Manager Strategy And Planning

Job description / Role

Job Type
Full Time

Job Location
Dubai, UAE

Nationality
Any Nationality

Salary
Not Specified

Gender
Not Specified

Arabic Fluency
Not Specified

Job Function
Finance, Business Analysis & Consulting

Company Industry

Management Consulting

Description

This role is for one of the Weekdays clients.

Salary range: Rs 8,000,000 - Rs 9,000,000 (ie INR 80-90 LPA)
Min experience: 4 years
Location: Dubai
Job type: Full-time

We are looking for a high-impact Manager – Strategy & Planning to work closely with the Founder and drive enterprise-level strategic initiatives. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker with a strong technical foundation who can translate long-term vision into executable plans while navigating investor expectations, market dynamics, and high-value customer engagements—particularly within capital-intensive and sustainability-driven industries.

You will act as a strategic extension of the Founder, ensuring alignment across business functions and driving progress against growth and long-term transformation goals.

Requirements

Key responsibilities

• Strategic planning & execution
  Lead annual and quarterly strategic planning cycles across the organization.
  Define, track, and report KPIs and OKRs to ensure alignment with long-term growth and sustainability objectives.
  Translate leadership vision into actionable roadmaps with clear milestones and accountability.


• Investor relations & fundraising
  Own investor communications, including pitch decks, data rooms, and investment memoranda.
  Present business, technical, and financial progress to VCs, PEs, and strategic investors.
  Support fundraising, ESG reporting, and ongoing investor engagement initiatives.


• Customer & business engagement
  Manage relationships with senior B2B stakeholders, strategic partners, and institutional customers.
  Represent leadership in high-level meetings, negotiations, and strategic discussions.
  Clearly articulate the organization’s long-term value proposition and transformation strategy.


• Market intelligence & insights
  Track global trends in policy, regulation, sustainability, and emerging technologies.
  Deliver data-driven insights to inform strategic pivots, investments, and growth opportunities.

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  Support leadership decision-making with structured analysis and scenario planning.


• Executive support & travel
  Partner closely with the Founder during critical business engagements and travel.
  Lead executive presentations, negotiations, and on-ground project or partner assessments.
  Ensure professional representation across internal and external forums.

Candidate requirements

• Experience: 5+ years in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, planning, or a Founder’s Office role; exposure to manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, or capital-intensive sectors preferred.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any discipline) with an MBA. Ability to interpret technical concepts alongside financial and commercial metrics.
• Communication: Exceptional storytelling, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills; advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and executive reporting.
• Executive presence: High emotional intelligence, polished professional demeanor, and strong relationship-building skills with investors, customers, and internal leaders.
• Mobility: High willingness to travel domestically and internationally in a fast-paced, opportunity-driven environment.

What you will own

• Strategy: Build and execute long-term transformation and growth roadmaps.
• Investors: Lead investor relations, fundraising narratives, and performance reporting.
• Customers: Manage strategic B2B relationships and executive-level engagements.
• Leadership support: Act as a trusted partner to the Founder across strategic initiatives.

Skills

Strategy & Planning • Investor Relations • Business Development • Executive Communication • Stakeholder Management • Market Intelligence • Sales • Marketing • PR • Customer Engagement