Venture Studio Lead - Build Next-Gen Ventures & MVPs

ADNOC Distribution

Abu Dhabi

On-site

AED 400,000 - 800,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

ADNOC Distribution seeks a Venture Development Manager to architect and operate its next-generation ventures, identifying transformative opportunities and leading ventures from concept to scale.

The role requires comfort with ambiguity, strong stakeholder alignment, and excellence in structured venture building, using Lean Startup and Design Thinking to deliver MVPs and scalable processes.

Qualifications

  • 8 years of venture development, corporate innovation, strategy, or partnerships.

Responsibilities

  • Venture Identification & Validation
  • Define and validate 4-8 high-potential venture concepts.
  • Conduct market research and feasibility assessments.
  • Venture Building & Delivery
  • Deliver at least 3 MVPs with early commercial traction.
  • Establish governance, reporting, and agile venture delivery processes.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to execute venture projects.
  • Stakeholder Alignment & Collaboration
  • Secure alignment with senior stakeholders.
  • Enable and coordinate cross-functional collaboration.
  • Innovation Governance
  • Implement innovation frameworks (Lean Startup, Design Thinking).
  • Ensure structured and scalable venture delivery.

Skills

Venture development
Market research
Stakeholder management
Cross-functional leadership
Agile methodologies
Design thinking
Financial modeling
Strategic thinking
Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Technology
Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Asana
Microsoft Teams
Financial modeling tools
Analytics platforms

Job description

ADNOC Distribution seeks a Venture Development Manager to architect and operate its next-generation ventures, identifying transformative opportunities and leading ventures from concept to scale.

The role requires comfort with ambiguity, strong stakeholder alignment, and excellence in structured venture building, using Lean Startup and Design Thinking to deliver MVPs and scalable processes.

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