
EY
Assistant Director - Business Support Leader
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 30/10/2025
Job overview
Date posted
15/09/2025
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 40,000 - 50,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package + relocation
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Director
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
30/10/2025
Job description
The Business Support Leader (Assistant Director) is responsible for managing executive assistant and engagement support areas performed on the ground in Riyadh. The role monitors all services in alignment with MENA AWS strategy, ensuring delivery of high-quality services across BS operations. It involves business management, strategic leadership, operations oversight, stakeholder engagement, process management, and people and resource management. The role requires quarterly travel across KSA.
Required skills
business management
operational excellence
service delivery
strategic planning
process management
stakeholder engagement
relationship management
policy implementation
resource management
workload allocation
performance monitoring
business support services
team leadership
transformational change
decision making
business acumen
Key responsibilities
- Actively support regional initiatives towards strengthening and streamlining function framework.
- Build effective team dynamics; inspire, motivate, and guide teams through transformational change.
- Drive operational excellence and quality deliverables within BS operations.
- Work as part of the wider AWS function to ensure consistent alignment of support levels across the board.
- Implement and identify opportunities to develop BS service offerings and initiatives.
- Support function’s strategic and/or operational initiatives to develop new or enhance existing best practices.
- Use experience and strategic questioning to influence decision making and/or explore solutions.
- Work with Function Leader to define and implement the BS strategy.
- Adhere and apply firmwide and function specific policies and procedures.
- Independently manage BS related queries and facilitate the delivery of effective solutions.
- Review workloads regularly; ensure appropriate allocation of work and support is provided to the business.
- Monitor and assess business support activities ensuring key performance indicators are met.
- Act as an ambassador and first point of contact for all BS related matters.
- Actively build rapport, collaborate, consult, and share information with teams as appropriate.
- Establish, engage, and build strong relationships with business stakeholders and leadership.
- Seek business feedback on a regular basis to understand and anticipate stakeholder needs and requirements.
- Consult and communicate with business units and subject matter experts as required.
- Apply technical expertise, experience, and business acumen to achieve results.
- Implement standardized protocols and guidelines to ensure efficiency and consistency in service delivery.
- Be accessible and available to the team, mindful of their needs, wellbeing, and concerns.
- Build high-performance teams and drive initiatives for continued improvement.
- Create an inclusive team environment with an open communication culture.
- Foster collaboration, teaming, and employee engagement.
- Identify and plan resource needs in consultation with stakeholders and leaders.
- Monitor and optimize resource allocation/delivery to maximize productivity.
- Review support ratios to ensure consistent and adequate business support.
Experience & skills
- Demonstrate executive presence, confidence, and credibility.
- Display effective decision-making skills with high emotional and behavioral maturity.
- Strong conceptual understanding of strategic business priorities and function goals.
- Model EY Values and Code of Conduct while maintaining independence, objectivity, and integrity.
- Solid knowledge of technical and functional aspects of all BS areas.
- Sound judgment and confidentiality regarding sensitive matters.