
TikTok
Strategy Manager, Ads, METAP
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 09/12/2026
Job overview
Date posted
25/10/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
09/12/2026
Job description
Deciding where TikTok's METAP advertising business should focus its resources, and which growth drivers come next, is the question this Strategy Manager in Dubai helps answer. Competitor strategies, product offerings and market positioning are mapped and monitored continuously, with clear implications drawn for the business. Advertising sub-verticals are assessed for growth potential, and key accounts are analysed for market positioning and TikTok's share of their ad spend. Research into ad product formats such as Apps, Leads, Gaming and Commerce shows where each fits across markets and client types. Data Analytics and business teams are close partners in connecting external market insight with internal performance data. From there, the work turns into a long-term business strategy and a realistic, measurable implementation roadmap. Candidates need 3+ years of strategy consulting in the Middle East, with experience in market sizing, competitive intelligence or growth opportunity work. Advertising or technology industry experience and confident use of AI tools for analysis are preferred.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Map and monitor competitor strategies, product offerings and market positioning to surface actionable implications
- Identify and prioritise growth opportunities across advertising sub-verticals to guide commercial focus
- Assess the market share and positioning of key accounts to build a data-backed view of their growth potential
- Combine external market insights with internal performance data alongside Data Analytics and business teams
- Translate findings into clear priorities and actionable recommendations
- Define the long-term development strategy for the METAP business
- Develop a realistic, measurable implementation roadmap grounded in internal performance and execution capacity
- Research ad product formats such as Apps, Leads, Gaming and Commerce for applicability, performance and monetisation potential
Experience & skills
- Bring 3+ years of strategy consulting experience in the Middle East with solid regional market understanding
- Structure ambiguous problems and translate strategy into execution plans
- Interpret data with strong business and numerical acumen to support fact-based decisions
- Ramp up quickly in internet, technology and digital advertising contexts
- Show experience in market sizing, competitive intelligence or identifying growth opportunities
- Take high ownership with strong execution discipline
- Offer experience in the advertising industry or a technology company in strategy or go-to-market roles (preferred)
- Use AI tools for deeper data analysis and insight generation (preferred)
- Coordinate complex cross-functional projects and align multiple stakeholders (preferred)
- Know digital advertising products, commercial models and performance metrics across Apps, Leads, Gaming and Commerce (preferred)