Chief Executive – Business Development (8 years experience required, Master’s in Finance / Business Administration, CFA certificate is advantageous)

  • Full-time

Company Description

Trans Skills is an HRIS solutions business offering services from hiring to payroll processing and payments. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Dubai, we offer a comprehensive suite of products and services to help businesses source, onboard, ensure compliant global employment and payroll, and facilitate salary and statutory payments in over 140 countries. Trans Skills is also a global EOR provider with specialty recruitment and staffing solutions across the Middle East and Africa. We have a global network of 32 offices serving clients in more than 40 countries worldwide.

Job Description

• Providing support in developing and updating the client commercial transport strategy and its key performance indicators and aligning them with the strategic programs and coordinate with the concerned departments for implementation.
• Assist in the development and updating of policies, manuals, guidelines and procedures for investment and commercial activities to support the achievement of the client commercial transport strategy and ensure the commitment of Agencies / Sectors to implement them.
• Prepare and update the commercial transport strategy implementation and implementation plans and define and update the risk registers according to the commercial transport strategy on an ongoing basis.
• Follow up the implementation of the commercial transport strategy and implementation plans and ensure the commitment of agencies and sectors to their comprehensive application, including policies, manuals and procedures according to the internal procedures adopted.
• Managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders, selecting external solution partners, and establishing new partnerships that create value for the department and client through revenue generation, knowledge sharing, or process enhancement.
• Coordinating technical aspects such as systems architecture and integration, handling financial documents including RFPs and business cases, and supporting innovation and investment initiatives from proposal to implementation.
• Tracking project progress, preparing multi-level reports, and contributing to studies, benchmarks, awareness campaigns, field inspections, and idea validation activities.
• Conduct & perform benchmarking studies of the commercial and investment activities according to the best international practices in the field of commercial and investment, studying and determining the market requirements and forming actual market knowledge specialized in commercial and investment activities, programs and initiatives.
• Develop the required systems, practices and reporting formats in accordance with international best practices, ensuring effective and efficient implementation of the commercial transport strategy and investment implementation plans to support senior management in making decisions regarding investment and commercial activities and future directions for investment.
• Provide independent advice, coordination and follow up at the-point-of-need on related projects and other Agency-projects related issues, ensure and advise Director on all project’s key issues.
• Communicate the client commercial transport strategy, policies, manuals, procedures to all relevant stakeholders and address the implementation concerns issues with necessary changes if required.
• Provide support and assistance in project management according to the approved methodology within client.
• Assist in the development of key performance indicators for the department and provide effective monitoring and control mechanisms for project performance.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with the position as appropriate.
• Direct and analyze statistical data and reports to identify the root causes and provide recommendations and solutions for improvement.
• Lead and manage commercial feasibility studies to increase client commercial revenue;
• Analyse and evaluate statistical / financial data and prepare reports with clear and realistic recommendations for the assigned task / project.
• Analyse financial models submitted by internal or external parties related to commercial ventures or PPP to ensure that the projects are affordable, financially sound and sustainable with appropriate risk allocation;
• Perform business scenario model analysis and recommend appropriate strategies to the CTA Director;
• Lead the development of opportunity scope, roles and responsibilities, service level agreements, and bid document in consultation with the stakeholders concerned.
• Conduct and Review commercial / PPP project preparation including scope of work, service level agreements and contract management;
• Be responsible for interacting with public and private sector institutions and companies to design, develop, implement and evaluate commercial initiatives, investments, PPP, and outsourcing opportunity plans and projects related to IPP operational plan, and to ensure growth, innovation and competitiveness of client’s strategic and departmental commercial ambitions.
• Assist the Department in the identification, quantification and management of fiscal risks arising from commercial or PPP projects during the implementation stage;
• Provide practical advice to concerned on departmental policies and practices;
• Provide training to all, departments and agencies on commercial ventures / PPP Project Management as required;
• Conduct meetings/workshops with external parties to increase knowledge for client;
• Manage assigned projects/tasks by CTA Director;
• Comply with client’s quality standards and requirements;
• Effective participation in steering committees/ sub-committees/ Teams of various major projects as assigned;
• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as appropriate. 
 

Qualifications

• 8 years of experiences, of which 5 years at least in international consultant firm, managing investments and commercial line of businesses including real estate, retail, Investment Banking, with proven record of successful management of investments portfolios.
• Highly analytical thinking with demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinizing, improving, and streamlining complex work processes
• Computer-literate performer with extensive software proficiency covering wide variety of applications
• Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing.
• Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Flexible team player who thrives in environments requiring ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple concurrent projects.
• Innovative problem-solver who can generate workable solutions and resolve complaints.
• Goal-driven leader who maintains a productive climate and confidently motivates, mobilizes, and coaches employees to meet high performance standards.
• Results-driven achiever with exemplary planning and organizational skills, along with a high degree of detail orientation.