Strategic Transformation Leader - PMO & Growth Strategy

Miral Destinations; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Miral Destinations is seeking a Head of Strategic Projects and Transformation to lead corporate strategy formulation and enterprise transformation in Abu Dhabi. The role shapes long-term priorities through benchmarking, market intelligence, forecasting, and scenario modelling, evaluating new business opportunities and delivering cross-functional transformation with clear outcomes.

The position requires a Master’s degree in business administration, Strategy, or Tourism Management, a minimum of 10

Qualifications

• Proven track record in project management, strategic planning, insights, or data-driven strategy role.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with experience preparing strategic documents and presenting to C-suite and Board-level audiences.
• Proficiency in BI tools and storytelling platforms or advanced Excel for executive reporting.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in management consulting or tourism management.
• At least 5 years in a leadership role involving cross-functional project delivery and stakeholder alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead formulation of long-term company strategies with internal and external stakeholder input.
• Analyse market trends, competitive landscapes, and internal performance to define strategic priorities.
• Defines strategic priorities, value pools, enablers and sequencing.
• Support creation of sales and marketing strategies for destinations and attractions.
• Develop investment cases (assumptions, returns, risks) for SLT/Board decisions.
• Act as transformation PMO responsible for governance, cadence, tooling.
• Develop project charters, plans, timelines, budgets; define workstreams and interdependencies.
• Coordinate multi-stakeholder teams and track RAID logs to management.
• Identify risks & issues; manage change control; facilitate major change initiatives.
• Prepare strategic reports, executive presentations, and organization updates.
• Translate analytical outputs into compelling stories and recommendations.
• Communicate strategy across the organization and drive alignment around targets.
• Facilitate strategic discussions, workshops, and reviews.

Skills

Project management

Strategic planning

Data-driven strategy

Executive reporting

Education

Master’s degree in business administration, Strategy, Tourism Management

Job description

Miral Destinations is seeking a Head of Strategic Projects and Transformation to lead corporate strategy formulation and enterprise transformation in Abu Dhabi. The role shapes long-term priorities through benchmarking, market intelligence, forecasting, and scenario modelling, evaluating new business opportunities and delivering cross-functional transformation with clear outcomes.

The position requires a Master’s degree in business administration, Strategy, or Tourism Management, a minimum of 10