Location & Employment Details

• Location: Dubai, UAE

• Employment Type: Full-time

• Nationality: Open

• Salary: Competitive (dependent on experience)

Role Overview

We are seeking an accomplished Head of Strategy to lead strategic thinking across integrated marketing, brand, and creative work for clients across the MENA region, with opportunities to contribute to global projects. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, creativity, and business growth—partnering closely with creative, client service, and leadership teams to deliver impactful, award-winning work.

You will set the strategic vision for clients, elevate creative output, and help drive both new business wins and organic growth, while building and mentoring a high-performing strategy team.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead strategic direction for clients across all channels and platforms, with a strong focus on the MENA region

• Partner closely with creative teams to develop bold, insight-driven ideas that deliver measurable business impact

• Elevate the quality of strategic and creative output in collaboration with creative and business leadership

• Lead and support new business pitches and growth opportunities

• Identify and drive organic growth across existing client portfolios

• Build, mentor, and inspire a diverse team of strategic thinkers, fostering a strong agency culture

• Develop trusted client partnerships, confidently guiding and constructively challenging senior stakeholders

• Create and manage effectiveness frameworks, measurement models, and campaign case studies

• Collaborate with research partners to develop robust research methodologies

• Contribute to regional and global projects, bringing a strong MENA perspective to international work

Requirements

• Proven brand strategy leadership experience within a top-tier agency, with strong exposure to KSA and the wider MENA region

• Experience across a broad range of projects, from integrated brand campaigns to consultancy, NPD, and value proposition development

• Comfortable leading strategic workshops, client engagements, and campaign briefings

• Demonstrated experience delivering truly integrated campaigns across varied budgets

• Strong background in research, insight development, and working with research partners

• Passion for innovation, creativity, and building impactful work for iconic global brands

• Confident people leader with a collaborative and inspiring leadership style