# Strategy Director, MEA Dubai Middle East

[Monks](https://gurify.com/jobs?q=Monks) · Dubai · Posted 5 weeks ago

Director

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## Job description

Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website (monks.com/careers).

### About the Role

As a Strategy Director, you’ll shape and lead the strategic thinking behind our most ambitious client relationships across the MEA region, bridging always-on, culturally fluent social media strategy with deep digital brand transformation. We are looking for someone who is passionate about seeking new opportunities to create impactful work, acting as the strategic backbone across cross-functional teams and serving as a trusted advisor to senior executive clients.

### Responsibilities:

•
Develop end-to-end social media strategies, channel-specific frameworks, content pillars, and influencer partnerships tailored to MEA platform landscapes.

•
Lead brand positioning, architecture, and digital transformation engagements to help clients adapt from legacy models into digital-first market leaders.

•
Translate audience research, social listening data, and market diagnostics into sharp, actionable strategic frameworks and white-space opportunities.

•
Define social KPIs, paid strategy alignments, and measurement frameworks to convert performance insights into actionable creative recommendations.

•
Partner with creative, media, data, UX, and technology leads to embed strategic narratives into executable campaigns and digital product experiences.

•
Facilitate strategic workshops and presentations with senior C-suite client stakeholders to align on transformation roadmaps and go-to-market strategies.

•
Collaborate with new business teams on pitch narratives while mentoring and growing regional strategists.

### About You

### The essentials:

•
10+ years of experience in brand or communications strategy, including 5+ years in a senior strategic leadership role at an agency, consultancy, or in-house function.

•
Dual track record leading both social-first campaign strategy and large-scale brand transformation or repositioning projects.

•
Strong regional expertise across MEA markets, with deep cultural fluency in local nuances, platform algorithms (Meta, TikTok, X, Snapchat, YouTube), and creator strategies.

•
Proficiency with social listening and analytics tools (e.g., Sprinklr, Brandwatch, Talkwalker) to drive data-informed decision-making.

•
Exceptional presentation and storytelling skills, with proven confidence defending strategic recommendations to senior leadership, CMOs, and boards.

•
Professional fluency in both English and Arabic.

### Not a must, but a plus:

•
Experience integrating brand strategy into e-commerce, CRM, or digital product lifecycle touchpoints.

•
Hands-on exposure to AI-driven social listening tools or automated trend discovery workflows.

•
Familiarity with organisational change management practices during brand transformations.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

#LI-FP1 #LI-Onsite

### About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc, where our culture centers on how we show up for the work and for one another. That begins with the commitment to strive for mastery—taking deep pride in our craft and creating work that sets the bar. In everyday execution, we drive momentum by choosing bold action rather than waiting for certainty. Above all, our teams are stronger together, bringing diverse perspectives into a unified team that communicates with clarity, trust, and mutual respect.

This commitment to craft and innovation translates directly into widespread industry acclaim: Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services and a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Digital Marketing Agencies. It ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization (2025), Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in the Human-Machine Interaction Team category. Additionally, Monks.Flow earned AI-based Marketing Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards and a 2026 Global Generative AI Award in the Agentic Marketing Innovation category. Finally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.

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