Strategy Manager

Kayali
Dubai
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Strategy & Corporate DevelopmentSkills: ["Executive communication","Data-driven decision-making","Stakeholder management","Ownership","Working in ambiguity"]

Own the engine behind the strategic agenda by building financial/commercial models, executive-ready dashboards, and decision materials. Run the portfolio tracking rhythm for strategic initiatives—milestones, risks, dependencies, and follow-through—while flagging slippage with proposed fixes. Develop market, competitor, and consumer intelligence for the global fragrance and beauty category, and support cross-functional alignment across Marketing, Commercial, Product, Operations, Tech, People, and Finance.

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Kayali
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Strategy Manager

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Job Summary

Own the engine behind the strategic agenda by building financial/commercial models, executive-ready dashboards, and decision materials. Run the portfolio tracking rhythm for strategic initiatives—milestones, risks, dependencies, and follow-through—while flagging slippage with proposed fixes. Develop market, competitor, and consumer intelligence for the global fragrance and beauty category, and support cross-functional alignment across Marketing, Commercial, Product, Operations, Tech, People, and Finance.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Strategy & Corporate Development

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and maintain financial and commercial models for strategic decisions, including business cases, scenario modeling, market sizing, and channel/portfolio economics.
  • •Own recurring business performance reporting, turning data into decision-ready views of growth, margin, and operational health; pressure-test assumptions.
  • •Run the tracking and reporting rhythm for the strategic project portfolio, managing milestones, owners, risks, dependencies, and status against plan.
  • •Deliver market, competitor, and consumer intelligence for the global fragrance and beauty category, producing regular “so what” briefings tied to strategic choices.
  • •Coordinate cross-functional alignment by preparing materials and supporting high-priority projects for the Director and CEO office, from expansion feasibility to investor/board preparation.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionBirthday LeaveEmployee DiscountsProduct GiftingVolunteer Day

Key Requirements

  • •~3-5 years of experience in strategy consulting or an in-house strategy, insights, or commercial role at a high-growth consumer brand, with finance background (FP&A/corporate/commercial finance) welcome.
  • •Strong background in building executive-grade work at pace and to a high quality bar.
  • •Exposure to beauty, fragrance, luxury, or premium consumer categories strongly preferred.
  • •Comfortable with ambiguity, minimal supervision, and shifting priorities in a fast-moving, founder-led environment.
  • •Low ego and high ownership—willing to build business cases, chase project owners, and polish board slides.
Experience:Strategy consultingIn-house strategyConsumer brandFP&ACorporate financeCommercial financeBeautyFragranceLuxuryPremium consumer
Skills:Executive communicationData-driven decision-makingStakeholder managementOwnershipWorking in ambiguity
Tech Stack:DashboardsModelsAI-enabled researchMonitoring workflows

Company Brief

Kayali
Kayali is a niche fragrance brand founded by Huda Kattan and Mona Kattan, offering luxury perfumes inspired by Middle Eastern and global scent traditions. The brand is part of the Huda Beauty family and focuses on premium, long-lasting fragrances.
Industry: Beauty & Personal Care
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2018
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