Director - Strategy (Digital Cluster)

AD Ports Group


Date: 11 hours ago
City: Abu Dhabi
Contract type: Full time
Job Description

Core Responsibilities:

  • Lead the formulation, execution, and continuous refinement of AD Ports Group's Digital & Transformation strategies, frameworks, and strategic plans, ensuring effective cascading and clear communication across all relevant functions and clusters.
  • Ensure alignment of strategic objectives across diverse teams including IT PMO, IT Financial Management & Value Tracking, Strategy & Adoption, IT Post-Merger Integration, and Digital Strategy, maximizing coherence, synergy, and impact.
  • Manage and oversee the annual strategic planning and budgeting processes, ensuring they are dynamic, responsive, integrated, and effectively implemented across the organization.
  • Drive the execution of transformative digital and technology programs, focusing on strategic integration, comprehensive change management, and effective realization of targeted outcomes.
  • Regularly monitor and adjust transformation initiatives to remain responsive to evolving business requirements, market trends, and emerging digital technologies.
  • Direct the collection, analysis, and dissemination of strategic insights and translate data into actionable initiatives, proactively identifying growth opportunities and mitigating potential threats.
  • Act as a key strategic advisor to corporate leadership regarding mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships, playing an instrumental role in expanding the organization’s influence, market presence, and operational capabilities.
  • Maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, external partners, and consultants, ensuring strategic coherence, operational excellence, and quality assurance across strategic engagements.
  • Ensure comprehensive reporting and communication on Group Digital KPI’s, strategy progress, results, and impact to Senior Management, the Group Corporate Strategy team, and relevant stakeholders.
  • Maintain awareness of digital trends, emerging technologies, and industry benchmarks, incorporating these into strategic initiatives to maintain competitive advantage.

People Management Responsibilities:

  • Lead, build, and nurture high-performing teams across Strategy, IT PMO, IT Financial Management & Value Tracking, Strategy & Adoption, and IT Post-Merger Integration.
  • Promote professional growth and development, ensuring alignment between individual goals, departmental priorities, and organizational objectives.
  • Provide effective coaching, mentorship, and leadership to team members, enhancing their strategic capabilities, professional development, and problem-solving competencies.
  • Ensure teams are adequately resourced with appropriate budgets, technologies, tools, and training necessary to achieve strategic objectives.
  • Identify skill gaps, professional development needs, and training opportunities, ensuring sustained high-performance standards across all managed functions.

Strategic Responsibilities:

  • Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the Corporate Digital & Transformation executive leadership and broader Group Corporate Strategy team, providing critical guidance and informed recommendations.
  • Define clear, measurable metrics to monitor strategy execution and transformation success, regularly assessing strategic initiatives against these metrics to drive continuous improvement and accountability.
  • Identify, assess, and regularly update strategic risks and challenges across Digital & Transformation, ensuring proactive development of robust mitigation and contingency strategies.
  • Oversee the creation and implementation of forward-thinking, dynamic business strategies across the Digital & Transformation functions, ensuring alignment with overall AD Ports Group objectives and market demands.
  • Foster and embed a culture of strategic agility, continuous learning, innovation, and adaptability

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities:

  • Lead the formulation, execution, and continuous refinement of AD Ports Group's Digital & Transformation strategies, frameworks, and strategic plans, ensuring effective cascading and clear communication across all relevant functions and clusters.
  • Ensure alignment of strategic objectives across diverse teams including IT PMO, IT Financial Management & Value Tracking, Strategy & Adoption, IT Post-Merger Integration, and Digital Strategy, maximizing coherence, synergy, and impact.
  • Manage and oversee the annual strategic planning and budgeting processes, ensuring they are dynamic, responsive, integrated, and effectively implemented across the organization.
  • Drive the execution of transformative digital and technology programs, focusing on strategic integration, comprehensive change management, and effective realization of targeted outcomes.
  • Regularly monitor and adjust transformation initiatives to remain responsive to evolving business requirements, market trends, and emerging digital technologies.
  • Direct the collection, analysis, and dissemination of strategic insights and translate data into actionable initiatives, proactively identifying growth opportunities and mitigating potential threats.
  • Act as a key strategic advisor to corporate leadership regarding mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships, playing an instrumental role in expanding the organization’s influence, market presence, and operational capabilities.
  • Maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, external partners, and consultants, ensuring strategic coherence, operational excellence, and quality assurance across strategic engagements.
  • Ensure comprehensive reporting and communication on Group Digital KPI’s, strategy progress, results, and impact to Senior Management, the Group Corporate Strategy team, and relevant stakeholders.
  • Maintain awareness of digital trends, emerging technologies, and industry benchmarks, incorporating these into strategic initiatives to maintain competitive advantage.

People Management Responsibilities:

  • Lead, build, and nurture high-performing teams across Strategy, IT PMO, IT Financial Management & Value Tracking, Strategy & Adoption, and IT Post-Merger Integration.
  • Promote professional growth and development, ensuring alignment between individual goals, departmental priorities, and organizational objectives.
  • Provide effective coaching, mentorship, and leadership to team members, enhancing their strategic capabilities, professional development, and problem-solving competencies.
  • Ensure teams are adequately resourced with appropriate budgets, technologies, tools, and training necessary to achieve strategic objectives.
  • Identify skill gaps, professional development needs, and training opportunities, ensuring sustained high-performance standards across all managed functions.

Strategic Responsibilities:

  • Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the Corporate Digital & Transformation executive leadership and broader Group Corporate Strategy team, providing critical guidance and informed recommendations.
  • Define clear, measurable metrics to monitor strategy execution and transformation success, regularly assessing strategic initiatives against these metrics to drive continuous improvement and accountability.
  • Identify, assess, and regularly update strategic risks and challenges across Digital & Transformation, ensuring proactive development of robust mitigation and contingency strategies.
  • Oversee the creation and implementation of forward-thinking, dynamic business strategies across the Digital & Transformation functions, ensuring alignment with overall AD Ports Group objectives and market demands.
  • Foster and embed a culture of strategic agility, continuous learning, innovation, and adaptability

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Strategy or a related field. Master's degree is a plus
  • Additional qualifications in Strategy or Digital would be advantageous.
  • Excellent English. Arabic is an added advantage
  • A minimum of 15 years of experience in a similar role
  • Proven track record in a leadership role within a strategic delivery or similar function.
  • Experience in strategy development and execution of large-scale transformation projects, preferably in a digital or technology-driven industry.
  • Demonstrated success in developing and implementing strategic initiatives that have significantly impacted business growth and efficiency.
  • Exceptional ability to develop innovative strategies and solutions.
  • Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
  • Expertise in leading change management initiatives, with a focus on digital transformation.
  • Proficient in managing complex projects with cross-functional teams.
  • Deep understanding of digital trends and technologies.
  • Visionary leader with a forward-thinking mindset.
  • Resilient and adaptable in a fast-paced and evolving business environment.

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