Marketing Planning, Operations & Insights Director & BD

Salt Digital Recruitment; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment has a senior marketing leadership opportunity within a diversified investment group based in Dubai. The role leads marketing planning, operations, insights, and business development enablement across the portfolio, turning strategy into executable plans and governance.

You will own annual/quarterly plans, consolidated budgets, and an operating rhythm across corporate and portfolio priorities, with a senior line to the CMO and wide cross-portfolio exposure.

Qualifications

• 12–15 years in marketing strategy, planning, operations, analytics, PMO, or business development.
• Proven track record building operating models, budgets, and performance systems.
• Diversified group, consulting, investment, or government-linked experience preferred; fluent English (Arabic a plus).

Responsibilities

• Planning - annual/quarterly marketing plans, budgets, and prioritisation across corporate and portfolio priorities.
• Operations & Governance - establish operating rhythm: briefs, approvals, SOPs, vendor management, decision rights.
• Budget & Resources - consolidated budget planning, forecasting, and capacity/demand management across teams and partners.
• Insights & Decision Support - dashboards, market intelligence, forecasting, and investment-effectiveness analysis.
• Business Development - identify and qualify marketing-led opportunities, propositions, and cross-portfolio pipelines.
• Martech & AI - define tech/workflow roadmap and champion responsible AI adoption.

Skills

Marketing strategy

Planning

Operations

Analytics

PMO

Business development

Job description

THE Reports To: CMO COMPANY A well-capitalised, diversified investment and holding group building enduring platforms across strategically important sectors - from mobility and fintech to healthcare and energy. As the portfolio scales, so does its marketing organisation. This is your chance to build the operating backbone of that function from the ground up.

WHY THIS ROLE

• Build, don't inherit. Shape the standards, systems, and rhythms of a growing group marketing function.
• Multi-business exposure. Work across a genuinely diverse portfolio, not one brand.
• Real seniority. Direct line to the CMO, with visibility across executive leadership, portfolio companies, and institutional stakeholders.
• National relevance. Contribute to platforms built to strengthen long-term economic capability.
• Innovation with discipline. Use AI and data to drive productivity - in a culture built on integrity and execution.

THE ROLE

Lead marketing planning, operations, insights, and business development enablement across the group - turning strategy into executable plans, governance, performance visibility, and a structured opportunity pipeline.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

• Planning - annual/quarterly marketing plans, budgets, and transparent prioritisation across corporate and portfolio priorities
• Operations & Governance - the operating rhythm: briefs, approvals, SOPs, vendor management, decision rights
• Budget & Resources - consolidated budget planning, forecasting, and capacity/demand management across teams and partners
• Insights & Decision Support - dashboards, market intelligence, forecasting, and investment-effectiveness analysis
• Business Development - identifying and qualifying marketing-led opportunities, propositions, and cross-portfolio pipelines
• Martech & AI - defining the tech/workflow roadmap and championing responsible AI adoption

WHAT YOU BRING

• 12-15 years across marketing strategy, planning, operations, analytics, PMO, or business development
• Proven track record building operating models, budgets, and performance systems
• Diversified group, consulting, investment, or government-linked experience strongly preferredFluent English (Arabic a plus)

THE IDEAL FIT

A commercially minded operator who thrives on creating order in complexity - someone who can build executive-grade visibility and scale a function with discipline, not just ambition.

Salt is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.