Planning Senior Expert

Arab Solutions

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide strategic and operational planning initiatives.
• Develop and implement planning frameworks, governance models, and performance management processes.
• Oversee KPI tracking, executive dashboards, forecasting, and reporting activities.
• Provide strategic recommendations and planning insights to senior leadership.
• Ensure alignment between organizational strategy, projects, and operational objectives.
• Monitor planning risks, dependencies, and performance indicators across programs and initiatives.
• Coordinate with executive stakeholders, departments, and external entities on planning activities.
• Support transformation programs, policy development, and process optimization initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards and government regulations.
• Mentor and guide planning teams while driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor s degree in Business Administration, Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in strategic planning, PMO, governance, or performance management.
• Strong leadership, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced proficiency in reporting tools, dashboards, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage high-level planning activities and executive communications.
• Strong presentation, communication, and decision-making capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Mandatory local experience with government exposure.
• Arabic Speaker preferred/mandatory.
• Relevant professional certifications are preferred.
• Experience working within government entities, large transformation programs, or public-sector organizations is highly preferred.
• PMP, PMI-PBA, CBAP, or equivalent certifications are an advantage.

Experience Required

• 10 15 years of relevant experience in planning, strategic planning, PMO, governance, or performance management.
• Proven experience leading large-scale planning initiatives and managing executive stakeholder relationships.
• Strong background in KPI management, forecasting, reporting, governance, and organizational planning.