Director - Strategy - Real Estate

Role Overview

Director - Strategy - Real Estate at Qiddiya Investment Company. This is a development-centric role working across multiple teams within the Qiddiya Residential Business Unit.

Role Purpose

Deliver a more efficient portfolio with products suited to target demographics that evolve across masterplan maturity periods. Balance strategic thinking with execution at portfolio level, using market intelligence to drive strategies and recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Market Intelligence

• Create development strategies for different products within Qiddiya's portfolio and align them with the market.
• Identify real estate market challenges and assess risks for rolling out residential assets.
• Develop mitigation strategies for identified market risks.
• Assess multiple products and solutions suitable for the Saudi market.
• Recommend ideal products per stage based on detailed analysis.

Portfolio & Land Use

• Identify interim land-use opportunities focused on the residential portfolio.
• Cooperate with development, design, and delivery to identify opportunities for more efficient working across Qiddiya's product offering.

Innovation & Product Development

• Support product innovation workstream with benchmarking.

Procurement & Partnerships

• Work on procurement strategies including scope, assessment, award, and management of consultants.
• Support strategic stakeholder management and identification of strategic partners across different workstreams.

Reporting & Governance

• Create presentations for N-1 panels and management.
• Provide inputs for Board of Directors presentations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or finance.
• MBA degree preferred.
• Extensive management consulting background required; minimum 3 years, 6+ years preferred.
• Strong understanding of real estate products through management consulting engagements and/or working for a firm in the real estate value chain strongly preferred.