Transguard Workforce Solutions is the UAE's leading provider of innovative HR solutions. With over a decade of experience in the region and a knowledgeable team, we offer fully integrated HR services.
We are currently seeking a Senior Manager - Corporate Strategy & Performance - 10 Months Contract Role for one of our very well-known client, to be based in their Dubai office.
Job Purpose:
- The Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy & Performance supports the development, communication, and execution of company's strategic direction by transforming complex performance data and research into clear, compelling insights for senior leadership. The role leads enterprise-wide analysis across the organization's strategic themes (Guest, People, Business), corporate performance reporting, and strategic storytelling for Strategic Boardsensuring that strategic priorities are understood, aligned, and actioned across the organization. Working closely with operations, commercial, finance, development, and other key stakeholders, the Senior Manager integrates information into executive-ready narratives that inform decision-making and strengthen organisational alignment.
Job Responsibilities:
- Transform raw qualitative and quantitative research data into cohesive, engaging stories that clearly communicate the why behind strategic decisions.
- Present findings in a clear and accessible format, tailoring messages to the needs and expectations of diverse stakeholder groups.
- Create high-quality executive presentations, reports, and other strategic deliverables that effectively convey research insights.
- Collate and consolidate information from multiple stakeholders to produce well-structured content at the appropriate level for decision-making.
- Lead the development and implementation of Corporate Performance Scorecards at Board and Executive Committee levels, ensuring the accurate translation of strategic priorities into measurable outcomes.
- Drive the creation and refinement of enterprise-wide metrics and performance targets in collaboration with senior stakeholders across the organization.
- Partner with the Business Information team to operationalize KPIs through automated dashboards and data-driven reporting tools that enhance visibility of organizational performance.
- Work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams including development, marketing, commercial, operations, and product to ensure insights and recommendations support enterprise strategic themes (Guest, People, Business).
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to ensure analysis and recommendations are compelling, consistent, and aligned with brand messaging and strategic priorities.
- Lead the development of strategy-related content for corporate communications, executive updates, and corporate events to strengthen organizational understanding and engagement with strategic priorities.
- Stay up to date with emerging trends in strategic and enterprise-level research methodologies, data analysis tools, and storytelling techniques that support cross-organizational priorities (guest, people, and business) and enhance the quality of strategic insights and communication.
- Identify opportunities to refine and improve strategy, research, and storytelling processes to increase effectiveness, efficiency, and strategic impact.
- Demonstrate strong attention to detail while maintaining a holistic, enterprise-wide perspective in all strategic work.
Skills:
- Excellent storytelling and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information for diverse audiences.
- Strong analytical capability with experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
- Ability to translate performance analysis and research findings into clear, strategic business recommendations.
- Strong collaboration, persuasion, and influencing skills with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
- Excellent PowerPoint skills with the ability to draft presentations and develop visually compelling strategic slides.
- Proficiency in the wider Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power BI).
- Experience with Tableau, SharePoint, and Adobe Illustrator/InDesign is an advantage.
- Consulting methodologies, strategic frameworks, structured problem-solving, and executive presentation tools.
