Manager - Strategy & Planning

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 8000000 - Rs 9000000 (ie INR 80-90 LPA)

Min Experience: 4 years

Location: Dubai

JobType: full-time

We are looking for a high-impact Manager – Strategy & Planning to work closely with the Founder and drive enterprise-level strategic initiatives. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker with a strong technical foundation who can translate long-term vision into executable plans while navigating investor expectations, market dynamics, and high-value customer engagements—particularly within capital-intensive and sustainability-driven industries.

You will act as a strategic extension of the Founder, ensuring alignment across business functions and driving progress against growth and long-term transformation goals.

Requirements:
Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Lead annual and quarterly strategic planning cycles across the organization.
• Define, track, and report KPIs and OKRs to ensure alignment with long-term growth and sustainability objectives.
• Translate leadership vision into actionable roadmaps with clear milestones and accountability.

Investor Relations & Fundraising

• Own investor communications, including pitch decks, data rooms, and investment memoranda.
• Present business, technical, and financial progress to VCs, PEs, and strategic investors.
• Support fundraising, ESG reporting, and ongoing investor engagement initiatives.

Customer & Business Engagement

• Manage relationships with senior B2B stakeholders, strategic partners, and institutional customers.
• Represent leadership in high-level meetings, negotiations, and strategic discussions.
• Clearly articulate the organization’s long-term value proposition and transformation strategy.

Market Intelligence & Insights

• Track global trends in policy, regulation, sustainability, and emerging technologies.
• Deliver data-driven insights to inform strategic pivots, investments, and growth opportunities.
• Support leadership decision-making with structured analysis and scenario planning.

Executive Support & Travel

• Partner closely with the Founder during critical business engagements and travel.
• Lead executive presentations, negotiations, and on-ground project or partner assessments.
• Ensure professional representation across internal and external forums.

Candidate Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, planning, or a Founder’s Office role; exposure to manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, or capital-intensive sectors preferred.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any discipline) with an MBA. Ability to interpret technical concepts alongside financial and commercial metrics.
• Communication: Exceptional storytelling, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills; advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and executive reporting.
• Executive Presence: High emotional intelligence, polished professional demeanor, and strong relationship-building skills with investors, customers, and internal leaders.
• Mobility: High willingness to travel domestically and internationally in a fast-paced, opportunity-driven environment.

What You Will Own

• Strategy: Build and execute long-term transformation and growth roadmaps.
• Investors: Lead investor relations, fundraising narratives, and performance reporting.
• Customers: Manage strategic B2B relationships and executive-level engagements.
• Leadership Support: Act as a trusted partner to the Founder across strategic initiatives.

Skills

Strategy & Planning • Investor Relations • Business Development • Executive Communication • Stakeholder Management • Market Intelligence • Sales • Marketing • PR • Customer Engagement