Strategy Director

Robert Half

UAE

Ref: HP341-83

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Strategy Director, Abu Dhabi

The Company

A prominent financial institution based in Abu Dhabi is looking for a Strategy Director to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring, development, and implementation of strategic initiatives, reporting directly to the board of directors.

This position would suit an individual with a track record in strategy for large financial institutions, having worked in developed financial markets. Experience in bulge bracket or large international banks, large buy-side institutions, or semi government institutions would be considered relevant.

The Role

* Support in setting direction and business planning of the business, competitive position, strategic alliances, seeking new joint ventures.
* Oversight and development of objectives and targets, delivering these to stakeholders across the business.
* Monitor changes to global financial services landscape, and ensure the business is positioned to respond.
* Work closely with and support business development teams, marketing and communications, in identifying potential clients, counter parties, and joint venture partners.
* Support C Suite management in budgeting and long term planning
* Ensure that best in class and the most relevant infrastructure, technology, and resources are being implemented and utilized by the business.
* Regular reporting to C suite and board level management.
* Lead benchmarking analysis in order to identify competitive weaknesses and strengths, and how the business compares against competitors.

Requirements

The Candidate

* Track record and experience in senior strategy roles for large and complex financial institutions
* Able to develop and implement business-wide strategy
* Experience working with senior stakeholders
* Preferable to have a track record in a developed and recognized international financial market (e.g. London, Zurich, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York, etc.).
* Track record of leadership, able to liaise and influence senior stakeholders whilst also managing teams and implementing culture of high performance and good corporate governance
* Fluent in English, Arabic beneficial but not essential.

About the Company

Founded in 1948, Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE symbol: RHI) is the world\'s first and largest specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 index. We are a global leader in professional staffing and consulting services and the parent company of Protiviti, a leading independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting firm. For 2006, Robert Half International reported revenues of $4 billion and now has staffing and consulting operations in more than 400 locations worldwide.

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