Job Description

Job Category: Associate Director
Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
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As part of a global capability in Asset Management, our team provides:

• Operating model design and enterprise-wide transformation to embed leading Asset Management practices.
• Strategic Asset Management, including the creation of frameworks, policies, and long-term roadmaps for asset-intensive organizations.
• Efficiency programmes that optimize both capital investment and operating expenditure.
• Fixed Asset Register development, reconciliation, and asset accounting, ensuring compliance with international accounting and reporting standards.
• Leadership of Transformation and Programme Management Offices, driving implementation oversight and ensuring delivery of strategic outcomes.

This is a fast-growing practice offering significant opportunities for senior leaders to drive change on high-profile national and regional infrastructure programmes.
The Role
As an Associate Director, you will play a pivotal leadership role in defining strategy, shaping client transformation agendas, and ensuring successful execution. You will lead client engagements, manage diverse teams, and oversee delivery of large-scale programmes while driving innovation and building lasting client relationships.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy

• Lead the design and delivery of Asset Management strategies, frameworks, and roadmaps for government and private sector clients.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, providing strategic direction and shaping investment decisions.
• Manage large, complex transformation programmes, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Set up and run Transformation Offices / Programme Management Offices (PMO) to monitor and drive delivery.

Project & Engagement Delivery

• Oversee multi-million-dollar engagements across diverse sectors, ensuring quality, timeliness, and impact.
• Develop and deliver executive-level presentations, business cases, and transformation frameworks.
• Ensure delivery excellence by embedding global leading practices, ISO 55000 standards, and innovative methodologies.
• Manage project risks and stakeholder expectations, ensuring successful business outcomes.

People & Practice Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of consultants, managers, and assistant managers to build a high-performing, inclusive culture.
• Contribute to practice growth by shaping thought leadership, methodologies, and innovative service offerings.
• Support business development by leading on proposals, client pitches, and thought leadership pieces.

The Person
We are seeking a dynamic leader who combines deep technical expertise in asset management with proven leadership skills. You should have a track record of shaping strategy, managing transformation programmes, and leading teams to deliver large-scale impact.
Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in asset management, consulting, or related industries, with at least 4 years in a leadership role.
• Strong experience delivering enterprise-wide Asset Management strategies and transformation roadmaps.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale transformation programmes and PMOs in asset-intensive industries.
• Deep knowledge of ISO 55000 standards and certifications such as IAM or equivalent preferred.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in business development, proposals, and winning new work.
• Proven ability to influence C-suite stakeholders, communicate complex strategies clearly, and build trusted relationships.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing diverse, cross-functional teams in fast-paced environments.
• Sector expertise in one or more: Transport, Power & Utilities, Oil & Gas, Defence, Telecoms.
• Excellent English communication skills (written and oral). Arabic language is an advantage.
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.

Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to shape national and regional infrastructure transformation agendas across the Middle East. As an Associate Director, you will have the platform to:

• Drive high-impact engagements at ministerial and board levels.
• Build and lead transformation offices for national-scale projects.
• Influence policy, investment, and asset management frameworks at a regional level.
• Grow within a fast-expanding practice that is strategically important for KPMG globally.

Skills Required