Digital Strategy Manager - Real Estate

Job description / Role

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role
This role will be crucial in assisting the Executive Director of Strategy in shaping the strategic direction of the Real Estate's digital/digitalisation project portfolio. This individual will be responsible for analyzing digital market trends, map and understand the current state of Al Futtaim Real Estate's Digitalisation journey, identifying gaps and opportunities, and supporting the development of digitalisation strategies that align with the company's objectives.

What you will do
- Support creation of the digitalisation strategy in Real estate with senior leadership and provide recommendations on key digital gaps, related business decisions and opportunities.
- Assess the digitalization potential within the Real Estate business, identify key initiatives, and develop and execute implementation plans and roadmaps in coordination with digitalization teams.
- Determine, develop and execute long-term strategic digital plans, including roadmaps and timelines for key initiatives.
- Lead the implementation of digital transformation strategies and initiatives independently, and digital product strategies for the Real Estate digital portfolio.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, prioritize, and implement strategic digital initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Act as digital projects PMO, monitor and evaluate the performance of digital strategic initiatives, tracking key metrics, and making data-driven recommendations for improvement.

Required Skills to be successful
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
- Hands-on experience in developing and implementing digital strategies and initiatives, managing multiple stakeholders and be able to PMO projects.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex ideas to stakeholders at all levels including holding stakeholder workshops.

What equips you for the role
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in a strategy consulting firm or in a digital strategy role delivering multiple digital transformation projects or experience working on digital implementation with a Real Estate Developer.
- Experience in a top-tier strategy consulting firm and having a full knowledge of the problem-solving toolkit.

About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate
The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across MENA. With high-quality residential, business, retail, tourism, educational and healthcare developments, the master developer caters to the diverse needs of cities and communities in the region. From origination, conception, development, sales, procurement and construction of mega-projects and the leasing, operation and management of these projects after completion, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has been developing and managing owned landbanks, unlocking the economic potential of the region and contributing to future development for more than 40 years.

Our focus is to enable and invest in meaningful relationships to make our properties the best places to live and work, build additional products and services and enable partnerships to create true value to our customers throughout their entire experience with us.

AFGRE is responsible for master planning of all projects in its portfolio, including two large scale mixed use destinations: Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City.

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.