Head, Corporate Strategy

Role Summary:

Lead a critical role in identifying emerging market trends, assessing the competitive landscape, and spotting new opportunities for innovation. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, finance, and operations, to ensure that our strategic initiatives are effectively integrated into our overall business framework. Your ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and persuasively will be essential as you present strategic recommendations to the senior leadership team. 

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of the organization’s strategic plan, aligning with overall business objectives.
• Conduct comprehensive market analysis to identify growth opportunities, potential risks, and competitive threats.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to prioritize strategic initiatives and allocate resources accordingly.
• Facilitate strategic workshops and meetings to foster alignment and commitment across departments.
• Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to inform strategic decision-making.
• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of strategic initiatives.
• Prepare and present strategic recommendations for senior leadership and board meetings.
• Drive innovation by encouraging a culture of creative thinking and openness to new ideas.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior management, providing insights and guidance on strategic issues.
• Foster relationships with external stakeholders, including industry partners, clients, and market influencers to enhance strategic positioning.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree Business Administration, Strategy, or a related field
• Proficient in MBA is preferred.
• 8 years of experience in various rules.

Required Skills:

• Strong verbal & written communication skills in both English & Arabic.

Leadership Competency:

Driving Success:

• Translates SAFE vision and goals into clear, specific, and achievable objectives. Takes control of projects, leading on key tasks and monitoring others to ensure they fulfill their roles effectively.
• Demonstrates belief in and personal commitment to SAFE vision and mission. 
• Fulfills commitments while maintaining  high levels of productivity and output for self and team

Building Relationships:

• Builds an understanding of key stakeholders ( including shareholders), their needs, drivers, and constraints. Develop shared understanding across widely competing needs.
• Interacts well with others, quickly establishing rapport and maintaining useful relationships with internal and external stakeholders for the organization’s benefit.

Engaging Individuals:

• Creates a team identity and shared purpose among team members. Articulates the vision for the future to motivate others to action. Finds effective ways to empower individuals and help them succeed.
• Focuses on developing, coaching, and mentoring talent to enhance skills, knowledge, and abilities to improve individual and organizational performance. 

Core Competency:

Dependability:

• Self-driven and takes action proactively.
• Pursues goals with persistence and stamina, works on tasks thoroughly, ensuring accuracy and meeting standards.
• Maintains high levels of quality and effectiveness of work outputs and achieves outstanding results.

Collaboration:

• Collaborates constructively with people at all levels across the organization.
• Helps colleagues, always available to the team, and delivers on team commitments.
• Trusts the guidance and direction of colleagues and senior members of the team.

Analytical Thinking:

• Examines evaluates and analyses different types of information objectively. 
• Spots trends and patterns, establishes key facts clearly and interprets numerical data effectively
• Provides insights and identifies ways to improve things. Trusts your intuition about which methods will work best.

Effective Communication:

• Listens attentively and seeks to understand before being understood
• Explains things clearly, articulates and presents information effectively and confidently
• Challenges ideas effectively and presents persuasive arguments by presenting a strong case.