Senior Manager Strategy and Business Planning

About the Role

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a Senior Manager - Strategy and Business Planning to join their team in Riyadh, Riyadh Province. This full-time role is central to driving portfolio governance, strategic planning, and business performance management within Qiddiya's Marketing division. The Senior Manager will oversee the marketing portfolio, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities, project execution, budget management, and overall organizational objectives.

Working closely with Marketing leadership, Finance, PMO, and business stakeholders, this position provides structure, governance, reporting, and strategic insights to support decision-making and ensure the successful delivery of key marketing initiatives and transformation programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of annual and long-term strategic plans for Corporate Marketing and Destination Marketing.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable initiatives, roadmaps, and measurable performance indicators.
• Lead portfolio management activities across Corporate Marketing and Destination Marketing initiatives, establishing and maintaining governance frameworks.
• Monitor project performance, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and risks across the portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and approved budgets.
• Implement best-practice PMO disciplines, tracking project schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and benefits realization.
• Develop executive dashboards and portfolio performance reports, monitoring KPIs related to project delivery, resource utilization, and budget adherence.
• Partner with Marketing leadership, Finance, Procurement, PMO, HR, and other corporate functions to build strong relationships and ensure alignment.
• Drive continuous enhancement of PMO capabilities, governance processes, and portfolio management practices.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 8-10 years of professional experience in PMO, strategy, business planning, portfolio management, project controls, or related disciplines.
• Experience working within large, complex organizations managing enterprise-wide or large-scale portfolios.
• Proven experience establishing and operating PMO or portfolio governance functions.
• Experience supporting executive leadership with strategic planning, business performance reporting, and portfolio management.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives simultaneously.
• Experience within large transformation programs, giga-projects, government entities, PIF portfolio companies, or multinational organizations is highly desirable.

Work Environment

This role operates within Qiddiya's Marketing division, collaborating with various internal departments including Finance, PMO, and HR, as well as external business stakeholders. The position is based in Riyadh and is a full-time commitment.

Strategic Impact

The Senior Manager will play a critical role in ensuring the marketing division's strategic priorities are effectively translated into actionable plans and successfully executed. This involves providing executive-level analysis and recommendations to support informed decision-making and drive continuous improvement in planning, execution, and reporting capabilities.

Application Process

Candidates meeting the outlined requirements are encouraged to apply for this position to contribute to Qiddiya's strategic marketing initiatives.