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Strategy Management Director Jobs in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at Senna
Title: Strategy Management Director
Company: Senna
Location: Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The consulting firm is seeking a Strategy Management Director to lead the development, execution, and monitoring of its corporate strategy. This senior role is responsible for translating strategic priorities into measurable initiatives, driving performance management, supporting business transformation, and ensuring alignment between executive leadership, business units, and long-term organizational objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development, review, and execution of the organization's corporate strategy and long-term business plans.
- Translate strategic objectives into clear initiatives, programs, departmental goals, and measurable performance indicators.
- Facilitate the annual strategic planning cycle across all business functions.
- Monitor market trends, regulatory developments, emerging technologies, and industry best practices to identify strategic opportunities.
- Support executive leadership in defining growth priorities, strategic direction, and organizational focus areas.
- Establish governance mechanisms to monitor the implementation of strategic initiatives.
- Track progress against strategic objectives and recommend corrective actions where required.
- Coordinate cross-functional strategic projects to ensure timely execution and achievement of business outcomes.
- Prepare executive dashboards, strategic performance reports, and progress updates for the CEO, Executive Committee, and Board.
- Ensure strategic initiatives are aligned with corporate priorities, resource availability, and business impact.
- Develop and maintain the enterprise performance management framework.
- Define, track, and monitor corporate KPIs aligned with strategic objectives.
- Oversee Balanced Scorecard implementation and performance review processes.
- Conduct periodic business performance reviews with business unit leaders.
- Identify performance gaps and recommend improvement initiatives to support annual targets.
- Lead strategic transformation initiatives focused on digitalization, automation, operational excellence, and customer experience.
- Support organizational restructuring and change management initiatives where required.
- Evaluate new business opportunities, partnerships, and service expansion initiatives.
- Promote innovation, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making across the organization.
Skills & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Strategy, Economics, Finance, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- MBA or Master's degree in Strategy, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or a related discipline is preferred.
- Professional certifications are an advantage, including Balanced Scorecard Professional, Strategy Management Professional, PMP, or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
- 10–15 years of progressive experience in corporate strategy, strategic planning, business transformation, performance management, or management consulting.
- Minimum of 5 years in a senior leadership or strategy leadership role.
- Proven experience leading enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and organizational transformation programs.
- Background in government services, visa services, travel, tourism, aviation, shared services, consulting, customer service, or large corporate organizations is highly preferred.
- Strong experience in KPI design, Balanced Scorecard, corporate performance management, executive reporting, and strategy execution.
- Demonstrated experience engaging with CEOs, executive committees, boards, or senior government and private-sector stakeholders.
About Senna
Senna is a careers platform for finance candidates who want better opportunities and more strategic career guidance. We help professionals clarify their ambitions, target the right roles, and access expert support tailored to their goals across the MENA finance market. Senna is built to help candidates move with stronger direction, sharper positioning, and greater momentum. For more information, visit joinsenna.com.
