Finance Director

Hays is working with a leading diversified group who are launching a new lifestyle and wellbeing venture. They need a commercially minded finance leader to take it from concept to a scalable, profitable business. What you’ll do • Shape the launch: the three-year business plan, the operating model, and the milestones that turn the vision into a working business • Own the numbers: financial models, budgets, forecasts and KPIs, plus unit economics such as acquisition cost, retention and margins • Set the commercial strategy, including pricing, segmentation, partnerships and routes to market, tested through pilots before scaling • Run M&A on Board-identified opportunities, from assessment and due diligence through valuation, structuring and post-deal integration • Present investment cases and recommendations to the CEO and Board • Put governance and risk frameworks in place early, then build and lead a lean cross-functional team What you’ll bring • 10+ years across commercial finance, M&A and strategy, with the last 5 in leadership • A track record of launching or scaling a new business, venture or service line • Hands-on deal experience covering due diligence, valuation, execution and integration • UAE experience is essential • Bachelor’s degree minimum. MBA, CFA or ACCA preferred

Bachelor’s degree minimum. MBA, CFA or ACCA preferred