Director/Senior Director - Operational Planning & Performance (DEL 1)
Qiddiya | القدية
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Job summary
Qiddiya Investment Company in Riyadh seeks a Director/Senior Director of Operational Planning & Performance to translate strategic priorities into coordinated operating plans. You will drive enterprise planning cycles, establish KPI frameworks, and provide executive dashboards to enable leaders to track progress and make informed decisions.
You will partner with senior leaders across units, align priorities, ensure governance, and drive continuous improvement in planning and performance
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree in business, finance, engineering, or related field.
- 15+ years of experience leading operational planning, performance management, or strategic execution functions.
- Experience leading enterprise planning cycles and establishing performance frameworks across multiple business units.
- Strong experience aligning priorities across business units and senior functional leaders.
- Hands-on experience with KPI and performance dashboards, and executive reporting in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience in large-scale consultancy environments (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Accenture).
- Familiarity with OKRs, balanced scorecards, planning cycles, or PMO governance.
Responsibilities
- Lead the annual and periodic enterprise planning cycles, ensuring alignment between strategic objectives, business plans, and priorities.
- Develop and implement performance management frameworks, KPIs, and reporting across multiple units.
- Establish governance structures and planning methodologies to support execution and accountability.
- Partner with senior leaders to align priorities, resolve dependencies, and drive cross-functional collaboration.
- Design and maintain executive dashboards and reporting tools for clear visibility into performance.
- Monitor progress against OKRs, balanced scorecards, and strategic initiatives.
- Provide executives with actionable insights, analysis, and recommendations for decision-making.
- Drive continuous improvement in planning, reporting, and performance management processes.
- Coordinate enterprise-wide reviews and governance meetings with leadership stakeholders.
- Ensure consistency and quality of performance data and reporting.
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Job description
Qiddiya Investment Company is a Saudi holding and development company leading large-scale investments and projects across entertainment, sports, and culture. At the center of this vision is Qiddiya City, a landmark destination being developed to help shape the future of leisure, lifestyle, and economic growth in the Kingdom.
This role offers the opportunity to help drive planning discipline and performance visibility within a complex, high-impact organization. As Director/Senior Director - Operational Planning & Performance, you will help translate strategic priorities into coordinated operating plans, enabling leaders across the business to align around shared goals, track progress, and support strong execution.
- Lead the annual and periodic enterprise planning cycles, ensuring alignment between strategic objectives, business plans, and operational priorities
- Develop and implement robust performance management frameworks, KPIs, and reporting processes across multiple business units
- Establish governance structures and planning methodologies that support effective execution and accountability
- Partner with senior functional leaders to align business priorities, resolve dependencies, and drive cross-functional collaboration
- Design and maintain executive-level performance dashboards and reporting tools to provide clear visibility into organizational performance
- Monitor progress against agreed objectives and key results (OKRs), balanced scorecards, and strategic initiatives
- Provide executive leadership with actionable insights, analysis, and recommendations to support informed decision-making
- Drive continuous improvement in planning, reporting, and performance management processes
- Coordinate enterprise-wide reviews, performance discussions, and governance meetings with leadership stakeholders
- Ensure consistency and quality of performance data, metrics, and reporting across the organization
- Bachelor's or master's degree in business, finance, engineering, or a related field
- 15+ years of experience leading operational planning, performance management, or strategic execution functions
- Experience leading enterprise planning cycles and establishing performance frameworks across multiple business units
- Strong experience aligning priorities across business units and senior functional leaders
- Hands-on experience with enterprise planning tools, KPI and performance dashboards, and executive reporting in Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience working within a large-scale consultancy environment, such as McKinsey, BCG, or Accenture
- Familiarity with OKRs, balanced scorecards, strategic planning cycles, or PMO-style governance frameworks
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