Senior Manager – Strategy & Business Management

Dubai Holding; Dubai; On-site; AED 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Dubai Holding seeks a Senior Manager – Strategy & Business Management within the Office of the GCIO. The role drives strategic priorities, executive governance, and cross-functional coordination across Dubai Holding Investments and Strategy & Value Creation.

You will partner with senior leadership to align initiatives, manage commitments, and prepare materials for decision-making. Ideal candidates bring 6–8 years in strategy consulting, investment banking or private equity, plus strong

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience within strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity or similar high-performance corporate strategy environments.
• Strong preference for candidates who combine strategy consulting experience with investment banking, private equity, sovereign wealth fund, corporate development or other investment-related exposure.
• Experience working directly with senior executives, leadership teams or executive offices and coordinating complex initiatives across multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted extension of the GCIO Office, helping manage strategic priorities, stakeholder engagement and executive commitments.
• Coordinate activities and information flows across DHI, S&VC, business verticals and corporate functions.
• Lead day-to-day coordination of cross-functional initiatives involving senior stakeholders across DHI, S&VC and business verticals.
• Prepare executive-level presentations, briefing packs, reports and materials for senior leadership meetings.
• Coordinate leadership meetings, governance forums and steering committees with clear action tracking.
• Support investment reviews, strategic initiatives and value creation activities through research and analysis.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Investment banking

Private equity

Executive governance

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

Established in 2004, Dubai Holding is a global investment company with investments in more than 34 countries and a combined workforce of nearly 45,000 individuals. In line with the vision of Dubai’s leadership and economic diversification strategy, Dubai Holding companies have nurtured sectors, irrevocably transforming Dubai’s socio-economic landscape and positioning Dubai as a diversified, globally integrated economy.

Dubai Holding is committed to the diversification of Dubai’s non-oil economy. Our portfolio, valued at over AED 284+ billion, spans 10 sectors, including real estate, hospitality, leisure & entertainment, ICT, design, education, media, retail, manufacturing & logistics, and science.

For the Good of Tomorrow

Dubai Holding is looking to hire a Senior Manager – Strategy & Business Management within the Office of the Group Chief Investment Officer (GCIO). The role holder will serve as a trusted business partner within the GCIO Office, acting as an extension of leadership to help drive strategic priorities, executive governance, stakeholder alignment, organisational effectiveness and cross-functional coordination across both Dubai Holding Investments (DHI) and Strategy & Value Creation (S&VC).

Operating in a high-visibility environment, the role combines elements of strategic planning, executive business management, investment support and organisational coordination. The successful candidate will help ensure senior leadership remains focused on the most critical priorities by orchestrating initiatives across multiple stakeholders, driving follow-through, preparing executive materials and maintaining oversight of key actions and decisions.

The role is ideally suited to a proactive, detail-oriented individual who combines experience within strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity or corporate strategy with exceptional organisational, coordination and stakeholder management capability.

Key Accountabilities:

Executive Business Management and Leadership Support

Act as a trusted extension of the GCIO Office, helping manage strategic priorities, stakeholder engagement and executive commitments. Support leadership in prioritising activities, managing competing demands and maintaining focus on the most critical business objectives. Establish and maintain visibility of key initiatives, decisions, risks, dependencies, stakeholders and deadlines across DHI and S&VC, ensuring effective coordination and timely execution of agreed actions. Anticipate business needs and proactively identify actions required to keep priorities on track. Drive effective follow-through on commitments made in leadership, investment and governance forums by coordinating stakeholders, tracking deliverables and proactively removing barriers to execution.

Stakeholder Coordination & Organisational Effectiveness

Act as the central coordination point across strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment between leadership priorities, stakeholders and execution teams. Coordinate activities and information flows across DHI, S&VC, business verticals and corporate functions. Build strong working relationships across a broad network of stakeholders and facilitate effective collaboration across teams. Ensure leadership decisions, commitments and action items are clearly communicated, understood and followed through. Identify bottlenecks, competing priorities and execution risks, proactively driving resolution and alignment. Support senior leadership in maintaining visibility across multiple workstreams, stakeholders and organisational priorities. Drive accountability and momentum across initiatives by coordinating stakeholders who do not report directly into the role.

Strategic Planning & Priority Management

Support the development, tracking and execution of strategic priorities across the Office of the GCIO. Lead day-to-day coordination of cross-functional initiatives involving senior stakeholders across DHI, S&VC and business verticals, ensuring alignment, timely decision-making and execution against agreed objectives. Monitor progress against key strategic objectives and ensure issues are escalated appropriately. Help translate leadership direction into executable workplans, actions and decision-making frameworks. Support special projects and strategic initiatives as required.

Executive Communications & Leadership Materials

Prepare executive-level presentations, briefing packs, reports, updates and discussion materials for senior leadership meetings. Ensure leadership is fully prepared for key meetings, reviews, governance forums and stakeholder engagements. Translate complex business, investment and strategic topics into concise, executive-ready communications. Maintain exceptional standards of quality, accuracy and attention to detail across all outputs. Support preparation of talking points, executive correspondence and leadership messaging where required.

Governance & Action Management

Coordinate leadership meetings, governance forums, steering committees and strategic reviews. Maintain oversight of key decisions, actions and stakeholder commitments. Ensure actions are assigned, tracked and delivered in a timely manner. Drive accountability across stakeholders to ensure execution remains aligned with expectations. Support the preparation of governance materials and executive updates as required.

Investment & Commercial Support

Support investment reviews, strategic initiatives and value creation activities through research and analysis. Prepare market assessments, investment summaries and strategic business case materials. Conduct commercial and financial analysis to support decision making. Identify key insights, risks and opportunities to inform leadership discussions. Support the development and assessment of strategic initiatives across the portfolio.

Who we are looking for:

6–8 years of experience within strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity or similar high-performance corporate strategy environments. Strong preference for candidates who combine strategy consulting experience with investment banking, private equity, sovereign wealth fund, corporate development or other investment-related exposure. Experience working directly with senior executives, leadership teams or executive offices. Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex initiatives across multiple stakeholders, functions and business units, often without direct reporting authority. Experience operating in highly demanding, fast-paced and dynamic environments. Demonstrated ability to manage complexity, ambiguity and competing priorities.

Critical Success Profile

The successful candidate will be:Highly proactive and self-directed. Exceptionally organised and detail oriented. Comfortable operating with ambiguity and limited direction. Able to influence without authority. Commercially minded with strong business judgement. Able to move seamlessly between strategic thinking and detailed execution. Comfortable working with senior stakeholders across multiple businesses. Calm under pressure and capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously. Exceptional at stakeholder coordination, alignment and follow-through. Willing to take ownership beyond their formal remit to ensure successful outcomes.

As much as we would be delighted to entertain all applicants, due to the high volumes of applications, only successful applicants will be contacted within 14 business days. This job description is not all inclusive. Dubai Holding reserves the right to amend this job description at any time.

Dubai Holding is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.