Overview
Chief of Staff Jobs in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at Diktu
Position Overview
We are looking for an exceptionally capable Chief of Staff to work directly with the CEO. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role at the center of the Company’s strategic and operational activity. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted extension of the CEO, managing the strategic agenda, connecting dots across the organization, structuring complex problems, and driving special projects to completion.
This is a rare opportunity to sit at the center of a dynamic holding company and work across the full breadth of what the Company does-from deal making and board governance to transformation and investor relations. The successful candidate will gain unparalleled exposure to CEO level decision making, develop deep sector knowledge, and build relationships across a wide network of portfolio companies, institutional investors, and professional services partners.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage the CEO’s strategic priorities, ensuring focus, follow through, and alignment across the organization.
- Prepare the CEO for key meetings, board sessions, and external engagements through rigorous briefing, framing, and synthesis.
- Act as a connective layer across the Company’s internal departments, including investments, finance, risk, IR, and communications.
- Ensure alignment of priorities and information flow between the CEO and all relevant internal and external parties.
- Structure ambiguous, complex problems into clear frameworks that facilitate executive decision making.
- Synthesize inputs from multiple stakeholders and work streams into concise, actionable outputs.
- Manage relationships with external professional services partners, including strategy consultants, investment banks, legal advisors, and communications firms.
- Support investor relations and public communications efforts as required.
- Lead discrete, high priority work streams on behalf of the CEO or top management from scoping through to delivery.
- Support M&A processes, including deal sourcing coordination, due diligence work streams, and transaction management.
- Drive company transformation initiatives, working across functions to ensure strategic change lands effectively.
Qualifications
- 6-15 years of experience.
- Strong foundation in strategy consulting (top tier and Big4 firm experience preferred).
- Experience in M&A, whether through consulting, banking, or a principal investing context.
- Familiarity with ports, logistics, or infrastructure sectors preferred.
- Arabic proficiency a strong plus.
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
- Ability to quickly absorb complex information, identify what matters, and produce clear, structured outputs.
- Brings rigor and clarity to ambiguous problems without losing sight of the practical outcome.
- Comfortable operating in a lean, fast moving environment where priorities shift and versatility is essential.
- Saudi nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.
Title: Chief of Staff
Company: Diktu
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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