Job description

Senior Specialist – Products Control responsible for leading the product development lifecycle for core product offerings by analyzing new concepts and products and supporting facilities aligned with KEZAD’s growth aspirations, vision and strategy within industrial zones and economic development environments in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Role requires strong understanding of industry best practices and latest trends in terms of product offering, conducting feasibility studies in-house or with advisors and consultants as required, collaborating with teams across the organization for better understanding of customer needs, market gaps and developing relevant solutions, constructing business cases and business plans relating to product development to be presented to management, working closely with relevant stakeholders to ensure effective program management through the development cycle of specific new products and its development and delivery, assisting the management team for specific projects and special ad hoc tasks as required, and anticipating customer requirements and conceiving soft products and delivery mechanisms. Requires undergraduate degree from a premier institute with MBA as a plus, strong product development abilities, proficiency in data analysis and report writing, ability to contribute to high performance teams, ability to manage and resolve conflict within team and stakeholders, high proficiency in written and spoken English with knowledge of Arabic as an added benefit, at least 3 years of relevant functional experience preferably in industrial zones and economic/infrastructure/real estate contexts, experience leading multiple projects or workstreams for new product or business unit development, experience in product strategy and executive engagement as a business, operational, and strategic thought leader.