director of strategic initiatives

PureHealth

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 Position Title:
 
 Director - Strategic Initiatives &amp; Product Management
 
 
 
 Location:
 
 UAE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Job Summary:
 
 
 
 The
 
 Director of Strategic Initiatives &amp; Product Management
 
 will serve as a senior leader and trusted partner to the Chief Data &amp; Analytics Officer (CDAO), responsible for shaping and executing the long-term growth of the group. This leader will drive a portfolio of high-impact, cross-functional initiatives or products that accelerate the data led transformation of PureHealth.
 
 
 
 
 
 The ideal candidate is a strategic operator who can translate vision into action, orchestrate alignment across functions, and manage a diverse mix of data and analytics products and strategic initiatives.
 
 
 
 
 
 This role is pivotal in bridging strategy, execution, and impact within the CDAO. The Director ensures that the organization not only invests in data and analytics but also turns them into strategic assets that drive measurable value for patients, members, and the enterprise.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities:
 
 
 
 
 Strategic Leadership
 
 
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 Partner with the CDAO to define and operationalize the data and analytics strategy, ensuring alignment with overall organizational goals and transformation priorities.
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 Lead a small, high-performing team responsible for the design, execution, and governance of strategic initiatives and product portfolio.
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 Product Management
 
 
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 Establish and oversee a data and analytics product management discipline, ensuring business needs are met through clear product roadmaps, measurable outcomes, and value tracking.
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 Collaborate with Data Analytics, Data Engineering, and Value Creation teams to design and deliver analytics products that improve clinical, operational, and financial performance.
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 Champion user-centric design and agile delivery for analytics products and platforms.
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 Strategic Initiatives &amp; Execution
 
 
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 Lead strategic initiatives focused on internal and external stakeholder relationships.
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 Drive alignment and accountability across diverse stakeholder groups, including technology, clinical, finance, operations, and digital health.
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 Develop executive-level communications for strategic initiatives.
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 Team &amp; Capability Building
 
 
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 Build and lead a small team of data professionals, creating a culture of excellence, innovation, and impact.
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 Mentor emerging leaders and promote best practices in product management, data strategy, and stakeholder engagement.
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 Experience Requirements:
 
 
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 Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in business, healthcare administration, data science, or a related field (Master&rsquo;s preferred).
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 10+ years of experience in healthcare, consulting, analytics, or digital transformation roles.
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 Proven success leading strategic, cross-functional initiatives in complex, matrixed organizations.
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 Experience in product management, data strategy, or digital transformation strongly preferred.
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 Exceptional strategic thinking and organizational agility.
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 Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
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 Proven ability to build and execute against roadmaps and deliver outcomes in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
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 Knowledge of healthcare operations, payer/provider dynamics, and data governance best practices.
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 Skilled in agile methodologies and product management frameworks (e.g., Lean, SAFe, Scrum).
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 About PureHealth
 
 
 
 PureHealth is the UAE&rsquo;s largest integrated healthcare platform, committed to revolutionizing the nation&rsquo;s healthcare ecosystem and advancing the future of health through innovation, technology, and world-class care delivery.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Why Join Us
 
 
 
 At PureHealth, you&rsquo;ll be part of a transformational journey to redefine healthcare through technology and human-centered innovation. We empower our teams to create impact, challenge boundaries, and lead change. Working with us means contributing to a purpose-driven mission&mdash;advancing the future of health&mdash;while growing your career in one of the UAE&rsquo;s most dynamic, fast-evolving organizations.
 
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Director Strategic Initiatives & Product Management

Tribe X Digital

<div>About US 
We are Tribe X, a next-generation agency creating the most impactful end-to-end digital presence for global luxury and purpose-driven brands. 
Our work combines strategy, content, social, and paid media under one roof to drive measurable results for some of the world&rsquo;s most respected names. 
We blend strategy, creativity, and performance to build brands that matter and deliver results that move the needle.

As we grow, we&rsquo;re looking for an Integrated Strategy Director to build the most impactful, future-focused strategy department in the region: someone who can unite brand, media, and creativity into one seamless, powerful narrative. 
The Opportunity

As Integrated Strategy Director, you are the architect of Tribe X&rsquo;s strategic ecosystem, connecting brand, creative, media, PR, and brand experience into one unified, insight-driven approach. 
You ensure that every brand we partner with is built on truth, expressed with clarity, and optimized for continuous impact, following Tribe X&rsquo;s core philosophy of focus: strategies that are minimal, intentional, and effective. 
This role goes beyond traditional planning. You&rsquo;ll define how Tribe X thinks about strategy, designing methodologies, frameworks, and processes that connect brand purpose to measurable growth. 
At the heart of your work lies Tribe X&rsquo;s Truth to Tribe Framework: uncovering a brand&rsquo;s &ldquo;why,&rdquo; transforming it into authentic storytelling, and using 360&deg; marketing to build communities that drive cultural and commercial impact.

You will lead and grow a multidisciplinary strategy team, unlock human insight that fuels every department, and continuously evolve the agency&rsquo;s strategic edge to stay ahead of culture and technology. 
This is a role for a strategic leader who can move seamlessly between big-picture vision and actionable execution, someone who believes that purpose and performance are two sides of the same truth. 
What You&rsquo;ll Do

Lead and Integrate Strategy Across Disciplines
Oversee all strategy functions, brand, creative, content, media, PR, and brand experience, ensuring they align under a single, coherent brand narrative. 
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Build and evolve integration systems that connect every touchpoint from awareness to advocacy. 
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Drive Insight and Strategic Intelligence
Lead the discovery and interpretation of human, cultural, and behavioral insights that power all agency thinking. 
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Develop mechanisms for insight-sharing across teams to ensure decisions are data-informed and emotionally intelligent. 
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<li>Champion a culture of curiosity and continuous learning within the strategy discipline.</li> 
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Own and Evolve the Tribe X Strategic Philosophy
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<li>Steward and evolve the Truth to Tribe framework, ensuring every client strategy delivers authentic purpose and community-led growth. 
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Codify and document how Tribe X thinks about brand building, marketing effectiveness, and cultural relevance. 
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<li>Maintain our tools, templates, and playbooks used across the agency to align with any updates in Tribe X&rsquo;s strategic philosophy.</li> 
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Optimize Strategy for Continuous Improvement
Design and lead cyclical strategic reviews that evaluate performance and identify optimization opportunities. 
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Partner with media, content, and brand teams to refine campaigns based on performance insights and learning loops. 
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<li>Ensure that every strategy has clear success metrics, testing methodologies, and feedback systems.</li> 
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Build, Lead, and Develop the Strategy Function
Lead, mentor, and expand the strategy team across disciplines, fostering cross-functional collaboration and accountability. 
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Set standards of excellence for strategic output, presentation, and client influence. 
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<li>Represent strategy at the leadership level guiding major pitches, shaping client relationships, and influencing agency direction.</li></ul> 


What You Bring

Must-Have:
10+ years of experience in strategy (brand, digital, or integrated), with proven leadership in a full-service or digital-first agency. 
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Strong track record of building integrated strategies that connect creative, media, and brand experience. 
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Deep understanding of cultural insight, consumer psychology, and data-informed decision-making. 
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Experience managing and growing multi-disciplinary strategy teams. 
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Excellent communication and storytelling skills, able to inspire both clients and internal teams. 
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<li>Strategic thinker who&rsquo;s also operationally grounded and capable of turning philosophy into systems and tools.</li> 
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Nice to Have:
Experience working with luxury, lifestyle, or purpose-driven brands. 
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Familiarity with behavioral science (specifically sociology of affluent consumers / high purchase power), audience segmentation, and brand community-building. 
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<li>Background in marketing effectiveness, testing frameworks, and performance optimization.</li></ul> 
Success looks like
Tribe X&rsquo;s strategy function operates as a single, unified engine, brand, media, content, and PR work seamlessly toward shared goals. 
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<li>The Truth to Tribe framework becomes a market differentiator, recognized for creating brands that build community and loyalty. 
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Insight becomes the heartbeat of the agency, informing creativity, communication, and continuous improvement. 
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Clients experience measurable growth and emotional resonance through Tribe X&rsquo;s strategic leadership. 
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Apply Now 
If you're ready to build one of the region&rsquo;s top-performing strategy departments infused with creativity, and innovation. We&rsquo;d love to hear from you. Submit your CV through the link attached. 
For further questions, contact Fatma Nashaat at f.nashaat@tribexdigital.com</div>

Integrated Strategy Director

BridgeBio

<div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Mavericks Wanted</h3> 

When was the last time you achieved the impossible? If that thought feels overwhelming, you might want to pause here, but if it sparks excitement...read on 
 
In 2015, we pioneered a &ldquo;moneyball for biotech&rdquo; approach, pooling projects and promising early-stage research from academia together under one financial umbrella to reduce risk and unleash innovation. This model allows science and small teams of experts to lead the way. We build bridges to groundbreaking advancements in rare disease, and develop life-changing medicines for patients with unmet needs as fast as humanly possible. 
 
Together we define white space, push boundaries and empower people to solve problems. If you're someone who defies convention, join us and work alongside some of the most respected minds in the industry. Together, we'll ask &quot;why not?&quot; and help reengineer the future of biopharma.
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
What You'll Do</h3>

The Associate Director/Director, Strategy &amp; Operations &mdash; AI Initiatives will play a critical role in the delivery and adoption of AI-enabled solutions that accelerate how BridgeBio works across R&amp;D, G&amp;A, and Commercial. This high-impact role will scope high-ROI use cases, run rapid prototypes through to scaled deployment, and establish right-sized implementation and governance structures. You will partner cross-functionally to remove bottlenecks, stand up practical copilots and analytics, measure outcomes (cycle-time, quality, cost, compliance), and drive change management so AI becomes a durable advantage for BridgeBio and the patients we serve. The role will report to the Chief of Staff to the CEO with dotted line reporting to the Chief People Officer.
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
Responsibilities</h3>
<ul><li>Strategic Planning and Execution
<ul><li>Work with the CEO, Chief of Staff, Chief People Officer, and BridgeBio AI Taskforce to set the company&rsquo;s strategic vision on AI and identify the highest-impact projects to the business</li>
<li>Define and run lightweight operating mechanisms (intake/triage, sprint cadences, stage gates, risk reviews, release and enablement plans)</li>
</ul></li><li>Program Delivery and Cross-functional Partnership
<ul><li>Lead end-to-end delivery of high-priority, select AI initiatives: problem framing, rapid prototyping/POC, validation, pilot, and scaled deployment with clear acceptance and success criteria. Collaborate with IT, People Team, and Functional stakeholders</li>
<li>Remove blockers, manage RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), and ensure initiatives land with durable ownership and support</li>
</ul></li><li>Stakeholder Communication
<ul><li>Develop and deliver executive-level materials that synthesize technical and business content into clear, concise, and actionable narratives for leadership, the Board of Directors, and cross-functional teams</li>
<li>Translate between scientific, clinical, technical, and business stakeholders to drive alignment and decisions; regularly report impact metrics and use feedback loops to surface and communicate lessons learned</li>
<li>Create playbooks, enablement assets, and job aids that support adoption and change management across functions</li>
<li>Be an AI evangelist, inspiring and empowering teams across the company to embrace AI as a core enabler of growth and innovation</li>
</ul></li><li>External Landscape Mapping and Vendor Strategy
<ul><li>Maintain a comprehensive view of the AI landscape. Follow thought leaders, blogs, and progress from leading companies in the space</li>
<li>identify peer companies that are on the leading edge of AI innovation and integrate best practices</li>
<li>Evaluate platforms and vendors; negotiate scope, timelines, and pricing; align with enterprise architecture and data governance. Make Buy vs. Build recommendations</li>
</ul></li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Where You'll Work</h3>

This is a fully in-person role and requires in-office collaboration every day in our San Francisco or Palo Alto Office. Some amount of travel to conferences and vendors will be required.
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Who You Are</h3>
<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in the Life Sciences or Computer Science</li>
<li>A higher degree or equivalent, such as an M.S., M.B.A., M.D., Ph.D., or related, is preferred</li>
<li>3&ndash;5+ years of professional experience across strategy &amp; operations, product operations, transformation initiatives, or consulting</li>
<li>Biopharma industry experience is helpful but is not required</li>
<li>Proven track record delivering AI/ML or GenAI initiatives from POC to scaled adoption with real business impact</li>
<li>Deep passion for AI and how it can be applied across the work of a biopharma company to expedite the development of meaningful medicines</li>
<li>Knowledge of technical developments and industry trends, with a broad network across the biotech and/or tech industries</li>
<li>Ability to translate between scientific, technical, and business audiences</li>
<li>Passion for helping patients and accelerating the development of life-changing medicines</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Rewarding Those Who Make the Mission Possible</h3>

We have high expectations for our team members. We make sure those working hard for patients are rewarded and cared for in return.

Financial Benefits:
<ul>
<li>Market leading compensation</li>
<li>401K with 100% employer match on first 3% &amp; 50% on the next 2%</li>
<li>Employee stock purchase program</li>
<li>Pre-tax commuter benefits</li>
<li>Referral program with $2,500 award for hired referrals</li>
</ul>
Health &amp; Wellbeing:
<ul>
<li>Comprehensive health care with 100% premiums covered - no cost to you and dependents</li>
<li>Mental health support via Spring Health (6 therapy sessions &amp; 6 coaching sessions)</li>
<li>Hybrid work model - employees have the autonomy in where and how they do their work</li>
<li>Unlimited flexible paid time off - take the time that you need</li>
<li>Paid parental leave - 4 months for birthing parents &amp; 2 months for non-birthing parents</li>
<li>Flex spending accounts &amp; company-provided group term life &amp; disability</li>
<li>Subsidized lunch via Forkable on days worked from our office</li>
</ul>
Skill Development &amp; Career Paths:
<ul>
<li>People are part of our growth and success story - from discovery to active drug trials and FDA pipelines, there are endless opportunities for skill development and internal mobility</li>
<li>We provide career pathing through regular feedback, continuous education and professional development programs via LinkedIn Learning, LifeLabs, Spring Health &amp; BetterUp Coaching</li>
<li>We celebrate strong performance with financial rewards, peer-to-peer recognition, and growth opportunities</li>
</ul></div><div><div><div><div><div><div>At BridgeBio, we strive to provide a market-competitive total rewards package, including base pay, an annual performance bonus, company equity, and generous health benefits. Below is the anticipated salary range for candidates for this role who will work in California. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will depend on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type, and length of experience within the industry, educational background, location of residence and performance during the interview process. BridgeBio is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions based in other states.</div>
</div></div></div>
Salary
$185,000 - $275,000 USD</div></div></div>

Associate Director/Director, Strategy & Operations – AI Initiatives

Delta Dental

<div>Description: 
Delta Dental of Arizona, the state&rsquo;s #1 dental and vision insurance company, is seeking a visionary leader to join our IT and Data organization as the Director of IT Strategy. In this senior role, you&rsquo;ll define and align the IT strategy with business strategic imperatives to deliver measurable results. You&rsquo;ll be the driving force behind designing, executing, and sustaining an enterprise IT strategy that truly advances our business goals and delivers measurable results. Reporting to SVP of IT, you&rsquo;ll play a pivotal part in aligning our digital strategy with annual priorities, ensuring every technology investment directly supports our mission and growth.
The ideal candidate will have a healthcare consulting background with a strong bias in delivering business outcomes through AI, data, and technology. You bring problem-solving and critical thinking to develop and execute enterprise digital strategies, leading cross-functional teams, and partnering with business and technology leaders to drive transformation. If you thrive in dynamic environments, enjoy solving complex challenges, and want to make a lasting impact by shaping the future of our enterprise, join us! Help turn vision into measurable outcomes while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
About You
As a digital trailblazer, you&rsquo;re the kind of leader who sees opportunity where others see complexity. You thrive on unlocking value, connecting the dots between business and technology innovation, turning bold ideas into actionable strategies that actually stick. With a strong healthcare business understanding and knack for translating tech-speak into business value, you&rsquo;re equally at home building financial models as you are building high-performing teams. You&rsquo;re the go-to problem solver, whether it&rsquo;s untangling a multi-layered challenge or crafting a roadmap that gets everyone nodding in agreement. Your superpower? Inspiring collaboration, sparking transformation, and making sure every tech investment delivers real, measurable results. If you love shaping the future and believe that strategy should be as dynamic as the business it serves, you&rsquo;ll fit right in with our value-driven culture.
Essential Duties<ul><li>
Shape and execute digital strategy: Partner with business and technology leaders to align technology investments with business growth, efficiency, and transformation.</li><li>
Drive enterprise-wide impact: Lead disciplined execution, governance, and value capture through innovative business models, digital initiatives, and commercial optimization.</li><li>
Foster collaboration and best practices: Champion cross-functional problem solving, executive alignment, and the adoption of digital operating models that accelerate delivery and manage risk.</li><li>
Lead with insight and influence: Provide consultative leadership, rigorous analysis, scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis, and compelling communication to guide strategic decisions and inspire high-performing teams.</li><li>
Strategy Development: Design and implement digital strategies that advance next-generation business capabilities through technology. Stay ahead of competitive dynamics and emerging technologies.</li><li>
Strategic Planning: Translate enterprise priorities into multi-year investment cases, actionable roadmaps, and implementation plans that deliver measurable outcomes.</li><li>
Build Models: Develop financial, technical, and operational models to identify opportunities that create value. Provide consultative services to make evidence-based decisions.</li><li>
Communication &amp; Influence: Deliver clear, concise, and compelling strategy presentations that drive decision-making and establish clarity.</li><li>
Executive Presence &amp; Presentation Skills: Engage confidently with senior leaders, demonstrating credibility and poise, and communicate the business value and bottom-line impact of technology decisions to non-technical audiences.</li><li>
People Leadership: Build and lead high-performing teams that use technology to deliver mission-critical priorities, fostering accountability, collaboration, and excellence in execution.</li></ul>
Requirements: 
<ul><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Business, Analytics, Information Technology, or a related field.</li><li>
5 years experience in healthcare management consulting, including healthcare digital transformation.</li><li>
Proven expertise in developing and executing business and technology strategies that deliver measurable enterprise outcomes.</li><li>
Strong healthcare business acumen with the ability to engage C-level executives on strategic priorities and transformation agendas.</li><li>
Formal training in structured consulting methodologies and hypothesis-driven problem solving, with a track record of high-standard strategy deliverables.</li><li>
Advanced financial and analytical skills, with experience building investment cases and applying ROI, NPV, and TCO frameworks.</li><li>
Demonstrated ability to lead large, cross-functional teams and manage multiple concurrent transformation initiatives.</li><li>
Exceptional communication and client-facing skills, with a proven ability to build trusted executive relationships.</li><li>
Strong critical thinking, synthesis, and structured analysis skills to convert complex data into actionable insights.</li><li>
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and influencing stakeholders across diverse business and technology functions.</li></ul>
About Us
Delta Dental of Arizona&rsquo;s vision is simple: healthier lives for everyone. That&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;ve made it our mission to create a path to better health and wellness. We&rsquo;re transforming from a single line insurance company to a multi-line health and wellness organization with a foundation that has awarded millions in grants to non-profits who care for our most vulnerable residents by offering dignity and hope. 
Our employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), student loan assistance, six weeks of paid parental leave, volunteer PTO, and a culture that embraces collaboration, service, integrity, and inclusion. At about 150 employees, we cultivate a work community where all employees are known by name, and everyone&rsquo;s contributions are visible, noticed, and celebrated.
The starting pay for this role includes a base salary of $164,000 to $240,900.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.</div>

Director of IT Strategy

WorldFirst

<div>Main Responsibilities:</div> <ul> <li>Engage UAE policymakers, regulators and industry bodies to build awareness of our business and the benefits it brings to the UAE and wider region.</li> <li>Provide forward-looking strategic advice and recommendations to our businesses and communicate closely with business leaders and other internal stakeholders on key initiatives and emerging trends in the UAE and Middle East.</li> <li>Identify, cultivate, and establish strategic partnerships with key external stakeholders (government, regulators, ecosystem partners, and industry associations) to advance Ant International s mission and support inclusive growth in the region.</li> <li>Collaborate closely with our regional Government Relations (GR) team members to design and execute stakeholder engagement strategies tailored to the UAE and neighboring markets.</li> <li>Monitor local and regional policy developments, evaluate their potential impact, and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders on legislative, regulatory, and industry initiatives, as well as upcoming thought leadership forums in the UAE and Middle East.</li> <li>Work with internal business teams to identify opportunities and provide recommendations on operationalizing policy and regulatory changes affecting Ant International s operations in the UAE and across the region.</li> <li>Act as the project lead for key industry events in the UAE, ensuring effective coordination with internal and external stakeholders across diverse disciplines and cultures.</li> </ul>

Director of Global Affairs and Strategic Development

Deliveroo

A leading food delivery service in the UAE is seeking a Head of Strategy & Initiatives. The role involves shaping the strategic vision, analyzing performance, and leading cross-functional projects. Candidates should have 10+ years in strategy consulting or a high-growth environment, possess strong problem-solving skills, and be fluent in English. This is an exciting opportunity in a fast-growing company.

MEA Head of Strategy & Initiatives

Apple

We believe the people here at Apple don&rsquo;t just craft products - they build the kind of wonder that&rsquo;s revolutionized entire industries. It&rsquo;s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. 
 
This role is an opportunity to support Inclusion &amp; Diversity (I&amp;D) signature programs and initiatives for a subset of Services, Including Music. You will provide counsel and subject matter expertise in support of the broader I&amp;D strategy and partner with the larger I&amp;D team to lead a critical and strategic imperative for the company - driving the integration of inclusion through our product and services portfolio. 
 
Description 
 
You will be a key I&amp;D strategist, partner, and voice, working in collaboration across the Subset of Services and in collaboration with I&amp;D and the People team ecosystem to build and integrate a comprehensive inclusive framework that amplifies business priorities. In partnership with the respective functional teams, this role is responsible for the integration and implementation of diversity and inclusion strategies, programs and initiatives that align with Apple&rsquo;s broader I&amp;D strategy. 
 
Strategic Partnership on Signature Programs &amp; Inclusion Initiatives 
 
Partner with leaders to enable execution of signature programs and high-priority &ldquo;big bets,&rdquo; ensuring inclusive outcomes are reflected from design through delivery. 
 
Collaborate closely with initiative leads to align on goals, elevate risks, manage dependencies, and bring clarity to cross-functional execution. 
 
Support the design and development of internal and external inclusion-focused programs that educate, inspire, and operationalize inclusive service delivery across teams as directed by the Apple I&amp;D team. 
 
Support the implementation of I&amp;D solutions, monitor progress, and provide advice to address unique leadership and business needs. 
 
&#65279;&#65279;Establish relationships, incorporate key partners and gain program &amp; initiative alignment. 
 
Deliver integrated solutions, ensuring consistency, scale, and implementation of programs and initiatives. 
 
Understand the business model across the variety of teams and work to identify measurable solutions for leadership. 
 
Partnership Across I&amp;D Domains &amp; Site-Level Engagement 
 
Work closely with enterprise I&amp;D partners, regional/site teams, and business units to ensure inclusive services are well-integrated into: 
 
Internal programming 
 
Heritage month celebrations 
 
Signature internal and external events 
 
Community and customer-facing activations 
 
Provide inclusive consultation and planning support for on-site experiences, ensuring alignment with both global strategy and local impact. 
 
Partner with the People team to ensure alignment and integration. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Ability to work in a fast-paced collaborative environment, across multiple partners, while performing under pressure, and maintaining a high motivation as a self-starter. 
 
&#65279;&#65279;Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability according to the changing needs and priorities of the organization. 
 
&#65279;&#65279;Ability to quickly understand organizational needs and challenges and develop tailored programs accordingly. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
7 to 10+ years of experience creating inclusion &amp; diversity programs in customer-facing industries in technology, services, media, music and entertainment. 
 
Proven ability to cascade key corporate I&amp;D information to stakeholders by influencing business leaders coming from a variety of disciplines and seniority levels. 
 
7 to 10+ years proven cross-functional experience working with partners in I&amp;D, product, design, marketing, editorial, events, and customer experience. 
 
Proven understanding of how inclusive services and experiences show up across channels, campaigns, and customer touch points. 
 
Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to lead and influence others, with capacity to adapt style based on the audience and their needs. 
 
7 to 10+ years developing I&amp;D project plans and timelines, identifying risks and mitigation strategies, and executing against those plans. 
 
Highly collaborative, organized and strategic thinker with outstanding communications. 
 
Track record of building effective business partnerships in a consultative model across all organizational levels and cross functional teams. 
 
Proficiency in being flexible and adaptable according to the changing needs and priorities of the organization. 
 
&#65279;Ability to independently prioritize workload and manage multiple projects at once. 
 
Skilled in partnering across global and local teams to deliver programs that balance strategic intent with on-the-ground relevance. 
 
This is an onsite position and may have 15% + travel, both domestic and International. 
 
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .

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