Manager, Strategy & Business Operations

Property Finder Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property technology company in Dubai is looking for a Manager, Strategy & Business Operations to drive company growth. The role involves competitive intelligence, data analysis, and presenting insights to senior leadership. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of experience in strategy roles and strong analytical and communication skills. Opportunities for impactful work await in a thriving environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in strategy roles, ideally in consulting or tech.
• Proven ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Owns competitive intelligence activities.
• Partners with analytics teams to surface data.
• Communicates insights to senior leadership.

Skills

Business acumen

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Ownership

Excel skills

PowerPoint skills

Job description

Property Finder is the leading property portal in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, dedicated to shaping an inclusive future for real estate while spearheading the region’s growing tech ecosystem. At its core is a clear and powerful purpose: To change living for good in the region.

Founded on the value of great ambitions, Property Finder connects millions of property seekers with thousands of real estate professionals every day. The platform offers a seamless and enriching experience, empowering both buyers and renters to make informed decisions. Since its inception in 2007, Property Finder has evolved into a trusted partner for developers, brokers, and home seekers. As a lighthouse tech company, it continues to create an environment where people can thrive and contribute meaningfully to the transformation of real estate in MENA.

Role Summary:

• As part of the Strategy & Business Operations team, we’re looking for a Manager, Strategy & Business Operations who’ll play a critical role in driving the Company's growth.
• High impact role with constant C-level visibility
• You will work with an exceptional group of ex consultants from McKinsey, Bain, BCG and the Big 4.

Key Responsibilities:

Owns the end-to-end activity of competitive intelligence. This covers the following aspects:

• Partner with internal procurement teams to manage relationship with external competitive intelligence information providers
• Collect relevant information (through primary and secondary research) about the industry, market and competition
• Partner with Business Analytics and Data Engineering to surface the data to relevant stakeholders
• Uncovering insights and providing recommendations:
• Develop and maintain a view of the market/industry trends, and competition’s current performance and future strategy
• Define actionable recommendations to win against the competition
• Provide input to the Director of Business Performance for the weekly business review and monthly business review
• Drive implementation of recommendations:
• Communicate findings and recommendations to the senior leadership to help them make better-informed decisions
• Drive the implementation of these recommendations by partnering with relevant functions (e.g. Product, Commercial, etc.)
• Calculating our TAM for International Markets
• Develop strong understanding and calculation of the funnel from transaction value to classifieds spend to PF revenue for International Markets (EGY, QA, BH, KSA)
• Board/Investor requests
• Share PF’s latest competitive positon to external stakeholders such as PF’s Board/Investors

The person:

• 5+ years of experience in strategy roles, in a top-tier global consulting firm or leading technology company. The ideal candidate would have a mix of both (though not a must)
• Very strong business acumen
• Story-telling: ability to extract insights from data, translate that into clear, actionable recommendations and put a compelling business case for the recommendations
• Strong sense of ownership
• Strong analytical skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Willing to be flexible to meet project deadlines
• Ability to work independently
• Proven record of high performance and achievements in career
• Very strong Excel, PowerPoint skills

Location:

• Dubai, UAE

Our promise to talent

At Property Finder, we believe talent thrives in an environment where you can be your best self. Where you are empowered to create, elevate, grow, and care. Our team is made up of the best and brightest, united by a shared ambition to change living for good in the region. We attract top talent who want to make an impact. We firmly believe that when our people grow, we all succeed.

Property Finder Guiding Principles

• Think Future First
• Data Beats Opinions, Speed Beats Perfection
• Our People, Our Power
• The Biggest Risk is Taking no Risk at All

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