Principal Consultant (Sports, Media & Entertainment) – Dubai based

Principal Consultant (Sports) needed for a multi-national Strategy Consulting Company. Location – UAE or KSA based Salary – 64,000 – 73,000 AED + benefits + relocation assistance if based overseas This position is for someone who has extensive experience working within Sports & Entertainment industry. Needed Requirements: A minimum of ten years of postgraduate work experience, with a minimum of five years’ experience in a strategy consulting environment Experience in strategy development A deep background and strong credibility within a relevant industry, either through consulting or client-side expertise Experience in managing client relationships at senior levels and a proven ability to build client relationships Strong project management skills with a focus on driving complex projects and managing project/client teams A track record demonstrating sustained progression and consistency in employment Functional experience within the relevant industry Excellent collaboration, interpersonal communication (verbal and written) and selling skills; a natural team player with cultural versatility and a good “cultural fit” Strong leadership and proven ability to make an impact in a growing organization; a self-starter, assertive, with a high degree of self-confidence, maturity and executive presence The ability to inspire others and help them succeed. Key Responsibilities: Serving as a comprehensive Senior Project Manager by planning, organizing and driving project execution, while also guiding and directing junior team members Strengthening existing client relationships by ensuring dedicated senior coverage, teaming up with stakeholders when setting the client agenda, providing counsel on where the company can create value and leading delivery teams Providing thought leadership and creative insights to help identify, clarify and resolve complex issues critical to clients’ strategic success Developing key hypotheses and insights, defining and managing all data-collection initiatives, analyzing the resulting data, meeting with clients to establish requirements and ensuring assignment progress Leading multiple project components, translating findings into recommendations and solutions and ensuring integration of project components against project goals Growing the Middle East business by marketing and selling work, leveraging personal contacts as well as the firm’s existing relationships Contributing to building a practice by attracting, retaining, developing and motivating a team of highly qualified staff. GatedTalent consolidates jobs from a variety of sources. Users of the “Talentis” and “FileFinder” executive search CRMs are able to publish jobs to the site with links from inside their core business apps. These are supplemented by jobs added by our own researchers and those provided by a third party job aggregation service. Please note that GatedTalent staff are not directly involved in the recruiting process.
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