5 Strategic Leadership jobs in Kuwait

VAC9654 - Senior Specialist, Strategy & Business Analysis

Field:

Contract Type:

Full Time - Permanent

Location:

Closing Date:

31-Jul-2025

The Company

Ooredoo is an organisation on the move. Thanks to our dedicated employees, we continue to move closer towards our vision to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world.

We are a dynamic global telecommunications player operating in 17 countries across the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Asia. We cover a population of more than half a billion people and serve more than 68 million customers.

In Kuwait, we employ approximately 1,000 talented people, all of whom are driving Ooredoo to be the number one choice for world-class communications services in Kuwait. In the face of intensifying competition, increasingly sophisticated technology and rising customer expectations, nothing is more important to our success than our team – and it's a team that you can be part of.

Ooredoo's future is bright, and you can be part of our ongoing success.

The Purpose

The position entails undertaking project management, analysis, coordination, and is responsible for defining and updating strategies that drive growth for the company along with associated initiatives.

This position will work closely with the Strategy & Business Development unit team and with other divisions in portfolio strategy, financial planning, future trends, new growth opportunities, and competitor analysis.

This position provides a complete range of information and insights support to business managers, including decision support indicators based on targets, actual, assessment etc. to facilitate decision making.

This position will also monitor activities to ensure that they are in line with the agreed Strategy, KPIs, and Business Plan targets and perform various business analysis activities to ensure that Ooredoo Kuwait meets its strategic objectives.

Key Accountabilties & Responsiblities

Support the development and monitoring of the company’s growth strategy and operational excellence based on analysis of industry trends, competitive threats, expansion opportunities and internal performance.

Support the definition of specific, measurable strategic goals for the company.

Support the design of business scaling & revenue growth strategy for Telecom.

Support Strategy & Business Development Director and team members to help set the overall strategic direction of the company, and to design key initiatives including growth strategy and operational excellence

Perform Trends analysis and new growth opportunity / competitor analysis including peers’ performance

Support with business integration & design strategy for revenue increase.

Provide information / trend analysis on emerging global markets.

Analyse commercial trends and performance and interpret them

Assist in the efficient designing / implementation of strategic initiatives.Assist in building, verifying and monitoring Ooredoo Kuwait Business Plan

Assist in building and updating the internal and external environment assessment as part of the strategic cycle

Support the Build-up of the strategic framework and market model and forecastsWork closely with the different teams across the organisation in the support of developing the business strategy and its sets of strategic initiatives.

Support the Business Planning and Strategy Development and cascading business strategy into the operational plans.

Provide reports and presentations for reviews.Deliver analytically rigorous and data-driven insights that assist the company executives in making strategic decisions and drive business prioritisation.

Deliver data-based insights to support actionable strategic direction, corporate prioritisation, and strategy communication (build link with Business intelligence team and finance to get the relevant feed of data and analysis)

Create and manage reporting systems.

Deliver periodic reports on key performance metrics for business parameters.

Set up measures and monitoring mechanisms to regulate and control the Costs initiatives

Conduct regular business and sensitivity analysis and report findings to Department head and leadership

Monitoring, tracking and reporting on the plan KPIs metrics on quarterly basis (and upon significant changes). Updating the plan periodically and report on results.

Analyse market share in value and volume

Analyse competitor activities and their performances

Prepare presentations with inputs and relevant insights to assist the management team in decision making

Proactively take responsibility for self-improvement by staying well-informed of developments, knowledge and innovations in relevant field of expertise.

Other duties as directed by supervisor or other superiors.

Qualifications

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration / Management , Economics, Statistics, IT , or any relevant business field

Requirements

3-4 years’ experience with a minimum 3 years’ experience in a related role is mandatory.

Track record in business analysis.

Good knowledge of telecom industry.

Possess financial acumen with the ability to link and correlated between business strategy/initiatives, operational plans and financial performance.

Strong analytical skills and financial modelling capabilities.

Good interpersonal & communication, presentation and facilitation skills.

Ability to communicate with various levels of management.

Ambitious and result driven. Ability to cope with deadlines

Ability to drill-down and perform root-cause analysis

Ability to operate in a diverse multicultural, multinational work environment, exhibiting appropriate sensitivities

Highly developed communication and reporting skills (verbal and written) in both Arabic (preferable) & English.

Good background about Mobile technology and industry

Excellent research capabilities and statistical analysis knowledge

Problem Solving & Analytical thinking skills

Concern for Standards/Efficiency

Being Collaborative and Cooperative

Tenacity, Resilience and Self-Management

Work under pressureExcellent computer skills and proven knowledge of data analysis using popular MS products specially Excel and Power Point

Deep insight in Forecasting: Accurate assessment of growth and profit potential

Note: you will be required to attach the following: #J-18808-Ljbffr

VAC9654 - Senior Specialist, Strategy & Business Analysis

Field: Contract Type: Full Time - Permanent Location: Closing Date: 31-Jul-2025 The Company

Ooredoo is an organisation on the move. Thanks to our dedicated employees, we continue to move closer towards our vision to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world. We are a dynamic global telecommunications player operating in 17 countries across the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Asia. We cover a population of more than half a billion people and serve more than 68 million customers. In Kuwait, we employ approximately 1,000 talented people, all of whom are driving Ooredoo to be the number one choice for world-class communications services in Kuwait. In the face of intensifying competition, increasingly sophisticated technology and rising customer expectations, nothing is more important to our success than our team – and it's a team that you can be part of. Ooredoo's future is bright, and you can be part of our ongoing success. The Purpose

The position entails undertaking project management, analysis, coordination, and is responsible for defining and updating strategies that drive growth for the company along with associated initiatives. This position will work closely with the Strategy & Business Development unit team and with other divisions in portfolio strategy, financial planning, future trends, new growth opportunities, and competitor analysis. This position provides a complete range of information and insights support to business managers, including decision support indicators based on targets, actual, assessment etc. to facilitate decision making. This position will also monitor activities to ensure that they are in line with the agreed Strategy, KPIs, and Business Plan targets and perform various business analysis activities to ensure that Ooredoo Kuwait meets its strategic objectives. Key Accountabilties & Responsiblities

Support the development and monitoring of the company’s growth strategy and operational excellence based on analysis of industry trends, competitive threats, expansion opportunities and internal performance. Support the definition of specific, measurable strategic goals for the company. Support the design of business scaling & revenue growth strategy for Telecom. Support Strategy & Business Development Director and team members to help set the overall strategic direction of the company, and to design key initiatives including growth strategy and operational excellence Perform Trends analysis and new growth opportunity / competitor analysis including peers’ performance Support with business integration & design strategy for revenue increase. Provide information / trend analysis on emerging global markets. Analyse commercial trends and performance and interpret them Assist in the efficient designing / implementation of strategic initiatives.Assist in building, verifying and monitoring Ooredoo Kuwait Business Plan Assist in building and updating the internal and external environment assessment as part of the strategic cycle Support the Build-up of the strategic framework and market model and forecastsWork closely with the different teams across the organisation in the support of developing the business strategy and its sets of strategic initiatives. Support the Business Planning and Strategy Development and cascading business strategy into the operational plans. Provide reports and presentations for reviews.Deliver analytically rigorous and data-driven insights that assist the company executives in making strategic decisions and drive business prioritisation. Deliver data-based insights to support actionable strategic direction, corporate prioritisation, and strategy communication (build link with Business intelligence team and finance to get the relevant feed of data and analysis) Create and manage reporting systems. Deliver periodic reports on key performance metrics for business parameters. Set up measures and monitoring mechanisms to regulate and control the Costs initiatives Conduct regular business and sensitivity analysis and report findings to Department head and leadership Monitoring, tracking and reporting on the plan KPIs metrics on quarterly basis (and upon significant changes). Updating the plan periodically and report on results. Analyse market share in value and volume Analyse competitor activities and their performances Prepare presentations with inputs and relevant insights to assist the management team in decision making Proactively take responsibility for self-improvement by staying well-informed of developments, knowledge and innovations in relevant field of expertise. Other duties as directed by supervisor or other superiors. Qualifications

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration / Management , Economics, Statistics, IT , or any relevant business field Requirements

3-4 years’ experience with a minimum 3 years’ experience in a related role is mandatory. Track record in business analysis. Good knowledge of telecom industry. Possess financial acumen with the ability to link and correlated between business strategy/initiatives, operational plans and financial performance. Strong analytical skills and financial modelling capabilities. Good interpersonal & communication, presentation and facilitation skills. Ability to communicate with various levels of management. Ambitious and result driven. Ability to cope with deadlines Ability to drill-down and perform root-cause analysis Ability to operate in a diverse multicultural, multinational work environment, exhibiting appropriate sensitivities Highly developed communication and reporting skills (verbal and written) in both Arabic (preferable) & English. Good background about Mobile technology and industry Excellent research capabilities and statistical analysis knowledge Problem Solving & Analytical thinking skills Concern for Standards/Efficiency Being Collaborative and Cooperative Tenacity, Resilience and Self-Management Work under pressureExcellent computer skills and proven knowledge of data analysis using popular MS products specially Excel and Power Point Deep insight in Forecasting: Accurate assessment of growth and profit potential Note: you will be required to attach the following: #J-18808-Ljbffr

VAC9509 - Senior Executive, Learning & Talent Management

Field: HR and Administration Services

Contract Type: Full Time - Permanent

Location: Kuwait - Kuwait City

Closing date: 05-Jan-2025

The Company:

Ooredoo is an organisation on the move. Thanks to our dedicated employees, we continue to move closer towards our vision to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world.

We are a dynamic global telecommunications player operating in 17 countries across the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Asia. We cover a population of more than half a billion people and serve more than 68 million customers.

In Kuwait, we employ approximately 1,000 talented people, all of whom are driving Ooredoo to be the number one choice for world-class communications services in Kuwait. In the face of intensifying competition, increasingly sophisticated technology and rising customer expectations, nothing is more important to our success than our team – and it's a team that you can be part of.

Ooredoo's future is bright, and you can be part of our ongoing success.

The Role:

To support the planning and implementation of needed learning & organizational development processes and programs in collaboration with the Human Resources Department functions and other business units. Implement learning and development initiatives within the organization aiming towards leveraging learning & organizational development expertise. Responsible for assessing the organization’s needs and for the design, implementation and evaluation of development activities that support LOD initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify Management/Leadership training needs on an on-going basis through needs assessments, and surveys with Leaders.
• Coordinate with the Talent Management Group Leader and the HR Director to determine the educational programs, services and resources that would best meet training needs.
• Plan and publish a six-month Leadership training calendar covering all leaders training.
• Contribute to the preparation of and approval for the annual leadership training plan.
• Assist in Developing, implementing, monitoring and updating employees’ career development plans in coordination with major stakeholders.
• Assist in defining criteria to identify critical positions in coordination with major stakeholders.
• Assist in selecting and identifying Successors of the critical positions in coordination with major stakeholders.
• Review and analyse performance results for identified Successors and report back to Management.
• Monitor and update succession plans for each Successor.
• Monitor and update the Talent identification process and assessment center.
• Identify training needs for all Talents in line with agreed criteria.
• Monitor talent development programs.
• Manage and assure that Talents follow all approved development plans set for each.
• Assist in all Mobility matters and processes for development of employees.
• Act as a Focal Point of Contact.
• Maintain and file Assignees Records.
• Generate Mobility Reports.
• Monitor all In/ out bound Assignee matters (Pre/On/Post assignment).
• Drive the T&A collection, analysis and verification.
• Contribute to Vendor selection.
• Oversee the building of the training calendar.
• Monitor budget spending, track expenses, initiate cost saving measures and provide needed reports to HR Management.
• Ensure full alignment of T&D processes and procedures with other HR processes.
• Proactively take responsibility for self-improvement by staying well informed of developments, knowledge and innovations in relevant field of expertise.
• Other duties as directed by supervisor or other superiors.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or equivalent and relevant work experience.

Job specific technical Skills:

• 0-1 years of experience in Learning & Talent Management.
• Good understanding of computer/data systems (internal Wataniya Telecom system knowledge is a plus), policies and procedures.
• Good command of both written and verbal English, Arabic would be an advantage.
• Good knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Certified as a trainer is an advantage.
• Skilled in the application and delivery of L&D concepts, theories, and methodologies.
• Interpersonal, organisational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.

Note: you will be required to attach the following:

1. Resume / cv

#J-18808-Ljbffr

VAC9509 - Senior Executive, Learning & Talent Management Field:

HR and Administration Services Contract Type:

Full Time - Permanent Location:

Kuwait - Kuwait City Closing date:

05-Jan-2025 The Company: Ooredoo is an organisation on the move. Thanks to our dedicated employees, we continue to move closer towards our vision to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world. We are a dynamic global telecommunications player operating in 17 countries across the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Asia. We cover a population of more than half a billion people and serve more than 68 million customers. In Kuwait, we employ approximately 1,000 talented people, all of whom are driving Ooredoo to be the number one choice for world-class communications services in Kuwait. In the face of intensifying competition, increasingly sophisticated technology and rising customer expectations, nothing is more important to our success than our team – and it's a team that you can be part of. Ooredoo's future is bright, and you can be part of our ongoing success. The Role: To support the planning and implementation of needed learning & organizational development processes and programs in collaboration with the Human Resources Department functions and other business units. Implement learning and development initiatives within the organization aiming towards leveraging learning & organizational development expertise. Responsible for assessing the organization’s needs and for the design, implementation and evaluation of development activities that support LOD initiatives. Key Responsibilities: Identify Management/Leadership training needs on an on-going basis through needs assessments, and surveys with Leaders. Coordinate with the Talent Management Group Leader and the HR Director to determine the educational programs, services and resources that would best meet training needs. Plan and publish a six-month Leadership training calendar covering all leaders training. Contribute to the preparation of and approval for the annual leadership training plan. Assist in Developing, implementing, monitoring and updating employees’ career development plans in coordination with major stakeholders. Assist in defining criteria to identify critical positions in coordination with major stakeholders. Assist in selecting and identifying Successors of the critical positions in coordination with major stakeholders. Review and analyse performance results for identified Successors and report back to Management. Monitor and update succession plans for each Successor. Monitor and update the Talent identification process and assessment center. Identify training needs for all Talents in line with agreed criteria. Monitor talent development programs. Manage and assure that Talents follow all approved development plans set for each. Assist in all Mobility matters and processes for development of employees. Act as a Focal Point of Contact. Maintain and file Assignees Records. Generate Mobility Reports. Monitor all In/ out bound Assignee matters (Pre/On/Post assignment). Drive the T&A collection, analysis and verification. Contribute to Vendor selection. Oversee the building of the training calendar. Monitor budget spending, track expenses, initiate cost saving measures and provide needed reports to HR Management. Ensure full alignment of T&D processes and procedures with other HR processes. Proactively take responsibility for self-improvement by staying well informed of developments, knowledge and innovations in relevant field of expertise. Other duties as directed by supervisor or other superiors. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or equivalent and relevant work experience. Job specific technical Skills: 0-1 years of experience in Learning & Talent Management. Good understanding of computer/data systems (internal Wataniya Telecom system knowledge is a plus), policies and procedures. Good command of both written and verbal English, Arabic would be an advantage. Good knowledge of MS Office applications. Certified as a trainer is an advantage. Skilled in the application and delivery of L&D concepts, theories, and methodologies. Interpersonal, organisational, analytical, and critical thinking skills. Strong interpersonal communication skills. Note:

you will be required to attach the following: Resume / cv

#J-18808-Ljbffr