Strategy & Operations Manager (Remote Saudi Market)Role Purpose
The Strategy & Operations Manager is a senior leadership role within the consulting leader group, responsible for ensuring that strategy engagements delivered to Saudi Arabian clients are operationally executable, scalable, and value-driven.
The role operates remotely (outside KSA) while maintaining strong engagement with Saudi-based clients and leadership teams, bridging strategy formulation and execution through operating model design, execution roadmaps, and performance management.
Key Responsibilities1. Leadership & Strategy Contribution
- Act as a core member of the consulting leader group, contributing to firm strategy, offerings, and growth in the Saudi market.
- Partner with Strategy Partners and Managing Directors to ensure strategic recommendations are implementation-ready.
- Challenge strategic assumptions using operational, financial, and organizational insights.
- Participate in senior leadership forums, governance committees, and internal decision-making bodies.
2. Strategy Execution & Operating Model Leadership
- Lead the design of Target Operating Models (TOMs) aligned with Saudi client strategies, regulations, and governance structures.
- Define organizational structures, decision rights, governance models, and end-to-end operating processes.
- Translate strategy into clear execution roadmaps, phased initiatives, and transformation plans.
- Oversee or support strategy-to-execution programs delivered remotely or in hybrid mode.
3. Saudi Market Delivery (Remote)
- Deliver consulting engagements for Saudi government, semi-government, and large private-sector organizations.
- Apply strong understanding of:
- Saudi governance and decision-making models
- Vision 2030 transformation context
- Public-sector and large-enterprise operating environments
- Maintain regular engagement with Saudi clients through virtual leadership workshops, steering committees, and executive reviews.
- Travel to Saudi Arabia when required for critical milestones (as needed).
4. Value Creation & Performance Management
- Lead business case development including cost modeling, productivity analysis, capacity planning, and ROI.
- Design KPI frameworks and performance dashboards aligned with Saudi client objectives.
- Ensure value realization tracking throughout execution phases.
- Support financial and operational performance reviews at executive level.
5. Stakeholder & Client Management
- Build trusted relationships with C-level executives, Deputy Ministers, VPs, and senior leaders in Saudi organizations.
- Manage complex stakeholder environments remotely with cultural awareness and executive presence.
- Support proposal development, bids, and client pursuits targeting the Saudi market.
6. Team & Capability Leadership
- Lead, mentor, and review consultants and senior consultants across engagements.
- Ensure delivery quality and consistency across multiple workstreams.
- Contribute to development of methodologies, tools, and thought leadership for Saudi-focused offerings.
Required QualificationsEducation
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering (mandatory).
- Master's degree (MBA, Engineering Management, or equivalent) preferred.
Experience
- 815 years of experience in:
- Strategy consulting, operations consulting, or transformation consulting
- OR senior industry roles with strong strategy and operations exposure
- Demonstrated experience delivering projects in the Saudi market (mandatory).
- Experience working with government, semi-government, or large Saudi enterprises.
- Proven ability to lead engagements remotely across geographies.
- Experience engaging C-level and senior government stakeholders.
Core CompetenciesStrategy & Business
- Strong understanding of strategy frameworks and operating models
- Ability to connect strategy to execution and measurable outcomes
- Financial and commercial acumen
Operations & Execution
- Operating model and process design
- Performance management and KPI frameworks
- Change and transformation execution
- Structured problem-solving and analytical rigor
Leadership & Consulting
- Executive communication and storytelling
- Stakeholder management in complex environments
- Ability to influence without direct authority
- Team leadership in remote and hybrid settings
Tools & Methodologies
- Strategy and operating model frameworks
- Financial and operational modeling tools
- Performance management systems and dashboards
- Lean, Six Sigma, BPM (as enabling tools)
Success Measures
- Credibility and executability of strategy recommendations
- Client satisfaction and repeat engagements in Saudi Arabia
- Measurable value realization
- Contribution to growth of Saudi-focused consulting practice
