Assistant Manager - Strategy

Job Overview

This is a strategy role supporting residential development teams in crafting market-informed development approaches, analyzing investment opportunities, and driving strategic decision-making within the residential business unit.

Key Responsibilities

• Support residential strategy team to identify gaps and opportunities in the residential development portfolio, optimizing residential portfolio variety and rollout based on market analysis

• Work on comprehensive development strategies on different topics including: target customer segments, product differentiation and adaptation to different users, change management based on market movements and trends

• Work with team members developing and refining business models for the development department, scrutinizing and setting fees, scopes of work, developer selection, and reviewing/critiquing highest best-use studies

• Creating presentations for management communicating team and departmental information

• Analyze end-to-end residential development processes to identify efficiencies and optimization opportunities

• Minute meetings with external consultants, funds, developers, end users

• Assess and evaluate different investment structures

• Draw roadmaps analyzing requirements, processes, and procedures relating to real estate field, including setting up real estate development and investment entities, interfacing with relevant authorities, etc..

• Create business cases for development opportunities

• Advanced financial modeling and analysis

• Market research and competitive intelligence

• Strategic analysis

• Investment analysis and due diligence

• Presentation, Powerpoint

• Communication

• 4-6 years of professional experience with a background in strategy consulting and real estate investment/development

• Minimum of 3 years in consulting

• Additional years in relevant roles (real estate development, investment, or strategy preferred)

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Architecture, Engineering, or related field; MBA or Master's degree in relevant field advantageous

• Strong consulting background in top firms within KSA

• Strong financial modeling skills and ability to evaluate complex investment structures

• Experience managing stakeholders across public and private sectors

• Excellent presentation and communication skills