Portfolio Strategy & Value Creation Manager

HUMAIN; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

HUMAIN in Riyadh seeks a Manager – Portfolio Management to oversee performance tracking for minority and majority investments, JVs, and partnerships. You will develop dashboards and reports for senior leadership and guide governance with cross‑functional teams.

The role emphasizes value creation, investment monitoring, and ensuring alignment with strategic investment theses, while coordinating with finance, GRC, legal, HR and business units to drive portfolio outcomes.

Qualifications

• MBA / CA / CFA or equivalent professional qualification in Finance, Business, or related field.
• +8 years of relevant experience in portfolio management, investment monitoring, private equity, corporate development, or related roles.
• Strong understanding of investment structures, joint ventures, and partnership arrangements.
• Self-starter with strong ownership mindset and problem-solving orientation. High attention to detail combined with the ability to see the big picture.
• Excellent financial analysis, MS Excel, and reporting/dashboarding skills (PowerPoint essential).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Track and analyze financial and operational performance of minority investments, majority-owned entities, joint ventures and partnership arrangements against defined targets and benchmarks
• Develop and maintain dashboards, MIS, and periodic reports for senior management, the Board and Executive Committee
• Identify performance trends, synergy opportunities, and key rationale for performance across the portfolio
• Conduct variance analysis against budgets, business plans, and investment theses
• Translate the investment thesis into value creation roadmap for newly acquired or partnered entities
• Identify and prioritize value-creation levers across revenue growth, cost optimization, working capital, capex efficiency, and margin improvement
• Work with portfolio company management to set clear VC performance targets, milestones, and KPIs aligned with the investment case
• Build and maintain a value creation plan (VCP) tracker across the portfolio, updated for progress and course corrections Governance & Compliance
• Support Humain Governance, Risk and Compliance team in governance processes for portfolio companies
• Ensure alignment between investment monitoring and governance requirements (shareholder agreements, board reserved matters, reporting covenants)
• Liaise with legal and compliance teams on governance-related matters affecting portfolio entities
• Monitor minority stake investments for reporting compliance, value trends, and exit readiness
• Support majority-owned entities on strategic reviews, budgeting oversight, and performance improvement initiatives
• Implement JV operating models and work with business units to manage joint venture (JV) relationships
• Manage relationships and reporting cadences with partnership entities, ensuring alignment with partnership agreements
• Assist in preparing investment committee papers, periodic valuation inputs, and portfolio reviews

Skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

MBA / CA / CFA

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

HUMAIN in Riyadh seeks a Manager – Portfolio Management to oversee performance tracking for minority and majority investments, JVs, and partnerships. You will develop dashboards and reports for senior leadership and guide governance with cross‑functional teams.

The role emphasizes value creation, investment monitoring, and ensuring alignment with strategic investment theses, while coordinating with finance, GRC, legal, HR and business units to drive portfolio outcomes.