Strategy Manager

confidential jobs; As Sudiyah; On-site; OMR 20,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Strategy Manager to lead the design, analysis, and execution of the corporate strategy across the group's three business sectors. This founding role operationalizes the strategic framework and translates executive direction into structured analysis, actionable plans, and measurable outcomes.

The role owns the analytical backbone of the organization, shaping how strategy is developed, cascaded, and tracked beyond a predefined process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field; MBA preferred.
• 6–8 years in corporate strategy or strategic planning, with some leadership.
• Experience building Balanced Scorecard and OKR frameworks.
• Advanced financial modeling and strategic analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads corporate strategic analysis across market, competitor, financial, and internal capability assessments.
• Builds and maintains Balanced Scorecard and OKR cascade across levels.
• Manages strategic initiative portfolio: prioritization, business case reviews, and ROI tracking.
• Prepares monthly/quarterly strategic performance reports and reviews.
• Ensures quality and consistency of analytical output.
• Serves as liaison between Strategy & Transformation office and sector leadership.

Skills

Strategic planning

Leadership

Change management

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics

Tools

Excel

PowerBI

Job description

Reports to: Chief, Strategy & Transformation

1. Position Overview

The Strategy Manager leads the day-to-day design, analysis, and execution management of the corporate strategy function within the Company. This is a founding role responsible for operationalizing the strategic framework — translating executive direction into structured analysis, actionable plans, and measurable outcomes across the Group's three business sectors.

2. Role Objective

This role carries direct ownership of building the analytical backbone of the organization — the Strategy Manager will shape how strategy is developed, cascaded, and tracked, not simply execute a pre-defined process.

3. Key Responsibilities

• Leads the development of the corporate strategic analysis (market, competitive, financial, and internal capability assessments) supporting the group strategy
• Builds and maintains the Balanced Scorecard, strategic objectives, and OKR cascade across corporate, sector, and departmental levels
• Manages the strategic initiative portfolio: prioritization, business case review, and performance tracking against ROI
• Prepares monthly and quarterly strategic performance reports & peridic Startegic Reviews
• Ensures quality and consistency of analytical output
• Acts as the primary liaison between the Office of Strategy & Transformation and sector leadership on strategic alignment matters

4. Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field (Master's/MBA preferred)
• 6-8 years of experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, or strategic planning, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or team-lead capacity
• Demonstrated experience building or operating Balanced Scorecard / OKR frameworks
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and strategic analysis tools (Excel, PowerBI)
• Demonstrated experience in change management and transformation managemnet
• Strong command of Arabic and English (written and verbal)

5. Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in retail, FMCG, or multi-sector holding company environments
• Professional certification in strategy or performance management (e.g., CSCA, Balanced Scorecard Professional,OKRs, KPIs, Procsi)