Senior Manager Digital Strategy

Job Description

The Digital Strategy Senior Manager is a key leadership role responsible for spearheading the Digital strategy team and guiding the organization's Digital strategic planning and execution within the Corporate Digital & Transformation department at AD Ports Group. As a seasoned professional in Digital & Technology strategy development, this role involves leading the formulation and refinement of Group wide strategies, ensuring they align with the organization's overall vision and mission. The Digital Strategy Senior Manager plays a crucial part in setting strategic directions, maintaining a competitive edge, and supporting decentralized Digital business units in their strategic direction setting, fostering a culture of innovation and forward-thinking across the organization. This role demands a high level of expertise in managing complex strategic projects and a deep understanding of digital technology dynamics to effectively drive strategic change and growth in the Digital space for AD Ports Group.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead the Digital strategy and strategic planning capabilities for ADPG Group Digital & Transformation, ensuring alignment with the overall organizational goals.
• Manage the overall ADPG Digital Strategy (and associated sub-Strategies e.g. AI), developing and maintaining a standard methodology for strategy formulation, cascading and reporting.
• Facilitate strategy alignment with the Group Shareholder expectations, including Group level Digital KPI’s
• Guide and provide expert advice on the development and alignment of digital strategies across different AD Ports Group clusters, ensuring they enable the business strategies of the respective clusters.
• Oversee the annual Digital strategic planning process, from conception to execution, ensuring it supports the Group’s broader strategy, and aligns the organization to the guiding objectives and priorities set at a Group level
• Lead strategic transformation engagements and collaborate with external consultants as necessary to guarantee the quality and timeliness of strategy-related projects and initiatives.
• Ensure that the strategies developed are actionable and measurable, with a clear impact on the Group’s long-term success.
• Lead, develop and manage Digital Strategy and Planning team, ensuring their alignment with the Group’s strategic objective and oversee their professional development.
• Foster a culture of strategic thinking and continuous improvement within the team and the wider organization.
• Lead cross-functional teams in strategic Digital initiatives, promoting collaboration and integration across different departments and clusters.
  
  

People Management Responsibilites:

• Lead and develop a team of digital strategists, analysts, and project managers
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and performance management to direct reports.
• Foster a collaborative, innovative, and digitally-minded team culture.
• Manage resource allocation, capacity planning, and succession development within the digital team.
• Champion cross-functional knowledge sharing and digital upskilling initiatives across departments.
  
  

Strategic Responsibilities:

• Align digital transformation efforts with overall business strategy and future vision.
• Develop business cases for investment in digital capabilities, platforms, and systems.
• Partner with executive leadership to embed digital thinking in long-term planning.
• Identify strategic partnerships with technology providers, startups, and academia.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Digital Innovation, or related field Master’s degree in Business, IT, or industry-related field is a plus
• English – Excellent Written and Spoken. Arabic optional
• A minimum of 12-15 years of experience in a similar role
• Within a consulting or high-calibre multi-national organization
• Proven experience in technology strategy development
• 10+ years of Technology strategy development and strategic planning experience with an international consulting firm or a high-profile organisation
• Profound understanding and expertise in strategic planning and execution, capable of leading complex strategy development across the organization.
• Strong leadership abilities to guide and develop a high-performing strategy team, with a focus on mentoring and professional growth.
• Exceptional analytical capabilities to synthesize complex data, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable strategic plans.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate and drive strategic vision across various levels of the organization.
• Advanced problem-solving skills, adept at identifying and addressing challenges in strategy development and implementation.
• Capacity to innovate and adapt strategies in a dynamic business environment, maintaining alignment with the organization's evolving needs.
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively across different departments and with external partners, fostering a unified approach to strategy.
• Deep understanding of the industry and market trends, ensuring the strategies developed are relevant and competitive.
  
  

About Us

AD Ports Group

A Global Player

Through organic growth and partnerships, AD Ports Group has developed over the years into an integrated premier enabler of trade, industrialisation, and economic diversification. Established by Emiri Decree and owned by ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies with a broad portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s diversified economy.

AD Ports Group is committed to building elite trade and logistics propositions. As trade has grown, so have we. Today, we are an integrated business across 5 clusters – Digital, Economic Cities & Free Zones, Logistics, Maritime, and Ports connecting global maritime routes and international trading partners.