Strategic Planning Manager

About the Organization

The organization is focused on creating durable growth through disciplined planning, innovation, and strong operational delivery. Its teams work across executive leadership, finance, operations, technology, product, marketing, sales, human resources, and other business functions to build long-range plans, decide where to invest, and carry out initiatives that improve business performance and strengthen competitive position.

Role Overview

This position is responsible for leading the company’s strategic planning function and supporting senior leaders in defining long-term business direction. The selected candidate will shape strategic plans, assess market opportunities, coordinate enterprise-wide planning efforts, and help ensure that key initiatives are executed successfully across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and run enterprise-level strategic planning processes that align with the company’s vision, mission, business goals, and growth priorities.
• Lead the annual strategy cycle, business planning work, enterprise goal-setting, and coordinated planning efforts across departments.
• Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams in finance, operations, technology, product, marketing, sales, human resources, and other units to connect strategy with day-to-day execution.
• Carry out market studies, competitive analysis, industry reviews, customer insight gathering, macroeconomic assessment, and scenario planning to uncover opportunities and risks.
• Build business cases, financial models, investment evaluations, growth plans, and strategic recommendations to support executive decisions and allocation of resources.
• Set strategic goals, KPIs, OKRs, balanced scorecards, and governance structures to track performance and progress.
• Review results against strategic goals, identify gaps in performance, and propose corrective actions to strengthen execution.
• Coordinate portfolio planning, priority setting, transformation programs, and other cross-functional strategic initiatives to maximize enterprise value.
• Spot strategic, operational, financial, regulatory, and competitive risks and develop mitigation and contingency plans that support long-term resilience.
• Facilitate strategy workshops, planning meetings, governance sessions, quarterly reviews, and leadership presentations to drive alignment and informed decisions.
• Prepare executive dashboards, board materials, strategic reports, market analyses, and recommendation documents for senior leadership and governance bodies.
• Guide, coach, and develop strategic planning analysts, business strategists, and project teams while promoting analytical rigor, collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, economics, strategy, engineering, operations management, management, or a similar discipline is preferred.
• A master’s degree such as an MBA, or equivalent professional credentials like PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Balanced Scorecard Professional, PRINCE2, or comparable certifications, is an advantage.
• At least 7 years of experience in strategic planning, corporate strategy, management consulting, business planning, business transformation, or a similar area.
• At least 3 years of experience leading enterprise strategy initiatives, business performance programs, or cross-functional strategy teams is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of strategic planning, corporate strategy, business performance management, financial modeling, market analysis, portfolio planning, governance, KPIs, OKRs, and balanced scorecard methods.
• Experience using enterprise planning tools, ERP systems, Microsoft Office, Power BI, Tableau, financial modeling tools, and business intelligence platforms.
• Exposure to digital transformation, AI-driven analytics, enterprise risk management, change management, and strategy execution frameworks is beneficial.
• Strong analytical ability, strategic judgment, financial understanding, leadership, organization, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, executive presentation, stakeholder management, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to turn a long-term vision into practical strategic plans while balancing priorities, operations, financial performance, and sustainable growth.
• Comfort working independently in a remote setup.

What We Offer

• A fully remote position based in the United Arab Emirates.
• A competitive compensation package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and executive leadership development.
• Exposure to enterprise strategy, business transformation, corporate planning, and executive decision-making work.
• A flexible and collaborative work environment.
• A supportive culture built around innovation, strategic thinking, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• The chance to influence the organization’s long-term direction by leading major strategic planning and business initiatives.
• Clear growth paths in strategic planning, corporate strategy, business transformation, executive leadership, and senior management.