Overview
Director / IT Strategy & Performance / Consulting Background Jobs in Qatar at Robert Walters
Title: Director / IT Strategy & Performance / Consulting Background
Company: Robert Walters
Location: Qatar
We are seeking a highly analytical and strategically minded IT Strategy & Performance Manager to drive performance excellence, governance, and execution discipline across the IT function.
This role acts as a key partner to IT leadership, enabling data-driven decision making, strengthening delivery transparency, and ensuring alignment between IT strategy, operational execution, and business priorities.
You will play a central role in shaping how IT performance is measured, tracked, and communicated across Run, Change, and Transform agendas.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and continuously enhance IT-wide performance frameworks, translating IT strategy into measurable KPIs and execution metrics
- Develop and own executive-level dashboards, management reports, and performance packs used in leadership reviews and steering committees
- Partner with IT leadership to cascade strategic priorities into structured performance tracking and reporting mechanisms
- Conduct deep-dive analysis across IT portfolios, identifying risks, inefficiencies, capacity constraints, and improvement opportunities
- Convert complex operational, delivery, and financial data into clear insights and actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders
- Lead performance reviews across key IT domains including service delivery, transformation programs, operational resilience, and cost efficiency
- Establish and maintain governance standards for KPI definitions, reporting cadence, data quality, and performance transparency
- Provide quality assurance and challenge to performance narratives and reporting submitted to senior leadership forums
- Coordinate across IT teams to ensure alignment of priorities, initiatives, and delivery timelines
- Prepare high-quality executive presentations and materials for leadership and board-level discussions
- Coach junior team members where applicable, promoting analytical rigor and strong stakeholder communication
Candidate Profile
- 8-12 years of professional experience
- Background in top-tier consulting or similar environments such as McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, Kearney, Oliver Wyman, Roland Berger, or Accenture
- Strong experience in IT strategy, digital transformation, or technology operating models
- Proven expertise in performance management, IT KPIs, dashboards, or portfolio tracking
- Strong analytical capability with ability to structure ambiguous problems and translate data into insights
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience engaging senior leadership
- Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel; experience with analytics or IT performance tools is a strong advantage
- Strong communication and storytelling ability with an executive-level mindset
Why Join
This is a high-impact role at the centre of IT strategy execution, offering visibility across all major technology initiatives and direct engagement with senior IT leadership. You will play a pivotal role in shaping how performance, governance, and transformation success are defined and delivered.
