The opportunity
About this role
Please note: Applicants should be UK based and already have the right to work here.
To lead value creation and transformation across Masdar’s portfolio, establishing a sustained capability to identify, prioritise and deliver performance improvement opportunities across the platforms. The role holder will lead recurring value creation sprints, develop value creation plans for existing businesses and new project acquisitions, and drive the continued evolution of Masdar’s operating model in alignment with strategic priorities.
Working in close alignment with Group HQ leadership, the role holder will establish and lead cross-functional value creation workstreams. The role will oversee portfolio governance, maintain a prioritised pipeline of initiatives, track delivery and financial benefits, support resolution of delivery barriers, and engage stakeholders across the platforms and Group to ensure sustained performance improvement against agreed objectives.
Responsibilities
Operating Model Implementation & Integration
Lead implementation of Masdar's operating model and value creation approach, including governance, sequencing, key milestones and decision forums
Coordinate cross-platform and cross-functional dependencies, risks and decisions, escalating material issues and driving timely resolution
Lead change management, communications and adoption of new ways of working
Maintain a practical integration playbook for future acquisitions and platform integrations
Evolve the operating model as the portfolio grows, ensuring continued alignment with Masdar’s strategic priorities, Group direction and business needs
Portfolio Value Creation & Performance
Own the ongoing portfolio value creation agenda, maintaining a prioritised pipeline of initiatives aligned with platform and Group objectives
Lead recurring value creation sprints with platform and functional teams to identify, assess and mobilise performance improvement opportunities, e.g., pre-FID capex optimisation sprints
Develop value creation plans for existing businesses and new project or platform acquisitions, working with investment, M&A, finance and operational teams from due diligence through delivery
Maintain aligned position of benefits tracking vs baseline between workstream owners, platform leads, and finance gate-keepers for platforms throughout transformation
Challenge delivery performance, remove barriers and proactively sponsor corrective or recovery actions to ensure opportunities translate into tangible and quantifiable results
Functional Workstream Scoping & Delivery
Scope, manage budgets & support functional workstreams with Masdar SMEs and external advisors (e.g., commercial, legal, tax, P&C, digital & IT), defining objectives, deliverables, resourcing
Deliver initiatives across functions, translating design and diagnostic outputs into implemented changes
Coordinate functional inputs and interdependencies to keep delivery aligned to the integrated master plan and agreed timelines
Manage programme risks and liaise with Legal teams to ensure regulatory compliance
Stakeholder Management, Reporting & Decision Support
Act as the senior integration point between any external advisor(s), internal teams & leadership committees, ensuring recommendations are grounded in operational reality and implemented effectively
Prepare executive-level reporting packs, including status summaries, risk dashboards, and decision papers for leadership forums
Provide progress updates with key risks, dependencies, and mitigation action
Escalate critical issues and support leadership decision-making through analysis and resolution recommendations
Compliance with standards and forms
Apply consistent approaches/discipline and standardized forms in line with relevant policies, processes and procedures.
Preparation of relevant updates and reports
Prepare relevant reports and updates as required and to the desired standard.
Provide management information as and when required by the line manager – this includes the production and timely provision of accurate reports in line with reporting schedules.