Strategy & Special Projects Lead
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Role Overview
The Strategy & Special Projects Lead drives strategically complex and time-sensitive initiatives from concept through execution.
The role works with the CEO and senior leadership across functions, geographies, and business units.
This is a hands-on strategy and execution role rather than a traditional project management position.
The role requires judgment, commercial awareness, analytical ability, stakeholder coordination, and a strong bias toward action.
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Role Overview
The Strategy & Special Projects Lead drives strategically complex and time-sensitive initiatives from concept through execution.
The role works with the CEO and senior leadership across functions, geographies, and business units.
This is a hands-on strategy and execution role rather than a traditional project management position.
The role requires judgment, commercial awareness, analytical ability, stakeholder coordination, and a strong bias toward action.
Responsibilities
- Own high-priority strategic initiatives sponsored by the CEO and leadership team.
- Translate strategic objectives into workstreams, milestones, owners, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
- Coordinate cross-functional projects and resolve obstacles or escalate decisions.
- Drive initiatives from concept through implementation and measurable business impact.
- Work directly with the CEO on strategic and operational priorities.
- Turn loosely defined ideas into structured and executable plans.
- Conduct rapid analysis and research for important decisions.
- Prepare recommendations, business cases, presentations, and decision materials.
- Evaluate products, markets, partnerships, commercial opportunities, and strategic initiatives.
- Develop business cases, financial models, market assessments, and implementation plans where required.
- Support launches and operate new initiatives during their early stages when appropriate.
- Support strategic partnerships, market expansion, and major commercial initiatives.
Experience Required
- 2–5 years of experience in strategy, consulting, investment banking, private equity, high-growth technology, fintech, corporate development, a Chief of Staff function, or another demanding execution environment.
- 1–2 years of experience as a management consultant in the UAE.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment without an established playbook.
- Experience working on European expansion and ideation.
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