Strategy & Transformation Lead

Location

Bur Dubai, All AE Regions, United Arab Emirates

Capabilities

Planning and Consulting

Office Setup

Hybrid

Job ID

#41162

Market

Enterprise Functions

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. Working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

Jacobs Advisory is seeking a senior Strategy & Transformation Lead to play a pivotal role in the growth of our Strategy & Transformation capability in the Middle East.

This is a leadership position for an experienced transformation professional who will both grow and shape an evolving regional capability and personally lead complex, high ‑ profile engagements for government and major private ‑ sector clients across the region.

The role suits a leader with deep experience in public-sector and infrastructure ‑ related transformation, someone who is comfortable operating at executive level, guiding large organisations through strategy, operating model redesign, and enterprise ‑ scale change, while building a strong, sustainable internal team around them.

Role Purpose

The Strategy & Transformation Lead will:

Grow and shape Jacobs Advisory’s Strategy & Transformation capability in the Middle East

Act as lead advisor and engagement head on major transformation assignments

Partner with senior government and private ‑ sector leaders to define direction and deliver lastingorganisationalchange

Develop people, methods, and market presence to support long ‑ term regional growth

Key Responsibilities

Grow and Shape the Regional Strategy & Transformation Capability

Play a leading role inmaturing and scaling an existing Strategy & Transformation capability , strengthening its market positioning, depth, and impact across the Middle East.

Shape service offerings, approaches, and intellectual property across areas such as:

Public ‑ sectorand infrastructure strategy

Target operating model design

Organisationalrestructuring and governance

Transformation delivery and change management

Mentor, develop, andretainsenior andmid ‑ levelconsultants, building ahigh ‑ performing, trusted team.

Work collaboratively across Jacobs Advisory and the wider Jacobs business, integrating strategy and transformation with technical, digital, and delivery capabilities.

Contribute to thought leadership, market engagement, and strategic pursuits aligned to government andcity ‑ scaletransformation agendas.

Lead Complex Client Engagements

Act as lead engagement partner for major, complex assignments, particularly for government, municipal, infrastructure, andregulated ‑ sectorclients.

Personally lead strategy and transformationprogrammesspanning:

Enterprise and sector strategies

Target operating models andorganisationaldesign

Service delivery improvement

Capability, governance, and performance frameworks

Large ‑ scalechange and implementation oversight

Engage directly with senior client stakeholders, including Director Generals, executives, board members, and senior officials.

Facilitateexecutive ‑ leveldiscussions, build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups, and guide clients through ambiguity, change, anddecision ‑ ma