Project Management Officer

Key Responsibilities

Program & Initiative Delivery

  • Support the end-to-end delivery of programs, including pricing, stock availability, and digital growth initiatives
  • Maintain program plans, milestones, risks, and dependencies; drive follow-through with cross-functional owners
  • Prepare structured weekly and monthly progress updates for senior leadership

Strategy & Commercial Analysis

  • Conduct market sizing, competitor benchmarking, and pricing analysis to support growth strategy
  • Build financial models and business cases for new initiatives, partnerships, and channel investments
  • Support GTM planning for new categories, brands, and digital channels

Partnerships & Stakeholder Management

  • Assist in identifying, evaluating, and negotiating brand and vendor partnerships
  • Work closely with category, e-commerce, marketing, supply chain, and finance teams to unblock execution
  • Prepare CEO-ready presentations, briefing notes, and board/leadership materials

Required Qualifications

  • MBA with 2–3 years of post-qualification experience in strategy consulting, strategy function, program management, or business operations (retail/e-commerce experience is an advantage)
  • Strong analytical and financial modelling skills; advanced Excel and PowerPoint
  • Working knowledge of SQL and a BI tool (Power BI or Tableau)
  • Hands-on exposure to AI tools for workflow automation and analysis
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and present clearly to senior stakeholders
  • Strong ownership mindset, attention to detail, and comfort working in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with commercial due diligence, market-entry, or GTM strategy projects
  • Exposure to e-commerce, pricing, or category management
  • Lean Six Sigma certification or similar process-improvement training
  • Prior experience in the GCC / Middle East market

Key Competencies

Structured problem-solving | Data-driven decision-making | Program management | Stakeholder influence | AI and automation fluency | Commercial acumen | Execution discipline

Pay: AED10,000.00 - AED15,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

  • Do you have 2–3 years of relevant experience in either (a) management/business/analytics consulting firms such as ZS, Fractal, Mu Sigma, LatentView, McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or similar firms, OR (b) a Founder's Office, CEO Office, or corporate strategy role?

Work Location: In person

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