skills

Sector-specific analysis

Executive communication

Strategic acumen

Data simplification

Collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or equivalent advanced degree

Job description

A Market Intelligence Manager is required with 8+ years of experience in top-tier management consulting (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or equivalent). The successful candidate will bring deep sectoral experience in automotive, tourism, food & beverage, biotech, or media, and will play a pivotal role in analyzing market trends, identifying emerging risks and opportunities, and supporting high-level strategic decisions. This role sits at the intersection of market analysis and executive advisory, directly contributing to leadership positioning and Abu Dhabi's strategic agenda.

TheMarket Intelligence Manager will:

• Analyze sector-specific developments and global/regional market trends across selected industries (automotive, tourism, F&B, biotech, or media).
• Synthesize complex industry data into clear, concise intelligence briefs tailored to H.E. the Chairman and other senior stakeholders.
• Identify disruptors, growth drivers, competitive positioning, and policy shifts that could affect Abu Dhabi’s strategic outlook.
• Support the development of strategic narratives, benchmarking, and opportunity maps to inform Abu Dhabi leadership’s decision-making.
• Collaborate with macroeconomic, policy, and financial analysts within the team to deliver integrated intelligence products.
• Contribute to the team’s mandate to deliver timely, effective, concise and actionable intelligence to H.E. the Chairman.
• Build strong internal and external networks to enhance information-gathering and cross-functional impact.
• Proactively develop strategic insights that help position H.E. the Chairman as a regional thought leader on sectoral developments.

Information Security related

• Understand, adopt, adhere and practice responsibilities or controls as per ADGM Information Security policy and as per best practices explained in the induction and awareness sessions.
• Confidentiality, Integrity and availability of the ADGM Information shall be maintained at all times i.e. within as well as outside ADGM.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree from a top institution strongly preferred.

Work Experience

• 5–8 years of experience in strategy consulting (e.g., McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Oliver Wyman, Roland Berger, etc.).
• Demonstrated expertise or significant project work in one or more of the following sectors: automotive, tourism, food & beverage, biotech, media.
• Experience advising senior clients or government stakeholders.
• Exceptional slide-writing and executive communication skills.
• Strong strategic acumen.
• Proven ability to simplify complex data for a non-technical audience.
• Structured thinker with the ability to synthesize ambiguity into actionable insight.
• Superior writing, briefing, and presentation capabilities.
• Results-oriented, agile, and proactive in identifying intelligence needs and delivering outputs.
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

This role contributes directly to the following strategic outputs of the Market and Competitive Intelligence team:

• Deliver best-in-class intelligence through timely, effective, concise, and actionable economic assessments tailored to H.E. the Chairman.
• Position H.E. the Chairman as a foremost authority among peers in responding to economic and market queries from Abu Dhabi leadership.
• Enable trusted advisory capabilities that proactively support strategic initiatives and policy formulation for Abu Dhabi's leadership.

About the Team

Abu Dhabi Global Market is an award-winning international financial centre strategically located in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Established by UAE Federal Decree, ADGM’s jurisdiction extends across the entire 114 hectares of Al Maryah Island.

ADGM's three independent authorities - the Registration Authority (RA), the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) and ADGM Courts - together ensure that its business-friendly environment operates in line with international best practices, recognised by major financial centres worldwide.

Job Info

• Job Identification 245
• Job Category Management
• Posting Date 09/12/2025, 12:48 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates