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Role Overview
The Director, National Transformation will lead senior, client-facing advisory engagements with governments seeking to develop and scale private markets as a core pillar of national economic transformation. This role sits at the intersection ofstrategy, institutional reform, and capital mobilization, translating national priorities into actionable market strategies that can ultimately support financing platforms, investment vehicles, and sustained private-sector participation. This position plays a central role in shaping how governments catalyze new markets and sectors into sustained platforms that crowd in private capital over time.
The Director will serve as a trusted counterpart to ministers, senior civil servants, sovereign entities, and development partners, while also building and leading high-performing Advisory teams across EMEA. In addition to leading engagements, the role requiresP&L responsibility,and carries an expectation oforigination and relationship developmentparticularly with governments, sovereign institutions, and DFIs.
Client Leadership & Advisory Delivery
Lead end-to-end national and sectoral transformation engagements focused on private market development, investment, and institutional capacity building – with full accountability for outcomes and timelines
Serve as day-to-day senior counterpart to ministers, permanent secretaries, sovereign CEOs, and senior government officials
Translate national development priorities into coherent strategies, roadmaps, and implementation plans with clear economic and institutional logic
Carry revenue and P&L responsibility for national transformation engagements, in coordination with Delivery and Finance teams.
Navigate complex political, institutional, and multi-stakeholder environments with judgment and discretion
Engagement & Team Leadership
Own delivery quality across multiple concurrent engagements
Build, manage, and mentor multidisciplinary Advisory teams across geographies
Set analytical direction, synthesize insights, and ensure client-ready outputs at the highest standard
Act as engagement lead, including scope management, timelines, and senior-level problem solving
Private Markets & Capital Pathways
Design strategies that enable private capital participation, including reforms related to regulation, institutions, market structure, and pipeline development
Work closely with sovereign funds, DFIs, foundations, and other partners to align strategy with financing pathways
Support the evolution of advisory engagements toward durable platforms, programs, or investment mechanisms where appropriate
Origination & Platform Growth
Lead team responsible for proposal development, partnership formation, and long-term client relationships
Develop and maintain senior relationships with governments, sovereign institutions, DFIs, and global partners
Originate new advisory opportunities independently or in collaboration with Government Relations and Senior Leadership team
Represent the platform in regional and global forums as a credible senior leader.
Requirements
Experience
12–18+ years of relevant experience in national transformation, economic development or private market development strategy
Senior leadership experience at a top-tier strategy consultancy, global development advisory firm or major development institution
Demonstrated experience in national transformation strategy development, working directly withministerial-level counterpartsand senior government stakeholders
Background in economic development and/or private market development required. Track record leading complex, multi-country or multi-stakeholder engagements end-to-end
Fluency in French and/or Arabic would be highly advantageous
Location & Mobility
Based in the GCC (Riyadh, Abu Dhabi or Dubai strongly preferred)
Willing to travel internationally frequently as required
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