Senior Manager Strategy and Business Planning

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategy and Business Planning to drive portfolio governance, strategic planning, and business performance management within Qiddiya's Marketing division. This full-time role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and involves overseeing the marketing portfolio to ensure alignment between strategic priorities, project execution, budget management, and organizational objectives.

Role Context and Impact

The Senior Manager will collaborate closely with Marketing leadership, Finance, the Project Management Office (PMO), and various business stakeholders. The position is critical for providing structure, governance, reporting, and strategic insights that support informed decision-making and facilitate 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.
• Monitor strategic objectives and track progress against approved business plans.
• Lead portfolio management activities across Corporate Marketing and Destination Marketing initiatives.
• Establish and maintain portfolio governance frameworks, methodologies, standards, and reporting mechanisms.
• Monitor project performance, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and risks across the portfolio.
• Implement best-practice PMO disciplines across the marketing portfolio, tracking project schedules, budgets, risks, 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 ensure alignment on priorities.
• 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 is a full-time position located in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working collaboratively with various departments and leadership teams across Qiddiya to achieve strategic marketing objectives.

Application Process

Qualified candidates are invited to apply. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.