Regional Stakeholder Management Lead - Asia and Russia

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE; Abu Dhabi; Presencial; AED 300.000 - 460.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ADNOC Group, based in Abu Dhabi, seeks an experienced Regional Stakeholder Management Lead to oversee Asia and Russia portfolios, strengthen executive engagement, and advance strategic partnerships across ADNOC Group and its entities.

The role requires a broad governance mindset, capable coordination with Group Companies, XRG, Masdar, and regional offices, and delivering timely intelligence, engagement plans, and senior‑level reporting to drive One ADNOC priorities.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in business, IR, economics, political science, communications, or related.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in stakeholder management or related roles.
• Experience coordinating with multiple ADNOC entities and regional offices.
• Strong governance, reporting, and executive advisory capabilities.
• Ability to lead regional portfolio strategy across Asia and Russia.

Responsabilidades

• Lead regional stakeholder portfolio strategy for Asia and Russia.
• Monitor geopolitical and market developments affecting ADNOC interests.
• Coordinate executive briefings, engagement plans, and country overviews.
• Maintain stakeholder profiles and engagement histories in SRM systems.
• Ensure governance, compliance, and precision of executive material.

Conocimientos

Strategic Stakeholder Management

Regional Account Management

Strategic Planning

Stakeholder Communication

Executive Briefing

Geopolitical Analysis

Market Intelligence

Opportunity Identification

Partnership Governance

Relationship Risk Management

Cross-functional Coordination

Project Management

Negotiation

Corporate Reporting

Data Interpretation

CRM Platforms

AI Fluency

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Economics, Political Science, Communications, or related

Descripción del empleo

Regional Stakeholder Management Lead - Asia and Russia

Job Snapshot - Role: Regional Stakeholder Management Lead - Asia and Russia - Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Industry: Oil and Energy - Function: Strategic Planning-Intelligence - Experience: Minimum 10 years - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

ADNOC Group is seeking an experienced strategic stakeholder management professional to lead its priority stakeholder portfolio across Asia and Russia. Based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the role focuses on strengthening strategic relationships, coordinating executive engagements, and advancing partnership opportunities aligned with ADNOC Group and Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) priorities. The position is responsible for developing regional stakeholder strategies, managing Tier 1 and Tier 1 accounts, providing geopolitical and market intelligence, and coordinating engagement activities across ADNOC business lines, Group Companies, XRG, Masdar, and regional offices. The successful candidate will maintain a consolidated view of stakeholder relationships, strategic opportunities, risks, agreements, and executive commitments. The role also requires effective governance, accurate executive reporting, and disciplined follow-through to ensure measurable outcomes and a consistent One ADNOC approach.

Applicants must hold a Bachelor 's degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Economics, Political Science, Communications, or a related discipline, with at least 10 years of relevant professional experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Regional Stakeholder Portfolio Strategy - Lead the development, implementation, and periodic review of ADNOC 's stakeholder portfolio strategy for Asia and Russia. - Align regional stakeholder priorities with ADNOC Group, GCEO, and relevant business objectives. - Establish and maintain strategic account management frameworks for Tier 1 and Tier 1 stakeholders. - Define account objectives, engagement schedules, relationship ownership, strategic requests, opportunities, risks, and follow-up actions. - Prioritize stakeholders and executive engagements according to strategic relevance, relationship value, timing, risk, and potential contribution to ADNOC and XRG objectives. - Maintain a consolidated overview of regional relationships, agreements, joint ventures, commercial exposure, commitments, and potential collaboration opportunities. - Support continuity of strategic relationships through structured account planning and stakeholder information management.
• Geopolitical and Market Intelligence - Monitor geopolitical, policy, market, and industry developments affecting ADNOC 's interests across Asia and Russia. - Assess the potential implications of regional developments for ADNOC 's strategic and commercial priorities. - Provide timely intelligence, analysis, and recommendations to senior management. - Identify strategic opportunities arising from market developments, stakeholder engagement, and business-line intelligence. - Escalate relevant opportunities to appropriate leadership and business owners for further assessment. - Prepare regional intelligence materials that support informed executive decision-making. - Maintain awareness of emerging stakeholder concerns and relationship risks across the regional portfolio.
• Executive Advisory and Engagement Support - Coordinate the preparation of executive briefings, talking points, stakeholder engagement plans, country overviews, partnership reviews, and decision papers. - Ensure executive materials provide accurate information, clear recommendations, and appropriate strategic context. - Support senior leadership meetings, regional visits, executive engagements, and strategic events. - Coordinate inputs from ADNOC business lines, Group Companies, and relevant corporate functions. - Align engagement objectives, key messages, stakeholder priorities, and expected outcomes. - Capture executive engagement decisions, commitments, and agreed actions. - Assign follow-up responsibilities, monitor deadlines, elevate delays, and verify completion through supporting evidence. - Maintain accurate engagement histories and action records in approved stakeholder management systems.
• Strategic Stakeholder Engagement - Build and maintain trusted relationships with priority government, commercial, investment, technology, and energy‑sector stakeholders across Asia and Russia. - Engage national oil companies (NOCs), international oil companies (IOCs), customers, investors, government representatives, and strategic partners. - Serve as the central regional coordination point between Strategic Relations Management and relevant ADNOC entities. - Coordinate stakeholder engagement activities involving ADNOC business lines, Group Companies, XRG, Masdar, and relevant UAE organizations. - Work closely with ADNOC 's China and Japan offices and other regional representatives. - Align regional stakeholder coverage, intelligence gathering, communications, and engagement follow‑up. - Promote a consistent One ADNOC position across internal and external stakeholder interactions. - Resolve overlapping responsibilities and elevate conflicting priorities when required. - Represent the Division in relevant internal and external forums. - Support senior leadership participation in regional meetings, visits, and strategic events.
• Regional Account Management and Relationship Governance - Maintain comprehensive stakeholder profiles covering relationship objectives, engagement history, agreements, opportunities, and commitments. - Monitor relationship health and identify issues that may affect strategic partnerships or institutional continuity. - Track stakeholder concerns, emerging sensitivities, and potential relationship risks. - Coordinate with relevant Directorates to develop appropriate responses to significant stakeholder matters. - Recommend actions that protect ADNOC 's reputation, strategic interests, and relationship value. - Escalate material risks and unresolved decisions through established management channels. - Monitor corrective actions with designated relationship owners. - Ensure stakeholder records remain current, complete, and accessible through approved systems and dashboards.
• Executive Reporting and Quality Assurance - Review regional submissions to senior management for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and decision‑making relevance. - Quality‑assure executive briefings, talking points, correspondence, and decision papers. - Verify supporting evidence, source traceability, stakeholder contributions, and the clarity of recommendations. - Identify discrepancies and coordinate corrections with originating teams. - Obtain appropriate specialist validation before submitting materials for executive consideration. - Ensure executive communications reflect approved organizational positions and stakeholder engagement objectives. - Maintain appropriate document version control and information governance.
• Governance, Compliance and Approval Controls - Ensure stakeholder engagements, communications, and commitments remain within approved mandates and authorization procedures. - Verify that required internal approvals are obtained and properly documented. - Refer strategic opportunities to accountable business owners for technical, commercial, or investment evaluation. - Respect established decision‑making responsibilities without assuming transaction, investment, or final approval authority. - Maintain awareness of sanctions, trade restrictions, and compliance considerations affecting regional stakeholder activities. - Seek guidance from Legal and Compliance teams before progressing discussions or commitments that may be affected by regulatory restrictions. - Incorporate specialist compliance guidance into stakeholder engagement planning. - Escalate potential conflicts of interest, inappropriate requests, and sensitive matters through approved internal channels. - Protect confidential stakeholder information and restrict the circulation of sensitive materials to authorized recipients.
• Stakeholder Information and Digital Systems - Maintain accurate stakeholder profiles, engagement records, correspondence, agreements, opportunities, and action registers. - Ensure relevant information is recorded in approved Strategic Relations Management (SRM) systems and dashboards. - Apply appropriate information quality, confidentiality, and version‑control practices. - Support the use of digital stakeholder platforms and customer relationship management tools. - Use relevant reporting and analytical capabilities to improve portfolio visibility and management oversight. - Support the effective interpretation of stakeholder information and performance data. - Promote continuity of institutional knowledge through organized documentation and information sharing.
• Leadership and Team Development - Guide and develop the Senior Specialist, Asia and Russia. - Establish clear work priorities, quality expectations, and delivery responsibilities. - Provide coaching, professional guidance, and knowledge transfer to assigned employees. - Support continuity of regional stakeholder relationships and account information. - Plan, supervise, and coordinate activities within the assigned area. - Promote accountability, collaboration, and effective delivery of functional objectives. - Support the development of team capabilities aligned with business requirements.
• Budget and Resource Management - Contribute to the preparation of relevant functional, divisional, departmental, or section budgets. - Support implementation of approved budgets and associated work plans. - Monitor expenditure against approved financial allocations. - Investigate significant budget variances and recommend corrective actions. - Support effective cost control within assigned responsibilities.
• Performance Management and Reporting - Contribute to approved performance objectives under ADNOC 's performance management framework. - Monitor stakeholder engagement deliverables, strategic commitments, and regional portfolio activities. - Prepare accurate management information and progress updates. - Support executive oversight through structured reporting and performance monitoring. - Maintain visibility of outstanding actions, emerging issues, and completed stakeholder commitments. - Support the use of relevant key performance indicators and dashboards.
• Policies and Continuous Improvement - Implement approved policies, processes, systems, standards, and procedures. - Ensure assigned activities comply with company requirements and relevant international standards. - Identify opportunities to improve stakeholder management processes and operational efficiency. - Benchmark relevant practices and recommend practical improvements. - Develop and implement tools and methods that strengthen quality, consistency, and delivery speed. - Support improvements in regional account management, stakeholder reporting, and executive engagement coordination.
• Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability - Comply with applicable Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) policies and procedures. - Follow relevant sustainability requirements, internal controls, and legislation. - Maintain compliance with applicable ADNOC Codes of Practice. - Support adherence to established company standards within assigned activities.

Internal Working Relationships

• Vice President, Strategic Relations Management.
• Executive Office and MD and GCEO Office.
• ADNOC business lines and Group Companies.
• XRG and Masdar.
• ADNOC China and Japan offices.
• Relevant corporate functions and regional representatives.

External Working Relationships

• Government and semi‑government entities across Asia and Russia.
• Diplomatic missions and relevant public‑sector representatives.
• National Oil Companies (NOCs).
• International Oil Companies (IOCs).
• Energy customers and strategic commercial partners.
• Investors and financial institutions.
• Technology companies and strategic partners.
• Relevant UAE government entities.
• International organizations and regional institutions.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum Education - Bachelor 's degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Economics, Political Science, Communications, or a related discipline.
• Professional Experience - Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience.

Core Technical and Professional Skills

• Strategic Stakeholder Management - Level 4.
• Regional Account Management - Level 4.
• Strategic Planning and Management - Level 4.
• Stakeholder Communication and Analysis - Level 4.
• Executive Briefing and Advisory - Level 4.
• Geopolitical and Market Intelligence - Level 3.
• Opportunity Identification and Escalation - Level 4.
• Partnership Governance - Level 3.
• Relationship Risk Management - Level 3.
• Cross-functional Coordination - Level 4.
• Project and Action Management - Level 3.
• Negotiation and Influence - Level 3.
• Corporate Reporting - Level 3.
• KPI Development and Dashboards - Level 3.
• Data Gathering and Reporting - Level 3.
• Digital Stakeholder Platforms and CRM - Level 3.
• AI Fluency - Level 3.
• Intelligent Data Interpretation - Level 3.

About ADNOC Group

Founded in 1971, ADNOC is a diversified energy group wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. Its integrated businesses operate across the energy value chain, supporting the responsible supply of energy to meet evolving global market demands. ADNOC 's international stakeholder relationships support strategic engagement with governments, energy companies, investors, technology partners, and other organizations across global markets. This position contributes to ADNOC 's regional priorities by strengthening stakeholder relationships across Asia and Russia, coordinating strategic engagements, maintaining effective relationship governance, and supporting informed executive decision‑making.