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Aldar Properties is seeking an Associate Director Commercial Assurance to provide independent commercial assurance across their D-Sell portfolio. This role involves reviewing and validating business cases, feasibility studies, and commercial decisions to ensure robust financial analysis and governance for investment approvals. The Associate Director will also maintain commercial benchmarks, identify risks and opportunities, and lead the Commercial Assurance function.
Key requirements include 14+ years of experience in development, commercial, investment, or development finance, with 6+ years in managing commercial activities. A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, or Engineering is required, and a Master's degree is preferred. Desirable qualifications include CFA or MRICS. Essential skills include Financial Modelling, Feasibility and Investment Analysis, Commercial Negotiation, Market Research, strong commercial acumen, critical thinking, and proficiency with Excel, Power BI, and AI tools.
Requirements
The Associate Director Commercial Assurance will provide independent commercial assurance for the D-Sell portfolio by reviewing business cases, feasibility studies, and commercial decisions to ensure investment decisions are supported by robust analysis. Requires 14+ years of experience in development, commercial, investment, or development finance, with at least 6 years managing commercial activities. A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, or Engineering is mandatory, with a Master's degree preferred. Proficiency in Financial Modelling, Feasibility and Investment Analysis, Commercial Negotiation, Market Research, and AI tools is essential.
Description
Job PurposeProvide independent commercial assurance across the D-Sell portfolio by reviewing, challenging and validating business cases, feasibility studies and commercial decisions.Ensure investment decisions are supported by robust commercial analysis, market intelligence and governance before progressing through approval gateways.Job ResponsibilitiesCommercial Assurance & Investment ReviewIndependently review feasibility studies, business cases and project strategies.Challenge commercial assumptions, financial models and investment propositions.Validate commercial robustness and investment readiness prior to Investment Committee approvals.Prepare independent commercial opinions to support executive decision-making.Assess major commercial changes, variation orders and scope changes.Support Gateway and Investment Committee governance processes.Provide scenario analysis and independent recommendations for strategic investment decisions.Commercial Analysis & Continuous ImprovementMaintain commercial benchmarks across comparable developments and market sectors.Perform market, cost and commercial benchmarking analyses.Identify commercial risks, value enhancement opportunities and optimisation initiatives.Standardise commercial assurance methodologies and continuously improve governance processes, reporting and analytical capabilities.Leadership & Capability DevelopmentLead and develop the Commercial Assurance function capability.Foster a culture of independent challenge, collaboration and continuous improvement.Promote consistent commercial governance and assurance practices across the portfolio.KEY MEASURES OF SUCCESSCommercial reviews completed within agreed SLA.Reduction in commercial approval rework.Accuracy of commercial assumptions.Timely executive decision support.Stakeholder satisfaction.Years Of Experience14+ years in in development, commercial, investment or development finance.6+ years managing commercial activities.Technical And Interpersonal SkillsFinancial ModellingFeasibility and Investment AnalysisCommercial NegotiationMarket ResearchStrong commercial acumen and critical thinkerCapable of building and nurturing partnerships across key stakeholders to obtain relevant information and provide firm recommendationsExcel / Power BI and embedding of AI tools in any work processQualificationsBachelor's in Finance, Real Estate, Economics or Engineering.Master's preferred.CFA, MRICS or equivalent desirable.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.