Consulting Strategy & Transformation (Cities) Director📣 إعلان

About the Role

PwC Middle East is seeking a Consulting Strategy & Transformation (Cities) Director to join its team in Riyadh. As part of a global professional services network with over 328,000 professionals across 152 countries, PwC Middle East has been a key contributor to the region's transformation for over 40 years, partnering with governments and businesses to deliver sustainable solutions. This full-time role focuses on shaping strategies and driving national visions within the Cities sector.

Role Context

Within PwC Consulting, the Strategy & Transformation business unit addresses the region's critical priorities, including advancing Cities, enabling economic resilience, and shaping national visions. The Director will work within the Cities sector, contributing to solving complex business issues from strategy development through to execution. This involves partnering with leaders to deliver transformative solutions in areas such as enterprise strategy, digital innovation, operational excellence, and urban governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the vertical proposition within the municipal sector, focusing on areas such as inspection and permitting.
• Develop business cases that demonstrate measurable impact and outcomes for clients.
• Bridge strategy and execution by translating high-level visions into customized solutions, actionable roadmaps, operating models, and transformation initiatives for smart cities, municipal services, and urban governance.
• Own and build executive-level client relationships, establishing trusted partnerships with public sector stakeholders in complex environments.
• Direct complex, multi-workstream programs, managing large-scale city transformation engagements from inception to completion, ensuring delivery excellence across scope, timelines, budgets, and quality.
• Drive growth for PwC's Cities offering by developing differentiated propositions, contributing to bids, and identifying opportunities within municipalities, giga-projects, and government entities.
• Lead and mentor consulting teams, fostering a collaborative environment to ensure high performance and motivated delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Urban Planning, Public Policy, or a related field; a Master's degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in consulting, with a significant focus on municipalities or development authorities.
• Deep expertise in municipal transformation, urban development, and city services.
• Proven experience working with municipalities, ministries, authorities, or national programs.
• Demonstrated leadership of large, complex, multi-workstream engagements, with accountability for client relationships, delivery, and commercial outcomes.
• A commercial and growth mindset, with experience in business development, proposal shaping, and client account expansion.
• Ability to connect city transformation initiatives to broader economic, social, and digital agendas.
• Excellent command of English; fluency in Arabic is highly desirable.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh. The role is part of PwC Middle East's Strategy & Transformation business unit, which comprises purpose-driven teams with deep sector expertise. PwC Middle East fosters a collaborative environment that values innovation and mentorship.