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Chief of Staff

Unlock employer Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Posted: 19 Nov 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $120k - $180k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Office Only
  • Apply from abroad
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Professional

Position

The Chief of Staff is responsible for planning, coordinating, and monitoring the delivery of AI initiatives across multiple use cases within the Innovation Hub, managing dependencies, risks, and resources to ensure project delivery.

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Key Responsibilities

  • Drive AIIH agenda as “right hand” of the Chief AI Innovation Officer, plan LT meetings, including planning cycles, reporting, and cross-coordination.
  • Plan and manage AI projects timelines, milestones, resource/budget allocation, and progress monitoring to ensure timely and efficient delivery.
  • Facilitate regular updates to leadership and stakeholders, ensuring clear visibility of status, blockers, and KPIs, to support internal decision-making.
  • Create high impact presentations for senior stakeholders.
  • Shape themes for culture and team events, offsites, and communications.
  • Support recruiting activities and onboarding support.
  • Ensure compliance with internal governance, data, and regulatory standards throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Drive continuous improvement by standardizing delivery practices and supporting scalability of execution frameworks.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of project management experience, preferably in consulting with AI, data, or tech programs background within financial services.
  • Strong structural competence, ability to create high impact presentations to senior stakeholders.
  • Track record in delivering complex, cross-functional projects in agile, hybrid, or waterfall environments, including preparing SteerCos for executive stakeholders.
  • High resilience in fast-paced environments.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML workflows and ability to coordinate across data science, engineering, and business teams.
  • Excellent planning, facilitation, and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Educational qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Business, or another relevant field. Relevant project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) are preferred.
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