- Take on a highimpact strategic role within a major industrial organisation
- Work directly on M&A, strategy and valuecreation initiatives
About Our Client
Our client is one of the UAE's largest and most strategically important industrial companies. With a strong domestic footprint and international operations, the organisation plays a central role in the UAE's industrial diversification agenda.
Job Description
In this role, you will contribute directly to the definition and execution of the corporate strategy. Key responsibilities include:
- Leading highvalue strategic and business development workstreams with strong ownership and minimal oversight.
- Conducting detailed market, sector and competitor analysis and distilling insights into clear strategic recommendations.
- Building advanced financial models, valuations and Boardlevel investment materials.
- Supporting M&A transactions, including due diligence, valuation, market assessments and external stakeholder engagement.
- Designing and delivering cost optimisation and performance improvement initiatives with measurable outcomes.
- Driving alignment across Finance, Operations, Commercial and other senior stakeholders to ensure smooth execution of strategic initiatives.
- Supporting performance tracking, strategic planning cycles and preparation of executive dashboards.
- Responding to adhoc senior leadership requests with highquality, insightdriven outputs under tight deadlines.
- Coaching and developing up to two analysts and acting as a role model for ownership, teamwork and collaboration.
The Successful Applicant
- A minimum of five years experience in M&A advisory, corporate development, private equity or investment banking
- Strong financial modelling, valuation and corporate finance skills.
- Proven ability to manage crossfunctional workstreams and engage senior stakeholders effectively.
- Excellent analytical, problemsolving and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complexity.
- A structured, organised approach and comfort operating in fastpaced, highpressure environments.
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Finance, Strategy or a related field.
- High standards of output quality, attention to detail and a collaborative mindset.
What's on Offer
- A strategically pivotal role within a highimpact corporate development function.
- Exposure to senior leadership and major investment, M&A and strategic decisionmaking.
- Broad, varied work covering strategy, M&A, internal consulting and value creation.
- Strong longterm career growth within a major UAE industrial group.
Contact: Zaynah Aboobaker
Quote job ref: JN-032026-6965895
