Market research & competitive intelligence: analysing industries, benchmarking companies, tracking regional trends, regulatory shifts, and market dynamics across the GCC and MENA
Data analysis & diagnostics: working with business data (financials, operations, marketing, customer metrics) to identify growth constraints and commercial opportunities across client engagements
Strategy development: contributing to client-facing deliverables diagnostic reports, improvement plans, growth roadmaps, market entry assessments, and investment cases
Client-facing exposure: sitting in on advisory sessions with founders, C-suite leaders, and government stakeholders taking notes, tracking action items, following up on commitments
Presentation & report creation: building slide decks, Word documents, and data visualisations that go directly to senior client stakeholders
Programme coordination: supporting multi-company or multi-workstream engagements scheduling, data collection, progress tracking, and stakeholder communication
What Were Looking For
Currently pursuing an MBA or Masters in Business, Strategy, Management, Finance, Marketing, or a related discipline from a recognised institution in the UAE
Strong analytical thinking comfortable with data, spreadsheets, and drawing conclusions from incomplete or messy information
Excellent written communication in English youll be writing sections of client-facing reports, not internal summaries
Arabic proficiency is a strong plus, as some deliverables require communication in Arabic and localisation review for government stakeholders
Genuine curiosity about how businesses actually grow beyond textbook frameworks
Self-starter who takes ownership, asks smart questions, and doesnt wait to be told what to do next
Comfortable in a fast-paced, small-team environment where youll be given real responsibility from week one.
Bonus (Not Required)
Prior exposure to e-commerce, SaaS, marketplaces, fintech, or any digital platform business
Familiarity with analytics tools (Google Analytics, Tableau, Power BI) or marketing platforms
Experience with or interest in the Saudi/GCC market, Vision 2030 initiatives, or government-led programmes
Basic understanding of retail, eCommerce, payments, logistics, or supply chain operations in the region.
Requirements
Only applicants that apply via
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If you experience any technical issues with Superset or have any related queries, please feel free to reach out to us at
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