Senior Manager - CEO Office Strategy

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Al-Futtaim in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, invites an experienced Senior Manager to join the CEO Office Strategy. You will lead executive briefings, track strategic programs, and deliver decision-ready intelligence to the Group CEO, coordinating with senior stakeholders across automotive, real estate, and financial services.

The role demands 8–10 years of high-level advisory experience, exceptional written and spoken English, and the ability to manage confidential material while driving

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of relevant experience in a CEO office, executive office, or strategy advisory environment.
• Proven ability to produce polished executive briefings, speeches, and correspondence.
• Strong written and spoken English with discretion handling sensitive information.
• Superior project management, cross-functional coordination, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare CEO-level briefing packs for business reviews, external meetings, and site visits.
• Research participants, context, and potential discussion points for executive meetings.
• Develop concise messages and decision prompts for productive conversations.
• Track geopolitical, economic, industry, and market developments affecting the Group.
• Convert external developments into concise, decision-ready intelligence reports.
• Coordinate preparation cycles for important CEO meetings and ensure materials are ready.
• Capture outcomes, commitments, decisions, owners, and deadlines.
• Monitor follow-up actions and maintain visibility on priority commitments.
• Track strategic projects against milestones, risks, and expected outcomes.
• Maintain scorecards and performance reporting for the Group CEO's priorities.
• Draft speeches, talking points, and executive correspondence reflecting the CEO’s tone.
• Support investor relations, government, and partner communications as needed.
• Structure leadership meetings and senior management forums with focused agendas.

Skills

CEO office management

Executive briefings

Executive support

Strategic project tracking

Executive communications

Speech writing

Talking points

Board-level support

Strategic intelligence

Geopolitical analysis

Economic analysis

Competitive intelligence

Commercial analysis

Leadership meeting preparation

Decision tracking

Action tracking

Performance scorecards

KPI monitoring

Project management

Strategic reporting

Stakeholder coordination

Govern ment relations support

Investor communications support

Research and synthesis

Corporate strategy

Confidential information management

Digital productivity tools

AI productivity tools

Senior stakeholder management

Job description

Senior Manager - CEO Office Strategy Job Snapshot Role: Senior Manager - CEO Office Strategy Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Executive Office Function: Executive Support Experience: 8-10 years Job Type: Full-time

Job Overview Senior Manager - CEO Office Strategy in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Executive Office opportunity for an experienced professional with strong expertise in executive briefings, strategic project tracking, performance reporting, geopolitical intelligence, board-level communication, and senior stakeholder coordination. Al-Futtaim is hiring a highly capable executive office professional to support the Group CEO with decision-ready intelligence, strategic priorities, executive communications, and structured follow-through across major engagements and business initiatives.

Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Executive Office Function: Executive Support Salary: 35000-55000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context The Senior Manager within the CEO Office will operate at the intersection of executive intelligence, strategic execution, communications, and performance oversight. The role is designed to ensure the Group CEO enters important meetings, reviews, site visits, and external engagements with concise, accurate, and commercially relevant information. Beyond preparation, the position will maintain visibility across priority initiatives, decisions, risks, and follow-up actions. It requires exceptional discretion because the individual will regularly handle commercially sensitive material, executive correspondence, strategic information, and discussions involving senior leaders, investors, governments, institutional partners, and other influential stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare CEO-level briefing packs for business reviews, external meetings, institutional engagements, site visits, and market tours.
• Research meeting participants, organizational interests, commercial context, strategic relevance, and potential discussion points.
• Develop concise key messages, questions, and decision prompts that enable productive executive conversations.
• Track geopolitical, economic, industry, market, and competitive developments affecting the Group.
• Convert complex external developments into short, decision-ready intelligence reports for CEO consideration.
• Coordinate preparation cycles for important CEO meetings and ensure required materials are received, reviewed, and consolidated.
• Capture meeting outcomes, commitments, decisions, accountable owners, and agreed deadlines.
• Monitor follow-up actions and maintain visibility until priority commitments are completed.
• Track strategic projects and CEO-level initiatives against milestones, risks, dependencies, and expected outcomes.
• Maintain scorecards and performance reporting covering the Group CEO 's major priorities.
• Highlight emerging issues, delays, or strategic concerns that may require CEO intervention.
• Draft speeches, talking points, executive correspondence, briefing notes, and other leadership communications.
• Ensure written communications reflect the CEO 's preferred tone, positioning, and intended audience.
• Support executive positioning with investors, government representatives, business partners, institutions, and media stakeholders.
• Help structure leadership meetings, reviews, offsites, and other senior management forums.
• Prepare focused agendas, concise meeting materials, decision records, and action summaries.
• Coordinate across business divisions and senior leadership teams to gather accurate information under demanding deadlines.
• Use digital and AI-enabled tools to improve research, synthesis, reporting, and executive workflow efficiency.
• Maintain absolute confidentiality when handling sensitive strategic, commercial, organizational, and executive information.
• Contribute actively across the CEO Office by taking ownership of urgent assignments and supporting shared priorities.

Ideal Profile Candidates should bring approximately 8-10 years of relevant experience gained within a CEO office, executive office, strategy consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, senior corporate affairs, or a comparable high-level advisory environment. Previous experience supporting a chief executive, board member, or similarly senior principal is particularly important. Candidates must demonstrate the judgment required to work with sensitive information and the ability to distinguish critical executive issues from routine operational detail. Exceptional written and spoken English is required, including the ability to produce polished executive briefings, speeches, correspondence, and senior management materials. Strong project management skills are essential because the role involves multiple concurrent workstreams, tight deadlines, and coordination across numerous senior stakeholders. Commercial understanding and geopolitical awareness are also important, particularly knowledge of Middle East business dynamics and developments that may influence diversified regional organizations. The successful candidate will be highly analytical, discreet, organized, and comfortable researching complex subjects quickly while producing clear recommendations for senior decision-makers.

Skills Set

• CEO office management
• Executive briefings
• Executive support
• Strategic project tracking
• Executive communications
• Speech writing
• Talking points
• Board-level support
• Strategic intelligence
• Geopolitical analysis
• Economic analysis
• Competitive intelligence
• Commercial analysis
• Executive correspondence
• Leadership meeting preparation
• Decision tracking
• Action tracking
• Performance scorecards
• KPI monitoring
• Project management
• Strategic reporting
• Stakeholder coordination
• Government relations support
• Investor communications support
• Research and synthesis
• Corporate strategy
• Confidential information management
• Digital productivity tools
• AI productivity tools
• Senior stakeholder management

Why Join Us

This position provides direct exposure to Group-level decision-making within one of the region 's most diversified business organizations. The role offers a rare opportunity to work across automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, healthcare, and other strategic interests while supporting priorities that influence the wider direction of the Group. For an experienced strategy or executive office professional, the position offers significant scope to deepen commercial judgment, executive communication capability, strategic intelligence expertise, and exposure to senior leadership. The breadth of Al-Futtaim 's regional operations also creates a strong platform for long-term growth in strategy, leadership advisory, corporate development, or wider executive management roles.

About the Company

Al-Futtaim is a diversified privately held regional business headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with operations spanning automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and healthcare. The Group employs more than 35000 people across over 20 countries and works with numerous international brands, combining regional market knowledge with long-term investment and customer-focused business development.