Digital Transformation – Director of Growth

Job Title: Director of Growth – Digital Transformation

Location: Dubai, UAE

Industry: Creative Services / Strategic Communications (Confidential)

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly strategic and commercially driven Director of Growth to lead the digital transformation journey for a well-established regional player in the creative and communications space.

This role will be at the forefront of designing and executing future-focused digital initiatives, reimagining revenue streams, and elevating customer engagement using data, platforms, and partnerships. The right candidate will blend digital expertise, commercial instinct, and cross-functional leadership to unlock scalable growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of the company’s digital transformation roadmap across products, platforms, and partnerships.
• Identify and execute new growth opportunities—digital offerings, client solutions, and platform expansion strategies.
• Collaborate with internal business units (strategy, content, marketing, client services) to align digital innovation with core business objectives.
• Analyze data, market trends, and consumer behaviors to influence digital product decisions and client delivery models.
• Drive performance metrics across customer experience, lead generation, digital monetization, and platform engagement.
• Build business cases for strategic investments in technology, tools, and digital infrastructure.
• Serve as a senior advisor to leadership on future trends and digital-first thinking.

Ideal Profile:

• 12+ years of experience in digital growth, digital strategy, or transformation, preferably within media, content, marketing tech, or platform-based businesses.
• Proven success in leading digital innovation—from roadmap to execution—within a fast-evolving business environment.
• Strong grasp of performance marketing, digital experience platforms, CRM, and martech stacks.
• Exceptional commercial acumen with a track record of identifying revenue opportunities through digital channels.
• Strong stakeholder management, with the ability to lead change across functions and seniority levels.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a data-driven approach to testing, scaling, and optimizing new initiatives.