Overview
Strategy & Transformation Director Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at First Access Consulting
Title: Strategy & Transformation Director
Company: First Access Consulting
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Key Responsibilities
Strategy Development & Execution
- Lead the annual corporate strategy review and refresh
- Translate long-term strategic objectives into actionable initiatives with defined KPIs, milestones, timelines, and accountable owners
- Develop and manage the corporate Balanced Scorecard and enterprise performance framework
- Monitor strategic KPIs and provide regular executive performance reporting
- Conduct market research, strategic assessments, benchmarking, and business case development to identify new growth opportunities
Transformation Program Leadership
- Establish and lead the enterprise Transformation Office and strategic transformation roadmap
- Convert strategic priorities into enterprise-wide transformation initiatives
- Drive value realization across transformation programs, ensuring measurable financial and operational benefits
- Monitor revenue growth, cost optimization, productivity improvements, and strategic outcomes
- Track financial and non-financial benefits to support executive decision-making
Enterprise Governance & Strategic Alignment
- Lead enterprise-wide strategy governance across executive leadership teams and business functions
- Facilitate Steering Committee meetings, governance forums, portfolio reviews, and executive decision-making sessions
- Ensure transparent reporting through executive dashboards, performance reports, and Board presentations
- Manage strategic risks, dependencies, and issue escalation across transformation initiatives
Portfolio Delivery & Performance Management
- Oversee execution of enterprise initiatives, including operational excellence, cost optimization, digital transformation, service improvement, go-to-market enhancement, workforce transformation, and strategic growth initiatives
- Validate business cases and ensure disciplined portfolio execution
- Monitor enterprise performance and proactively remove delivery obstacles
Organizational Capability & Change Management
- Develop internal strategy and transformation capabilities
- Strengthen PMO governance, portfolio management, and performance management practices
- Partner with HR and business leaders to implement effective change management frameworks
- Promote organization-wide adoption of strategic initiatives and transformation objectives
Executive Stakeholder Management
- Prepare Board reports, executive strategy reviews, and C-level presentations
- Ensure alignment and communication across business functions
- Build strong relationships with executive stakeholders and support informed strategic decision-making
- Communicate transformation progress, risks, and key achievements to leadership
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Strategy, Finance, or a related field
- MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification is strongly preferred
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Program Management Professional (PgMP)
- Lean Six Sigma Certification
- Minimum 12 years of experience in corporate strategy, business transformation, enterprise PMO, strategic planning, and organizational transformation
- Experience within shared services, BPO, consulting, or large corporate environments is preferred
- Proven track record of delivering enterprise transformation programs with measurable business outcomes
- Strong financial acumen and experience in governance, portfolio management, and value realization
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder environments and influence executive decision-making
- GCC experience is preferred
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and executive presentation tools
- Tier 1 and Tier 2 consulting, or operational organizations is Mandatory