Strategic Execution Consultant - 8-Month Engagement

MENA Consultant; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional consulting firm is seeking a Strategic Execution Consultant for an 8-month engagement in Riyadh. The role involves translating strategy into measurable execution by building performance management systems and coordinating complex initiatives. Candidates should be fluent in Arabic and English and possess advanced skills in Excel and Power BI. The consultant will work closely with various stakeholders to track commitments and create dashboards that provide insights and facilitate decision-making.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategy-to-execution translation.
• Strong analytical thinking, structuring, and problem solving.
• Executive communication: storytelling, decision-oriented reporting.

Responsibilities

• Convert strategic objectives into executable programs and roadmaps.
• Establish governance routines and support implementation of national strategy initiatives.
• Build performance dashboards and executive scorecards.

Skills

Fluency in Arabic & English

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Storytelling

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Strategic Execution Consultant - 8-Month Engagement

Riyadh, KSA

Location: Riyadh, KSA
Years of Experience: [Not specified]
Project Duration: 8 months
Working Arrangement: on-site / remote / hybrid
Language Requirements: Fluency in Arabic & English (written and spoken).

The Strategic Execution Consultant is responsible for translating strategy into measurable execution: building and running performance management systems, coordinating cross-entity implementation plans, and driving delivery of national/enterprise strategic initiatives. The role requires strong analytical capability, executive-ready storytelling, and advanced proficiency in Excel and Power BI to turn complex data into clear decisions.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience in strategy-to-execution translation.
• Advanced Excel (power formulas, structured modeling, pivot tables, Power Query desirable).

Other Qualifications

• Stakeholder management and cross-entity coordination.
• Strong analytical thinking, structuring, and problem solving.
• Executive communication: storytelling, decision-oriented reporting.
• Data integrity mindset: definitions, traceability, governance, and reporting discipline.

Key Responsibilities

• Convert strategic objectives into executable programs, initiatives, and roadmaps with clear scope, timelines, dependencies, and success metrics.
• Establish governance routines (steering committees, working groups, PMO cadence).
• Support implementation of national strategy initiatives and multi-stakeholder programs with high complexity and interdependencies.
• Facilitate joint planning workshops and alignment sessions to harmonize priorities, KPIs, and implementation sequencing between entities.
• Track commitments, approvals, and deliverables across participating entities.
• Run performance management frameworks (e.g., Strategic KPI Trees, Balanced Scorecards).
• Define and standardize KPI definitions: formulas, baselines, targets, thresholds, owners, data sources, and reporting frequency.
• Build performance dashboards and executive scorecards; generate insights, trends, and root-cause analysis to support decision-making.
• Ensure performance reporting quality through data validation, reconciliation, and audit-ready documentation.
• Build advanced Excel models for planning, tracking, forecasting, and scenario analysis (budgets, benefits, capacity, progress).
• Develop Power BI dashboards and automated reporting pipelines (where applicable) to enable real-time visibility on strategy execution.
• Create executive-ready packs: narrative, insights, recommendations, and visualizations suitable for senior leadership and committees.
• Translate complex datasets into clear storylines and actions, balancing accuracy with simplicity.

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