Strategy Manager - Digital Transformation | Group Tech & Dig Platforms | Corporate Services

Job Requisition ID: [[159859]]

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A”rab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview of the role:

Group Technologies and Digital Platforms drives the technology and digital transformation agenda for the group. The Strategy Manager is a very important role to help drive the strategic planning process in Group Technology and Digital Platforms and plays a key role in helping drive the strategic priorities for the function. The role will also help to enable a value-driven approach to driving key priorities, that emphasizes collaboration, speed, and efficiency and applied across all areas of the organization.

The key elements of the role include:

• Ensure quality of analysis, activities, and deliverables for strategic initiatives, including the development and validation of strategic plans and detailed transformation plans
• Help syndicate analysis, results with all stakeholders
• Ongoing research and analysis on ever evolving technology landscape with assessment of relevance for our businesses; collaborate with the Strategic partnership team to work with external partners on innovation ideation
• Provide inputs to business case development for key strategic initiatives
• Support on initiatives related to talent strategy for Group technology
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to proactively drive momentum of the transformation initiatives
  
  

What you will do:

Strategy formulation and analysis

• Support with the annual strategy cycle and building out of strategic initiatives with the Group Technology & Digital Leadership stakeholders
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders & external partners to drive the strategic agenda
• Leads collection and organization of relevant data for initiative planning and analysis
• Supports development of business cases by analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing and communicating recommendations
• Helps define financial and non-financial impact of initiatives and projects
  
  

Governance and planning

• Supports the Technology strategy leadership in the group technology and digital governance process and related activities
• Ongoing tracking of progress of key initiatives which are part of the strategic roadmap
• Support for Development of business cases by analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing and communicating recommendations
• Implement best practice standards in reporting & governance
• Support preparation of materials for senior stakeholder reviews
  
  

Organizational / People initiatives

• Support the Strategy director and HR business partner in Group Technology talent strategy and planning initiatives
• Monitor progress of impact planning initiatives
• Support GTDP leadership and HR in relevant people initiatives
  
  

Required Skills to be successful:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in consultancy or big 4 as strategy manager
• Can work independently
• Excellent communication & presentation skills
• Technology or digital transformation experience
  
  

What equips you for the role:

• A business or technical degree from a reputable institute.
• This position requires strong analytical skills, intellectual curiosity around ever evolving digital / technology areas, and a hands-on experience in strategic analysis / strategy consulting. Successful candidates generally have 5-8 years of professional experience, with at least 3 years of strategy / strategy consulting experience (MANDATORY)
• Experience in digital strategy, technology strategy and value assessment & benefits realization is preferred.
  
  

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