Senior Strategy Manager

Hire Rightt - Executive Search & HR Advisory; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading executive search firm is seeking an experienced professional to drive high-impact ventures in innovative sectors like healthcare and life sciences. Candidates should have a solid management consulting background and a master's degree in business administration. Your role will involve identifying opportunities, supporting venture development, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance Dubai's position as an innovation hub.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in management consulting or strategic roles.
• Experience managing projects in a corporate setting.
• Experience supporting venture building or corporate innovation.

Responsibilities

• Identify high-potential opportunities in innovative sectors.
• Support incubation and acceleration of new ventures.
• Develop investment cases and business models.

Skills

Project management

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Innovation and analytics

Education

Master's degree in business administration

Additional master's in a health-related discipline

Job description

Role Highlights include

• Assist in identifying high-potential opportunities in high-impact and future-proofed sectors of the global economy, such as the Healthcare Ecosystem e.g., Longevity, Wellness, Well-being, Life Sciences and other innovative industries, contributing to Dubai’s status as a global hub for cutting-edge solutions
• Support the incubation, pilot-testing, and acceleration of approved new ventures from ideation and conceptualisation through to execution and effective stakeholder coordination, ensuring alignment with the organisation and Dubai’s objectives
• Assist in developing investment cases and business models for ongoing sustainability, supporting the securing of capital allocations, and managing aspects of operational execution of the agreed venture models
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to form strategic partnerships that drive the creation of high-impact, future-oriented ventures, focusing on IP and knowledge hub development within Dubai

Managerial Competencies

• Ability to translate high-level strategies into actionable business ventures with an entrepreneurial approach
• Strong ability to work in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment, collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams and engaging with the organisation’s management to ensure deliverables are achieved on time
• Demonstrated ability to support daily operations, ensuring project milestones are met and deliverables are achieved on time
• Adept at identifying operational challenges and developing solutions to improve project performance and outcomes
• Actively support intellectual property generation for the organisation through innovation, analytics, and research, contributing to disruptive and sustainable corporate development in non-core sector scopes

Work Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in management consulting or strategic roles, with demonstrated experience in managing projects
• Master’s degree in business administration [must]. Additional masters degree in a Health-related discipline is an advantage
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including R&D, product development, legal, marketing, and finance, in a corporate setting
• Experience supporting venture building, corporate innovation, or venture capital, preferably focused on Healthcare, Life Sciences, and/or Well-being sectors is an advantage