Strategic Marketing Planning & Performance Lead

Qiddiya | القدية; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya | القدية is seeking a Senior Specialist in Business Planning to support the Marketing function’s strategic objectives, annual plans, and key initiatives. You will ensure alignment between departmental priorities, organizational goals, and workforce plans while guiding performance governance across Marketing.

Working closely with Marketing leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders, you will drive planning cycles, monitor progress against KPIs, prepare executive materials, and provide

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field is required.
• MBA or master's degree is advantageous.
• 3-5 years in business planning, strategic planning, PMO, corporate performance, strategy, or project management.
• Experience within large organizations, government entities, giga-projects, destination management, real estate, tourism, entertainment, or marketing environments is preferred.
• Experience supporting executive reporting and business performance management activities is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support development and coordination of the Marketing annual business plan and operational plans.
• Monitor progress against strategic objectives, KPIs, and departmental targets.
• Consolidate updates from various Marketing teams and ensure accurate reporting of performance metrics.
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly and annual business reviews.
• Track critical initiatives and ensure timely follow-up on action items and deliverables.
• Support the cascading of organizational objectives into departmental and team-level plans.
• Contribute to development and refinement of Marketing strategic priorities and initiatives.
• Support the evaluation of strategic projects, business cases, and growth opportunities.
• Conduct research and analysis on market trends, industry benchmarks, and strategic developments.
• Prepare presentations, reports, and executive materials to support strategic discussions and decision-making.
• Monitor the implementation of strategic initiatives and flag potential risks, dependencies, and delays.
• Support workforce planning activities across the Marketing function.
• Maintain workforce planning trackers and monitor recruitment progress against approved plans.
• Coordinate with HR, Finance, and departmental stakeholders to ensure alignment between workforce requirements and business priorities.
• Assist in budget planning, tracking, and reporting activities related to Marketing initiatives and projects.
• Support resource allocation and planning exercises to ensure efficient utilization of departmental resources.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for Marketing leadership.
• Develop dashboards and performance tracking tools to improve visibility of progress against strategic objectives.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across planning and reporting activities.
• Support governance meetings through agenda preparation, meeting coordination, minutes, and action tracking.
• Maintain documentation of business plans, strategic initiatives, governance decisions, and reporting outputs.
• Engage with Marketing teams and cross-functional stakeholders to gather information and consolidate business updates.
• Coordinate planning and reporting requirements across multiple departments.
• Facilitate alignment between Marketing priorities and corporate strategic objectives.
• Foster strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth execution of planning processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning, reporting, governance, and performance management processes.
• Support the implementation of new tools, templates, and methodologies that enhance business planning effectiveness.
• Promote best practices in project tracking, reporting, and strategic execution.

Skills

Business Planning

Strategic Planning

PMO

Stakeholder Management

Governance

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Strategy, Finance, Economics, Project Management, or related field

Master's degree or MBA is considered an advantage

Job description

Qiddiya | القدية is seeking a Senior Specialist in Business Planning to support the Marketing function’s strategic objectives, annual plans, and key initiatives. You will ensure alignment between departmental priorities, organizational goals, and workforce plans while guiding performance governance across Marketing.

Working closely with Marketing leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders, you will drive planning cycles, monitor progress against KPIs, prepare executive materials, and provide