Key Responsibilities:

Strategic initiatives leadership

• Own the portfolio of selected cross-business strategic projects from opportunity framing and business case through execution, stabilization and benefits realization.
• Translate strategic initiatives into clear project charters, roadmaps, milestones, decision points, resource plans and measurable outcomes.
• Prioritize initiatives based on strategic fit, customer value, financial impact, feasibility and risk.
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Strategic Initiatives E2E Deployment

• Lead strategic initiative assessments covering market demand, product scope, industrial footprint, supply chain, sourcing, regulatory requirements, certifications, incentives and partner options.
• Develop and recommend business models such as local assembly, local manufacturing, contract manufacturing, strategic partnerships.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to build implementation-ready plans.
• Create value cases that quantify revenue potential, margin impact, investment, etc
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New energy landscape and growth agenda

• Monitor and structure the implications of policy, regulation, technology, value-chain shifts, funding models and customer investment priorities across the Gulf new energy ecosystem.
• Identify strategic growth spaces across electrification, e-mobility infrastructure, distributed energy, grid modernization, energy management and adjacent solutions relevant to the cluster portfolio.
• Develop market perspectives, maps and strategic recommendations for leadership decisions, including build, partner, acquire or incubate options.
• Partner with sales and business teams to convert strategic themes into qualified opportunities, lighthouse projects and scalable plays.
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Program delivery and governance

• Establish robust program governance, including steering committees, workstreams, stage gates, decision logs, risk registers and executive reporting.
• Drive pace, accountability and cross-functional collaboration, proactively resolving dependencies and escalating decisions with clear recommendations.
• Maintain integrated plans across scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, quality and benefits.
• Ensure projects transition effectively into business-as-usual ownership with agreed processes, capabilities, KPIs and governance
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Key Success Factors:

• High ownership and the ability to create clarity and momentum in ambiguous, cross-functional environments.
• Strong executive communication and influencing skills, supported by fact-based recommendations and concise decision-making materials.
• Ability to structure complex problems, develop investment cases and lead transformation programs through implementation.
• Credibility with technical, industrial, commercial and external ecosystem stakeholders.
• Rigorous governance, risk management and follow-through.
• Ability to balance short-term delivery with scalable, long-term strategic value.
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Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in engineering, business, economics or a related discipline; MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification preferred.
• Typically upto 10 years of experience in strategy, business development, transformation, program leadership, industrial operations, energy management, electrification or a related field.
• Proven experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder strategic projects with measurable business outcomes.
• Experience in Make In emirates, industrial partnerships, supply-chain development, e-mobility, electrical distribution, energy management or new energy ecosystems is strongly preferred.
• Strong financial acumen, including business-case development, scenario modeling, investment evaluation and benefits tracking.
• Good communication skills.
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