Chief Operating Officer (UAE Nationals)
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About the Role
A confidential organization seeks a seasoned Chief Operating Officer to lead multi-functional business operations. The role requires 20+ years of leadership experience, including 5+ years in senior executive roles, with expertise in operational excellence, revenue enablement, and digital transformation.
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Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise wide operations strategy, governance, execution rhythm, and performance management
- Drive operational excellence through process improvement, automation, service standards, and measurable KPIs
- Oversee multi functional business operations covering commercial, customer, asset, people, technology, and support functions
- Enable revenue growth through sales governance, market expansion, channel productivity, pricing alignment, and customer lifecycle management
- Improve portfolio and asset performance through occupancy, yield, utilization, cost efficiency, and long term value creation
- Strengthen customer, tenant, resident, and stakeholder experience through service led operating models
- Lead transformation initiatives including digital adoption, workflow automation, analytics, AI enabled productivity, and enterprise systems
- Manage operational budgets, cost optimization, ROI focus, compliance, risk management, and business continuity
- Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer centricity, innovation, and disciplined execution
Requirements
- 20+ years of progressive leadership experience across operations, commercial, real estate, retail, asset management, business transformation, or enterprise support functions
- Minimum 5+ years in senior executive leadership roles managing multiple functions and senior leaders
- Strong exposure to UAE/GCC real estate, mixed use developments, property, retail, asset heavy, or capital intensive sectors preferred
- Proven track record in revenue enablement, operational excellence, service quality, stakeholder governance, digital transformation, and large scale change
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Real Estate, or related discipline; MBA or equivalent master’s degree preferred
- Strong commercial judgement, financial acumen, regulatory understanding, executive communication, and board level presentation skills
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Role
- Chief Operating Officer
- Reporting to: Group CEO
Role Summary
- We are seeking a seasoned Chief Operating Officer to lead multi functional business operations across a complex, growth oriented organization. The role will be responsible for driving operational excellence, revenue enablement, business transformation, service quality, governance, and enterprise wid
Key Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise wide operations strategy, governance, execution rhythm, and performance management.
- Drive operational excellence through process improvement, automation, service standards, and measurable KPIs.
- Oversee multi functional business operations covering commercial, customer, asset, people, technology, and support functions.
- Enable revenue growth through sales governance, market expansion, channel productivity, pricing alignment, and customer lifecycle management.
- Improve portfolio and asset performance through occupancy, yield, utilization, cost efficiency, and long term value creation.
- Strengthen customer, tenant, resident, and stakeholder experience through service led operating models.
- Lead transformation initiatives including digital adoption, workflow automation, analytics, AI enabled productivity, and enterprise systems.
- Manage operational budgets, cost optimization, ROI focus, compliance, risk management, and business continuity.
- Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer centricity, innovation, and disciplined execution.
Candidate Profile
- 20+ years of progressive leadership experience across operations, commercial, real estate, retail, asset management, business transformation, or enterprise support functions.
- Minimum 5+ years in senior executive leadership roles managing multiple functions and senior leaders.
- Strong exposure to UAE/GCC real estate, mixed use developments, property, retail, asset heavy, or capital intensive sectors preferred.
- Proven track record in revenue enablement, operational excellence, service quality, stakeholder governance, digital transformation, and large scale change.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Real Estate, or related discipline; MBA or equivalent master’s degree preferred.
- Strong commercial judgement, financial acumen, regulatory understanding, executive communication, and board level presentation skills.
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