152 Managing Communications jobs in the United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Posted on 05/14/2025

• Develop and execute corporate communications and financial communications strategies and transactions.
• Manage stakeholder engagement , ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Prepare high-level briefs, recommendations, and messaging for senior executives.
• Create and refine the public positioning of key stakeholders within the company.
• Oversee communications efforts across a portfolio of companies under this organization .
• Lead and contribute to thought leadership initiatives .
• Mentor, manage, and upskill junior team members to enhance the department’s capabilities.
• Provide crisis communications support and ensure proactive reputation management.
• Work in a fast-paced, solution-oriented environment , delivering high-quality outputs under tight deadlines.

Qualifications & Skills

• Fluency in Arabic and English (both written and spoken) is essential.
• Proven ability to develop executive positioning strategies and handle C-suite communications.
• Experience managing high-level stakeholders and external partners .
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented mindset .
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure in a demanding corporate setting .
• Experience in managing and mentoring junior team members .

Director of Strategic Communications

The role is a key position in our Middle East office, responsible for executing a full range of strategic communications services for clients across the globe. This includes developing equity story development, financial calendar communications, executive profiling, IPOs, restructurings and M&A transactions, crisis management, media relations and ESG, stewardship and governance issues, and performing industry research and analysis.

As a Director with 7 to 10 years of experience, you will have the opportunity to work closely with senior management to help identify client needs and develop tailored solutions. You will also be responsible for supervising junior staff and providing coaching to team members.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment where you can grow your career and take on new challenges. We are looking for a highly motivated and proactive colleague who wants to deliver high-quality work under minimal supervision.

Required skills and qualifications include:

• University degree or higher education;
• 7 to 10 years of relevant experience in financial communications or investor relations or equity capital market or equity research, preferably in consultancy;
• Strong financial acumen in capital markets and a good understanding of how strategy and business execution impact financial performance and value creation;
• Good understanding of buy side and sell side analysts landscape, and relevant business media;
• Ability to take complexity and translate effectively; a creative and strategic thinker in reputation management, sees around corners, approaches communications from new angles;
• Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communications skills. Arabic would certainly be a plus, but not a must;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously in often demanding, deadline-driven situations;
• Collaborative team player that also has the ability to work independently, take initiative and set priorities;
• An aptitude and desire for learning and ongoing development.

We offer market-competitive benefits, supplemented by flexible benefits, to meet your needs. These include health, lifestyle and family-friendly options. We also offer professional development programmes, wellness, recognition, community volunteering initiatives, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements.

About us:

Our company is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping clients with their most significant opportunities and challenges. With more than 8,000 employees located in 31 countries, our broad and diverse bench of award-winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges.

Job Title: Communication Specialist

• We are seeking a skilled Communication Specialist to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing corporate communications strategies, policies, and procedures.
• This role involves contributing to the development of section-related policy, procedures manual, delegation of authority, systems user manuals, standard forms, and ensuring alignment with overall policies and procedures.
• The ideal candidate will have experience in media and communication, proficiency in Arabic and English, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Bachelor's degree in Internal Communication or a relevant field.
• 4-6 years of relevant experience in media and communication.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• The opportunity to work with a dynamic team and contribute to the success of the organization.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.

• The ability to make a positive impact on the organization and its stakeholders.
• The opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• A culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The Corporate Communications team in the GCC region is a strategic and high-performing function that reports to Visas CEMEA and Global Corporate Communications as well as local market leadership. It is our role to advance and protect Visa's reputation and drive business growth.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Corporate Communications Manager to join our team. This person will be responsible for developing and executing Visa's external communications strategy to promote the company's interests, primarily in Qatar and Kuwait. The candidate will also support internal and client communications strategies specific to the GCC region. Native Arabic speaker is a must.

An ideal candidate is an experienced communications generalist who excels at working collaboratively but requires minimal supervision. The ideal candidate is curious, creative, has a strong storytelling mindset, and is a good writer and digital creator. They are energetic and strive to become a strategic business partner to other functional leads.

1. Proactively execute efficient and timely communication strategies aligned with regional business development priorities.
2. Translate business objectives into clear messages, develop narratives, define distribution strategies, and establish content schedules.
3. Develop diverse content including key messages, FAQs, videos, presentations, blogs, and articles, ensuring a steady flow across multiple channels.
4. Integrate content across internal and external platforms to engage employees and external stakeholders.
5. Collaborate with business units on campaigns and communication plans, coordinating with agencies and monitoring progress.
6. Foster effective B2B communication to position Visa as a leader in B2B sales, including thought leadership and industry advocacy.
7. Work with the Marketing team to align corporate communication and marketing programs leveraging Visa's assets.
8. Enhance Visa's corporate reputation in Qatar and Kuwait, measuring success through media coverage and perception audits.
9. Maintain relationships with journalists in business and IT media in Qatar and Kuwait.
10. Assist in crisis communication to protect Visa's reputation.
11. Manage budgets, scope of work requests, purchase orders, and ensure compliance with Visa policies.
12. Develop reports on content performance, insights, and improvements.

The role reports to the Senior Director of Corporate Communications for Visa in the GCC, based in Dubai, UAE.

This is a hybrid position. Days in office will be confirmed by the hiring manager.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, or
• At least 2 years with an Advanced degree (e.g., Masters, MBA, JD, MD), or
• No experience with a PhD.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Over five years of experience in public relations within technology or financial services, with in-house or agency background.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Arabic. Proven ability to draft, edit, and proofread communication materials.
• Skills in strategic communication planning, insights, and measurable results.
• Experience delivering end-to-end strategic communication projects.
• Exceptional storytelling, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Good business acumen, understanding of payments, fintech, digital currency, crypto, and related fields.
• Data-driven mindset with attention to detail.
• Creative, curious, proactive, energetic, and self-motivated.
• Understanding of the sociopolitical landscape in the GCC.
• Experience in collaborative, results-oriented environments.
• Financial services or B2B experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of the payment ecosystem.
• Experience in financial budgeting.

Additional Information:

Visa is an EEO Employer, considering all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. Visa also considers qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with EEOC guidelines and local laws.

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum.

At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.

The Role :

At Edelman, we’re passionate about helping our clients create workspaces that spark culture, drive business performance, and bring purpose to life. We’re seeking a Director, Workplace Advisory to join our dynamic team in Abu Dhabi.

This is a unique opportunity to shape how some of the world’s most innovative organisations think about the future of work, space and employee experience through data-led insights, strategic advisory, and storytelling that resonates.

• Lead workplace transformation projects for clients across the region—from discovery to strategy, storytelling to activation.
• Partner with client stakeholders (HR, Real Estate, Facilities, Comms, and C-Suite) to align workplace strategy with organisational goals.
• Facilitate workshops and use qualitative and quantitative insights to shape tailored advisory recommendations.
• Develop compelling narratives, playbooks, and communications to support change journeys.
• Translate technical workplace data (e.g., utilisation, engagement surveys, hybrid models) into business impact stories.
• Contribute to team growth by mentoring junior talent, supporting business development, and building thought leadership content.
• Collaborate closely with local and global colleagues across strategy, brand, design, and experience disciplines.

• 10+ years of experience in workplace strategy, organisational design, internal communications, or related consulting.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to translate complex challenges into simple, actionable insights.
• Experience navigating corporate environments and engaging senior stakeholders.
• Strong storytelling, facilitation, and writing skills—with a focus on clarity and impact.
• A passion for workplace trends, the future of work, and helping organisations thrive through people-first spaces.
• Experience working in the Middle East is strongly preferred; Arabic language skills are a plus.

• We are a global team of strategists, creators, analysts, and advisors united by a shared purpose: to help our clients earn trust and make meaningful impact. At Edelman, you’ll find a culture that values curiosity, creativity, collaboration, and continuous growth. We support one another, celebrate progress, and strive to reflect the diverse world we serve.
• We’re committed to building a truly inclusive workplace—diverse in background, lived experience, and perspective. We believe DEIB is everyone’s responsibility, and we expect all Edelman colleagues to act with empathy, embrace diverse cultures, and practice conscious inclusion and continuous learning.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy, and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.

At FTI Consulting, you’ll be inspired and empowered to make an impact on headline matters that change history. Working side by side with the world’s leading experts in your field, you’ll be surrounded by an open collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and most importantly, you.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join FTI Consulting and this is where you will do the most exciting and fulfilling work of your career.

Are you ready to make an impact?

About The Role

FTI Consulting is looking to recruit a Director with 7 to 10 years of experience for its Middle East Strategic Communications practice based in the UAE.

As a capital markets expert, you will have the opportunity to work with FTI Consulting’s global network on some of the largest publicly listed and private companies worldwide to execute a full range of strategic communications services, including equity story development, financial calendar communications, executive profiling, IPOs, restructurings and M&A transactions, crisis management, media relations and ESG, stewardship and governance issues, and performing industry research and analysis, etc.

Our team aims to shape clients’ company narratives and influence how major corporate news flow lands with capital market audiences (investors, financial media, buy-side, sell-side analysts) .

The successful candidate should have excellent written and verbal communications skills and be a collegiate team player. The candidate should be mature, results-oriented, able to multi-task and prepared to learn and utilise new and emerging approaches to communications as part of a leading global communications consultancy business.

What You’ll Do

The role offers excellent opportunity for progression in a dynamic, intellectually stimulating, and international environment, but demands critical thinking and thoroughness to execute the following tasks:

• Serves as a trusted business advisor by influencing client direction in all areas of financial or transaction communications and investor relations .
• Develops FTI Consulting’s client strategies that create competitive advantage in the face of changing business, sector, and market conditions .
• Demonstrates an understanding of key business drivers for current and potential clients and tailor communications or business strategies/solutions accordingly .
• Develops complex financial communications programs .
• Develops and presents recommendations based on financial analytics and modelling, research, strategic and creative thinking, with a credible point of view and perspective .
• Works effectively with senior management to help identify senior client needs and works with other operating divisions to address them in an integrated team effort .
• Devise strategies for corporate and financial communications, investor relations and media relations engagements ( e.g. writing earnings and transactions related materials, developing investors outreach plans, providing strategic counsel on capital markets activity, liaising with investors and journalists, providing support to key investors and media events, assisting with management training materials development) .
• Drive new business initiatives ( e.g. conducting research on prospects, creating and editing PowerPoint presentations and proposals, etc.) .
• Supervise the work of junior staff and provide coaching to junior team members.
• Actively contribute to both internal and client meetings by offering strategic and creative insights .
• Maintain a self-driven passion to stay abreast of client issues and related industry trends, participate in industry networking events and inform team leaders of potential new business opportunities .

How You’ll Grow

We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You’ll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth.

As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.

What You Will Need to Succeed

We are looking for a highly-motivated and proactive colleague who wants to grow his/her career in strategic communications consulting, working internationally, and is ready to deliver high-quality work under minimal supervision. Specifically, we are looking for someone who fulfils the following requirements:

• University degree or higher education .
• 7 to 10 years of relevant experience in financial communications or investor relations or equity capital market or equity research, preferably in consultancy .
• Strong financial acumen in capital markets and a good understanding on how strategy and business execution impact financial performance and value creation .
• Good understanding in buy side and sell side analysts landscape, and relevant business media .
• Ability to take complexity and translate effectively; a creative and strategic thinker in reputation management, sees around corners, approaches communications from new angles .
• Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communications skills. Arabic would certainly be a plus, but not a must .
• Excellent interpersonal skills .
• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously in often demanding, deadline-driven situations .
• Collaborative team player that also has the ability to work independently, take initiative and set priorities .
• An aptitude and desire for learning and ongoing development.

Our goal is to support the well–being of you and your families—physically, emotionally, and financially. We offer market competitive benefits (including pension), supplemented by 15 flexible benefits, to meet your needs. These include health, lifestyle and family friendly options. We also offer professional development programme, wellness, recognition, community volunteering initiatives, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements.

About FTI

FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping clients with their most significant opportunities and challenges. With more than 8 , 0 00 employees located in 31 countries, our broad and diverse bench of award–winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges. At FTI Consulting, we embrace, cultivate and maintain a culture of diversity, inclusion & belonging, which are fundamental components to our core values. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been named the #1 Professional Services Firm on Forbes List of America’s Best Employers and the best firm to work for by Consulting Magazine . For more information, visit and connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn .

FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

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At FTI Consulting, our goal is to attract, hire, acquire, develop and, most importantly, retain the best and most talentedpeople in the world. As our company continues to grow, we remain focused on building and maintaining a strong cultureof diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a qualifiedindividual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, union affiliation, genetic information, sex, citizenshipstatus, or any other factor prohibited by law.