ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking an exceptional and highly experienced Regional Train and Advise Lead with deep cultural competence in the Middle East region. This unique role is designed for an operational leader who can seamlessly bridge command and staff level advising with hands-on technical deployment, integration, training, and operational support. You will be instrumental in ensuring the successful implementation, strategic adoption, and sustained utilization of our advanced Air Defense and Counter-Intrusion systems across critical stakeholders throughout the region. Leveraging extensive regional knowledge, established networks, cross-cultural communication, and comfort with technology, you will advise senior leadership on the effective employment of autonomous systems, foster essential relationships, and contribute to successful rapid deployment, integration, and mission planning of Anduril’s family of systems. This role demands a rare blend of diplomatic acumen, proven experience building effective partner relationships, and train the trainer competency.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Deliver comprehensive technical training tailored for Middle East military users at all levels, including Train the Trainer courses, operational playbooks, and localized materials in regional languages to ensure proficiency and accelerated system adoption.
• Conduct operational needs assessments to identify training requirements, capability gaps, and opportunities for enhanced system utilization, while tracking adoption metrics and user feedback for continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with military leadership, operational staff, and end-users, serving as a trusted liaison between Anduril and regional partners to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
• Provide operational advisory support on mission planning, CONOPs, SOPs, and TTPs, mentoring regional partners to ensure sustained adoption and expert utilization of Anduril systems in line with their organizational structures and workflows.
• Serve as the regional subject matter expert, ensuring cultural sensitivity and strategic alignment while identifying emerging opportunities, risks, and evolving requirements that impact program success across the Middle East.
• Support rapid system deployment in austere and operationally demanding environments, troubleshooting technical issues and ensuring maximum uptime during critical operations.
• Gather and translate field feedback from customers into actionable requirements for engineering and product teams, proactively identifying technical risks and advocating for solutions that meet regional demands.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Mission Operations, Engineering, Product, and Growth teams to ensure Middle East operational insights inform site surveys, product roadmaps, and service offerings.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Fluency in Arabic required.
• Demonstrable experience operating within the Middle East region, with a significant portion in a train and advise, liaison, field engineering, system integration, and/or foreign engagement capacity.
• Extensive experience navigating complex interagency, international, and cross-cultural environments, with an emphasis on defense related train and advise support to foreign militaries.
• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining high-level relationships with government, military, and operators in Middle East, including experience briefing senior government and military staff on operational and strategic matters.
• Experience leading and conducting training for militaries in the region.
• Familiarity with training design, delivery, and dynamic presentation skills for diverse audiences.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively throughout the Middle East region and internationally.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience as a foreign area officer, military advisory group, or other security cooperation element.
• Expertise in Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) principles and capabilities.
• Experience with Air Defense technology including autonomous systems, advanced C2 systems, electronic warfare.
• Experience with hands-on technical deployment, integration, configuration, and troubleshooting of hardware and software systems.
• Formal education in engineering, security studies, international relations or other related field.
• Completion of military exchange at a national command and staff college in the region.

Solution Consultant – Enterprise Accounts 

At Anaplan, we believe the most powerful business transformations are led by people who are relentlessly curious and brave enough to challenge the status quo.  We are looking for a highly experienced technical strategist and innovator who enjoys solving business problems with enterprise AI solutions. This isn't about demoing software; it's about architecting a new future for how the world's leading companies plan, decide and act. 

Job Description 

As a core Solution Consultant, you will join our presales team supporting some of our largest enterprise customers.  You will be responsible for all aspects of the technical sales process by working directly with customers and collaborating with sales, domain specialists, business value consultants, product managers, customer success, and partners. Fundamentally, a core understanding of FP&A or Financial Transformation, Supply Chain domain or Workforce planning will make you stand out to the Anaplan hiring team. 

Why this Role Matters 

• Decision Making is moving fast in the AI era. Business leaders are no longer looking for just cost control—they need forecasting automation, cross-functional alignment, and real-time insights. You’ll help them get there. 
• You’ll work with decision-makers at leading enterprise organisations, influencing outcomes that impact thousands of employees and billions in revenue.
• You’ll be working on the cutting edge of innovation to bring to life our vision of AI-driven scenario planning and analysis across a connected enterprise. 

Your Responsibilities and Impact 

• Partner with account executives on technical strategy and sales process for accounts in your territory. 

• Be the technical solution expert across platform capabilities, including AI, data modelling and planning applications. 

• Lead discovery sessions that move beyond features and functions to uncover critical business needs. 

• Design and deliver tailored, narrative-driven demos that directly address customer pain points and showcase a clear vision for their future. 

• Execute proof-of-concept workshops that prove Anaplan's value in the customer’s own context. 

• Serve as the voice of the customer to our product management teams, ensuring your insights from the field shape the future of the Anaplan platform. 

• Coordinate and align specialist and product teams to help position multi-product solutions and mature complex opportunities to close. 

• Develop a multi-year technology vision and roadmap with your customers in cooperation with the Anaplan Customer Success team. 

Your Qualifications 

• Experience in a presales, FP&A or FCR, Supply Chain or Workforce Planning solution consulting, or business transformation role (SaaS/enterprise software preferred). 

• Know how to collaborate with account executives and own the technical sales process, including account strategy, discovery, demos, solution roadmaps and other technical validation steps. 

• Strong grasp of value-based selling and storytelling, not just showing features and functions. 

• Skilled with problem solving at the intersection of technology and business. 

• Proven ability to make complex ideas sound simple, clear, and persuasive with experience in public speaking. 

• Knowledge of enterprise AI platforms, GenAI, Agentic frameworks, machine learning, and data integration. 

• Hands-on experience with enterprise planning processes and solutions (e.g. Finance, Supply Chain, Workforce, Sales Performance) preferred 

• Familiarity with EPM, CPM, BI, or ERP systems is a strong asset 

• Prior industry experience with aligned accounts a plus 

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril is seeking a Sr. Program Manager to be one of the first on the ground for the Maneuver Dominance team in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Omen is Anduril’s hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle (AAV) that packs the endurance, payload, and mission flexibility of much larger airplanes into a novel runway-independent Group 3 platform. Omen can operate from ship decks, beaches, or remote island clearings, providing true runway independence and freedom of maneuver across defense and civilian domains. Omen is the first tail-sitter aircraft with a mass-production contract, with an order of 50 systems representing a decisive investment that anchors production and accelerates the development of future systems.

ABOUT THE JOB

As the UAE Sr. Program Manager you will play a critical role in balancing innovation and practical execution across the Omen program. In this position, you will be deeply intertwined in a highly complex global program, driving strategic decision making, evaluating program milestones, and managing appropriate resourcing in country. You will be required to learn technical concepts and employ them quickly. You will be expected to use your technical knowledge in conjunction with your program management skills to lead cross-functional efforts and drive major program impact.

Deploying our Maneuver Dominance capabilities requires thorough understanding of mission requirements, thoughtful orchestration between Anduril teams and external stakeholders, and meticulous planning in the face of ambiguity. You thrive in the unknown and create order out of the chaos. You will be supporting and collaborating with the Omen lead Program Manager based in Costa Mesa, HQ across Air Vehicle, Mission Systems, Support Systems, and Production Systems.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, external clients, and industry partners to gather insights, align objectives, and secure buy-in for strategic initiatives. Act as the local liaison for UAE relationships, including subsystem suppliers, in-country test organizations, establishment of facilities, and coordination of customer engagements. Communicate internally the outputs of these efforts including cost forecasts, schedule, resource requirements, risks, and opportunities.
• Enable Cross Team Collaboration: Manage, unblock, and accelerate cross-team projects spanning multiple teams and initiatives. Collaborate closely with leads to ensure vision alignment and seamless execution through development and into production, including test operations.
• Technical Ownership: Drive technical outcomes through meticulous understanding of system performance, managing risks and opportunities with the Engineering leads, using metrics to derive insights into areas for improvement, quantifying the improvements made through investment in those areas, and maintaining a clear understanding of the state of the system that can be communicated to the customer.
• Execute Autonomously: Autonomously execute on broad and/or ambiguous requirements from external clients. Demonstrate high ownership on all pieces of work. Become a trusted partner to Anduril’s engineers.
• Shape Growth Opportunities: Support the drafting of technical proposals, ensuring that potential projects and scaling opportunities are accurately scoped, estimated, and aligned with the organization's capabilities and strategic goals.
• Strategic Planning & Execution: Translate strategic business goals into actionable project plans, setting clear milestones, and driving initiatives from conception through to successful completion, ensuring they deliver intended outcomes and add value to the business. Oversee the UAE allocation of personnel, budget, and other resources to ensure successful execution of these initiatives.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ year of experience in a customer-facing program management role and/or systems engineering experience, preferably in the defense, national security, or aerospace domains
• Proven experience leading a technical team of peers to field hardware or software products to real operating environments through the product development lifecycle including test
• Proven experience leading a product and manufacturing team of peers through initial low rate production
• Solid technical aptitude and demonstrated individual contributions to technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams
• Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders, across a wide range of technical comfort and at all levels
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions
• Must have the ability to work through ambiguity, roll up your sleeves attitude, and drive forward progress
• Experience working with international suppliers and customers
• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance
• Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, computer science, or related field preferred
• Experience defining new facilities or manufacturing spaces
• Experience with tools like JIRA and Confluence

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril is seeking a Sr. Program Manager to be one of the first on the ground for the Maneuver Dominance team in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Omen is Anduril’s hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle (AAV) that packs the endurance, payload, and mission flexibility of much larger airplanes into a novel runway-independent Group 3 platform. Omen can operate from ship decks, beaches, or remote island clearings, providing true runway independence and freedom of maneuver across defense and civilian domains. Omen is the first tail-sitter aircraft with a mass-production contract, with an order of 50 systems representing a decisive investment that anchors production and accelerates the development of future systems.

ABOUT THE JOB

As the UAE Sr. Program Manager you will play a critical role in balancing innovation and practical execution across the Omen program. In this position, you will be deeply intertwined in a highly complex global program, driving strategic decision making, evaluating program milestones, and managing appropriate resourcing in country. You will be required to learn technical concepts and employ them quickly. You will be expected to use your technical knowledge in conjunction with your program management skills to lead cross-functional efforts and drive major program impact.

Deploying our Maneuver Dominance capabilities requires thorough understanding of mission requirements, thoughtful orchestration between Anduril teams and external stakeholders, and meticulous planning in the face of ambiguity. You thrive in the unknown and create order out of the chaos. You will be supporting and collaborating with the Omen lead Program Manager based in Costa Mesa, HQ across Air Vehicle, Mission Systems, Support Systems, and Production Systems.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, external clients, and industry partners to gather insights, align objectives, and secure buy-in for strategic initiatives. Act as the local liaison for UAE relationships, including subsystem suppliers, in-country test organizations, establishment of facilities, and coordination of customer engagements. Communicate internally the outputs of these efforts including cost forecasts, schedule, resource requirements, risks, and opportunities.
• Enable Cross Team Collaboration: Manage, unblock, and accelerate cross-team projects spanning multiple teams and initiatives. Collaborate closely with leads to ensure vision alignment and seamless execution through development and into production, including test operations.
• Technical Ownership: Drive technical outcomes through meticulous understanding of system performance, managing risks and opportunities with the Engineering leads, using metrics to derive insights into areas for improvement, quantifying the improvements made through investment in those areas, and maintaining a clear understanding of the state of the system that can be communicated to the customer.
• Execute Autonomously: Autonomously execute on broad and/or ambiguous requirements from external clients. Demonstrate high ownership on all pieces of work. Become a trusted partner to Anduril’s engineers.
• Shape Growth Opportunities: Support the drafting of technical proposals, ensuring that potential projects and scaling opportunities are accurately scoped, estimated, and aligned with the organization's capabilities and strategic goals.
• Strategic Planning & Execution: Translate strategic business goals into actionable project plans, setting clear milestones, and driving initiatives from conception through to successful completion, ensuring they deliver intended outcomes and add value to the business. Oversee the UAE allocation of personnel, budget, and other resources to ensure successful execution of these initiatives.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ year of experience in a customer-facing program management role and/or systems engineering experience, preferably in the defense, national security, or aerospace domains
• Proven experience leading a technical team of peers to field hardware or software products to real operating environments through the product development lifecycle including test
• Proven experience leading a product and manufacturing team of peers through initial low rate production
• Solid technical aptitude and demonstrated individual contributions to technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams
• Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders, across a wide range of technical comfort and at all levels
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions
• Must have the ability to work through ambiguity, roll up your sleeves attitude, and drive forward progress
• Experience working with international suppliers and customers
• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance
• Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, computer science, or related field preferred
• Experience defining new facilities or manufacturing spaces
• Experience with tools like JIRA and Confluence

Anduril is seeking a SEIT (Systems Engineering, Integration and Test) Lead to join the Omen team based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Omen is Anduril’s hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle (AAV) that packs the endurance, payload, and mission flexibility of much larger airplanes into a novel runway-independent Group 3 platform. Omen can operate from ship decks, beaches, or remote island clearings, providing true runway independence and freedom of maneuver across defense and civilian domains. Omen is the first tail-sitter aircraft with a mass-production contract, with an order of 50 systems representing a decisive investment that anchors production and accelerates the development of future systems.

You will work on a new aircraft development project, bringing pragmatic SEIT thinking to deeply understand local requirements and champion ‘Test’ as a design tool to drive rapid capability development, ensuring that end-user needs are met in challenging operational environments. You will be part of a lean, high-ownership culture where you directly shape the product and operate at a velocity to fly new designs within months, not years.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Work with customers and end-users to evolve the regional Concept of Operations (CONOPS) the product life cycle, developing inputs to high-level requirements informing key design decisions.
• Deploy right-sized, Agile Systems Engineering governance approaches for rapid capability development efforts - with the right amount of process discipline and artifacts and support System Design Reviews (SDRs).
• Manage System Interfaces and develop integration processes for sovereign Mission System equipment and Payloads, developing test objectives and test plans for execution
• Work with partner organizations to coordinate a broad range of in-country development activities including bench and environmental testing of individual components, building and operating Hardware In Lab (HIL)/Hardware In The Loop (HITL) integration environments, flight testing of uncrewed and crewed surrogate platforms, and ground and flight test of the Omen System
• Liaise with partner organizations and local authorities to secure operational approvals (airspace, frequency, physical deconfliction, safety, and appropriate test range facilities)
• Shape, build and utilize Anduril in-country development facilities establishing local capability
• Plan, coordinate and execute major test and demonstration events, including resourcing, logistics (equipment export/import), conduct Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), perform as Test Director (TD), and ensure high-impact, timely reporting
• Conduct safety assessments with a pragmatic understanding of hazards and mitigations - holding the safety of team members above all else

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor degree or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or aviation-related technical discipline
• 10+ years of experience in Aerospace or product development/test and evaluation environments and aviation safety/quality systems
• Demonstrable Systems Engineering proficiency, with first-hand understanding of both the benefits and limitations of the approach
• Experience in all facets of the test process including writing test plans and procedures, conducting risk assessments, mitigating hazards, running test readiness reviews, directing test events, and responding to unplanned occurrences
• Familiarity engaging with interdisciplinary design teams to evolve test requirements
• Able to work with stakeholders and partners to find solutions and approach to drive fast test outcomes
• Exposure to verification and validation testing, qualification, certification, airworthiness and obtaining permission to operate
• Experience with ground and flight testing crewed or uncrewed developmental aircraft (Group 3 or larger) at the System/Platform level. Familiarity with airpace management in the Middle East and other regional regulatory practices desirable.
• Experience working in the Middle East and Arabic Language Proficiency advantageous
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in United States, United Kingdom, or Australia

ABOUT THE TEAM
Anduril’s Middle East team delivers platforms, systems, and integrated effects from across Anduril’s portfolio to regional customers. The Middle East team delivers Anduril’s core products, adapting and applying the products to serve a variety of defense and commercial customers in Middle East market. As this team rapidly expands, this role requires an applicant willing to take on diverse responsibilities.

ABOUT THE JOB
We are looking for someone to lead and establish Middle East regionally-based deployments across multiple disciplines of Anduril’s portfolio. The first 9-12 month scope of this role is to support end-to-end operations and reporting of a multi-site program and sustained regional presence. This role will be integral to executing on existing programs in country and setting the foundation for future growth and operational independence.

Note: Position is located in the UAE with 50-75% travel in region.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Partner with Division and Anduril leadership to build out the staffing machine for our organization, enabling efficient in country recruiting, facility and infrastructure standup, and allocation of resources as the organization scales.
• Support our corporate planning cycle by building and managing the local business operations functions such as monitor performance against goals, financial plans, and headcount plans so we can hit our aggressive growth targets.
• Work with Product Engineering and Test and Evaluation teams to find and close operations gaps and ensure seamless execution of program schedule.
• Serve as liaison to Anduril US for international trade and export compliance matters
• Regularly monitor and analyze recruiting, staffing, and financial progress against plans and provide recommendations to leadership for resource planning and reallocation
• Work with Anduril’s Business Operations, Analytics, and Finance teams to build out infrastructure to enable the Division to monitor and optimize the demand vs supply of resourcing across our most critical programs
• Lead various strategic initiatives and projects as directed by leadership and the Head of Division Operations, ensuring they align with the overall business strategy and objectives
• Coordinate and prepare for executive leadership meetings with partners and customers, including setting agendas, tracking action items, and ensuring follow-through.
• Develop fundamental knowledge of Anduril product solutions to support regional growth and capture activities

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• You have 5+ years of experience in project management, consulting, operations, or finance.
• You have a strong background in executing business operations and driving outcomes
• Strong ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, key business and program execution
• You have strong fundamentals in operational accounting and finance
• You love solving complex, ambiguous, cross-functional problems in a people-centric way
• You’re both high ownership and low ego, approaching everything with strong outcome orientation and high humility
• You get energy from being a thought partner for others and it excites you to spend time translating operational problems into data problems, and to then going and executing on them
• You’re discerning and an incredibly fast learner
• You’re tactical and don’t only sit at a 30,000 foot level
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, United States, United Kingdom, or Australia

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working at or with Aerospace & Defense companies, Robotics, Technology, or other manufacturing heavy companies directly or in an advisory capacity
• Experience working at a startup or ability to establish processes and SOPs from scratch
• Experience working in the Middle East
• Arabic Language Proficiency

The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.  

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

Overview

The responsibilities of our Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including, but not limited to, payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs.

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. 

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week. 

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements
• Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability
• Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required)
• Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
• Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact
• Preferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
• Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes

What We Offer

• A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
• A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
• Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity
• The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
• Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
• The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
• An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain

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Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Senior Account Manager, MENA

About Us:

BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company. We own and operate the world's most advanced space-based intelligence platform and provide customers satellite imagery, automated analytics and high-frequency monitoring of strategic locations, economic assets, and events from around the globe. BlackSky is trusted by the most demanding allied military and intelligence organizations and commercial companies to deliver foresight into critical matters that affect national security and the economy. BlackSky's data enables governments and businesses to see, understand and anticipate change as it happens, giving them the ultimate strategic advantage so they can act quickly. Our global team works with cutting-edge technology to make a difference around the world and prides itself on being people-first, customer-focused and fun.

BlackSky is seeking a Senior Account Manager who will be responsible for managing and growing relationships with key BlackSky government customer accounts and communicating the business and mission value of BlackSky’s imagery and analytics products. A successful candidate will serve as the voice of the customer within BlackSky, ensuring strong alignment between customer mission needs, program execution, and BlackSky’s commercial objectives.

This role is ideal for a government-facing account leader who understands how geospatial intelligence, imagery, and analytics are used in real-world operations and can translate those needs into long-term, high-value customer partnerships. This is a highly visible role that will directly contribute to customer satisfaction, renewals, and the continued expansion of BlackSky’s presence across government and defense organizations. 

This role reports to the Senior Director, Account Management and is a remote role based in-region in the UAE supporting international customers in the MENA region and will partner closely with BlackSky’s Customer Program and Success teams and the broader Account Management team. Relocation is not provided for this position, candidates need to be already located in the UAE.

Responsibilities:

• Manage customer relationships for key international government customers.
• Own and grow a portfolio of strategic government accounts, serving as the primary point of contact for customer leadership, program managers, and mission users.
• Act as the voice of the customer inside BlackSky by bringing customer feedback, needs, and risks to internal teams to influence priorities and deliveries.
• Coordinate with internal teams (such as Customer Success, Product Management and Product Operations) to ensure that BlackSky is meeting customer commitments, milestones and requirements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, understand their goals and articulate how BlackSky can help them meet those goals.
• Understand and communicate how BlackSky’s geospatial products and services drive customer value and goals.
• Drive customer satisfaction, renewals, and long-term retention across assigned accounts.
• Meet revenue objectives, drive overall strategic direction and expand relationships within each account.
• Identify and engage key stakeholders within each account, including technical, operational, and leadership decision-makers.
• Proactively identify and resolve issues that could impact customer satisfaction, delivery, or renewal outcomes.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business or analytical field.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of experience in Account Management, Customer Success, Program Management, or a related client-facing role supporting government or defense customers.
• At least five (5) years of experience delivering geospatial or imagery products and services.
• At least 3-5 years of experience in managing government and/or large commercial accounts, with demonstrated responsibility for renewals, expansions, and ongoing account health.
• Direct experience supporting international Ministries of Defense.
• Experience owning one or more strategic customer accounts with multiple stakeholders (e.g., programs managers, operators, analysts, or leadership).
• Demonstrated responsibility for revenue or contract performance, such as renewals, program extensions, task orders, or account growth.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional team to deliver against customer requirements and milestones.
• Previous experience with the Department of Defense and/or international ministries of defense.
• Ability to translate customer mission needs into product or service requirements, including communicating priorities, risks, and delivery timelines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; fluent in English.
• Proven record of partnering with teams across the organization and influencing to achieve business results across multiple teams who may have different goals.
• Patient, adaptable and comfortable operating in dynamic, mission-driven environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fluent in Arabic.
• Previous military or government service supporting imagery, intelligence, ISR, or geospatial operations.
• Direct experience working with imagery, remote sensing, or imagery analytics in an operational, analytical, or programmatic capacity.
• Master’s Degree in a quantitative field or MBA.
• Experience working with international defense or intelligence organizations.
• Experience supporting high-growth, technology-driven organizations.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment while managing multiple high-value customers.
• Ability to anticipate customer needs and direction.

More about the role:

As an Account Director, you will be a central figure in our client relationships, confidently managing a portfolio of accounts and contributing significantly to the practice's strategic success. You will possess the gravitas to offer strategic communications counsel to C-suite executives and senior government stakeholders, and the ability to inspire and guide your project teams in the intricate world of government and public sector communications.

What you'll do:

• Lead strategic communications counsel for senior B2B and B2G clients on reputation management, public perception, and critical communications challenges.
• Develop, oversee, and execute comprehensive public relations strategies, impactful public awareness campaigns, and integrated stakeholder communication plans.
• Drive thought leadership initiatives that strategically position clients, shape public discourse, and enhance their reputation within the UAE and wider region.
• Manage complex media relations for sensitive public issues and proactive campaigns, engaging with key journalists, influencers, and commentators across diverse media platforms.
• Lead crisis and issues management pertaining to public scrutiny, media challenges, or reputational threats for clients.
• Drive new business growth within the Government & Public Sector Communications domain, from identifying opportunities to leading pitches and conversion.
• Mentor and develop senior and junior team members, fostering a culture of strategic communications excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Experience that contributes to success:

• Proven experience as an Account Director or Senior Account Manager, with significant expertise in strategic communications, and media relations, particularly with government or public sector clients.
• Demonstrable track record in providing strategic communications counsel to senior B2B/B2G clients on complex public perception and reputational matters.
• Expertise in designing and executing effective strategic communications campaigns, public awareness initiatives, and integrated stakeholder communication plans.
• Strong media relations skills across broadcast, print, digital, and social channels, specifically within the governmental, corporate, and general news landscapes, including crisis communication.
• Deep understanding of the UAE and regional public discourse, media landscape, and cultural nuances crucial for effective government communications.
• Proven leadership in mentoring and developing high-performing teams, fostering strategic communications thinking and professional growth.
• Strong commercial acumen, including P&L oversight, new business development, and strategic budgeting for complex accounts.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, issues management, and analytical skills to navigate and influence complex public opinion and media environments

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Account Executive (Social Media) – Energy & Industrials – Burson

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Who we are:
Burson is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialised teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. Burson operates under WPP (NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company. Learn more at www.bursonglobal.com.   

More about the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Account Executive to join our vibrant Social Media team, with a dedicated focus on our pivotal Energy & Industrials clients. This role is an excellent opportunity for an emerging professional eager to build their expertise in social media communications.

As a Social Media Account Executive, you will contribute to the success of our social media initiatives, supporting the team in delivering compelling and compliant social campaigns. You'll work closely with senior team members, assisting in client support and the day-to-day execution of social media activities. This position offers a hands-on learning environment for someone looking to develop a career in social media, focusing on meticulous execution and growing industry knowledge.

What you’ll do:  

• Assist in the planning and execution of social media initiatives tailored for clients across Energy, Industrials and Sustainability.
• Support client communications, helping to build strong relationships and address client needs.
• Prepare impactful and nuanced social media copy, ensuring alignment with client objectives
• Contribute to the social media content development lifecycle, from gathering materials to final content preparation.
• Help ensure the rigorous editing and quality assurance processes for all social media content, upholding standards of accuracy.
• Gather data for and contribute to social media performance analyses, identifying key metrics and initial observations.
• Monitor emerging social media trends, platform innovations, and best practices
• Participate in cross-functional collaboration with internal planning, creative, and analytics teams to support integrated solutions.

Experience that contributes to success

• A foundational understanding or initial experience with social media initiatives, ideally within an agency environment
• Familiarity and experience with predominant social media platforms, including TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to contribute positively to client relationships.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with an aptitude for crafting clear and effective social media content.
• A basic understanding of social media analytics and an eagerness to learn more about performance tracking.
• Bi-lingual proficiency in Arabic (both written and spoken) is preferred.

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Account Manager – Energy & Industrials – Burson

Location: Dubai or Abu Dhabi, UAE

Who we are:
Burson is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialised teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. Burson operates under WPP (NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company. Learn more at www.bursonglobal.com.   

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We are seeking a driven and experienced Account Manager to join our dynamic Energy & Industrials team. In this pivotal role, you will be the day-to-day champion for our clients across the energy, industrials, and sustainability sectors. You'll be instrumental in developing and executing impactful communications strategies, providing expert counsel, and driving media engagement to achieve tangible business outcomes in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

What you’ll do:

• Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for a portfolio of clients across the Energy, Industrials, and Sustainability sectors.
• Oversee and manage account activities, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to the highest quality standards.

• Contribute to and implement integrated corporate communications strategies, ensuring clear business messaging and alignment with client objectives.

• Lead the placement and written development of high-impact thought leadership content, including op-eds and articles.
• Lead a comprehensive media relations activity, encompassing building media lists, proactive pitching, and journalist engagement.

• Actively mentor and guide junior team members, fostering their professional development and ensuring excellence in deliverables.

• Navigate and thrive in a client-servicing environment, efficiently managing multiple priorities and complex campaigns simultaneously.
• Build your knowledge and expertise in client-related sectors, proactively learning about latest developments, opportunities, and challenges that your clients may face

Experience that contributes to success

• Proven track record in communications, preferably supporting clients within renewable energy, sustainability, industrials, or technology sectors.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive experience in communications and media relations, ideally from an agency background.
• Prior experience at an experienced Senior Account Executive (SAE) or Account Manager (AM) level is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated strong capabilities as a corporate communications and media relations operator, with a keen understanding of the evolving media landscape.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage complex projects, diverse client needs, and high-volume workloads effectively.
• A natural ability to build strong client relationships and provide confident, informed counsel.
• Proficiency in developing and executing B2B and Corporate communication strategies that drive measurable results.
• Bi-lingual (Arabic) preferred

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More about the role:

Burson’s MENA operations stand as one of the largest and most respected communications agencies in the region, delivering impactful strategies rooted in craft, curiosity, counsel, and camaraderie. Burson MENA is a trusted partner for clients navigating complex communications and public affairs landscapes, shaping reputations, and driving business outcomes across diverse sectors.

Burson MENA has offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia and also part of the region is Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain and Egypt. Our team combines strategic expertise with AI-driven insights to craft compelling narratives that influence key decision-makers. Backed by a strong international and global network, we provide innovative, data-driven solutions that connect with audiences and create lasting impact. At Burson, our inclusive and high-performance culture fuels innovation, empowering individuals to excel and collaborate in a dynamic environment where growth thrives.

Burson is seeking a talented Senior Account Executive to join our vibrant Government & Public Affairs team. This is an exceptional opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping narratives and delivering impactful results for our diverse portfolio of UAE Government clients. 

What you'll do:

• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned clients, delivering high-quality client service and day-to-day account management.
• Create and edit high-quality content including press releases, media Q&As, briefing documents, reports, and presentations.
• Build and maintain strong media relationships, pitch stories, and identify relevant news hooks aligned with client KPIs.
• Support media monitoring, monthly and quarterly reporting, and provide analysis and insights on coverage performance.
• Prepare weekly status reports and support with client counsel and strategic support.
• Contribute to new business research, ideas, and development of pitch decks.
• Stay informed on AI tools and best practices, applying them responsibly in line with WPP guidelines.

Experience that contributes to success:

• Proven experience in PR, corporate communications, or media relations, supporting UAE or GCC government client accounts and campaigns.
• Existing media contacts and demonstrated experience pitching to journalists within the UAE and GCC.
• Excellent organisation, meticulous attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in monitoring, reporting, and performance evaluation of campaigns.
• Confident communicator with strong presentation and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging diverse stakeholders.
• A proactive, ambitious team player with the ability to work autonomously and lead by example.
• Bi-lingual Arabic & English highly desired. 

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Senior Account Executive (Social Media) -Government & Public Affairs – Burson

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Who we are:
Burson is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialised teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. Burson operates under WPP (NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company. Learn more at www.bursonglobal.com.    

More about the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Senior Account Executive to join our vibrant Social Media team, with a dedicated focus on our pivotal government clients. This role is an excellent opportunity for an emerging professional eager to build their expertise in social media communications within the unique landscape of government sector engagement.

As a Senior Account Executive - Social Media for Government clients, you will contribute to the success of our social media initiatives, supporting the team in delivering compelling social campaigns. You'll work closely with senior team members, assisting in client support and the day-to-day execution of social media activities. This position offers a hands-on learning environment for someone looking to develop a career in government social media, focusing on meticulous execution and growing industry knowledge.

What you’ll do:

• Contribute to the comprehensive planning and execution of social media initiatives tailored for government agencies and entities.
• Be a client liaison, cultivating strong partnerships and supporting counsel on social media direction.
• Create impactful and nuanced social media copy, ensuring alignment with government mandates and communication objectives.
• Ensure the rigorous editing and quality assurance processes for all social media content, upholding the highest standards of accuracy and brand integrity.
• Develop and present social media performance analyses, translating data into actionable insights and recommendations for progress.
• Proactively identify emerging social media trends, platform innovations, and best practices pertinent to public sector engagement.
• Champion cross-functional collaboration with internal planning, creative, and analytics teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Experience that contributes to success

• A demonstrated and extensive track record with social media initiatives for government or highly regulated public sector organizations
• Knowledge across all predominant social media platforms, including TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
• Building great client relationships, contributing to key client conversations
• Strong written communication, capable of crafting persuasive narratives and high-impact social media copy
• Experience in presenting social media analytics and performance metrics
• Bi-lingual proficiency in Arabic (both written and spoken) is highly preferred, given the nature of our client engagements.

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Senior Account Executive (Social Media) – Mobility & Transport – Burson

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Who we are:
Burson is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialised teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. Burson operates under WPP (NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company. Learn more at www.bursonglobal.com.    

More about the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Senior Account Executive to join our vibrant Social Media team, with a dedicated focus on our pivotal Mobility & Transport clients. This role is an excellent opportunity for an emerging professional eager to build their expertise in social media communications.

As a Social Media Senior Account Executive for Mobility & Transport clients, you will contribute to the success of our social media initiatives, supporting the team in delivering compelling social campaigns. You'll work closely with senior team members, assisting in client support and the day-to-day execution of social media activities. This position offers a hands-on learning environment for someone looking to develop a career in social media, focusing on meticulous execution and growing industry knowledge.

What you’ll do:

• Contribute to the comprehensive planning and execution of social media initiatives tailored for government agencies and entities.
• Be a client liaison, cultivating strong partnerships and supporting counsel on social media direction.
• Create impactful and nuanced social media copy, ensuring alignment with government mandates and communication objectives.
• Ensure the rigorous editing and quality assurance processes for all social media content, upholding the highest standards of accuracy and brand integrity.
• Develop and present social media performance analyses, translating data into actionable insights and recommendations for progress.
• Proactively identify emerging social media trends, platform innovations, and best practices
• Champion cross-functional collaboration with internal planning, creative, and analytics teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Experience that contributes to success

• A demonstrated and extensive track record with social media initiatives
• Knowledge across all predominant social media platforms, including TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
• Building great client relationships, contributing to key client conversations
• Strong written communication, capable of crafting persuasive narratives and high-impact social media copy
• Experience in presenting social media analytics and performance metrics
• Bi-lingual proficiency in Arabic (both written and spoken) is preferred

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Senior Account Manager – Energy & Industrials – Burson

Location: Dubai or Abu Dhabi, UAE

Who we are:
Burson is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialised teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. Burson operates under WPP (NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company. Learn more at www.bursonglobal.com.   

More about the role

We are looking for a skilled Senior Account Manager to join our leading Energy & Industrials Communications team. In this role, you will lead a team to oversee key client relationships, provide solid counsel and drive well-crafted communications plans across the energy, industrials, and sustainability sectors. You will be instrumental in delivering communication strategies and campaigns, shaping narratives, and contributing to client’s business goals through communications within a talented and passionate team.

What you’ll do:

• Oversee and manage a portfolio of high-profile clients within the Energy, Industrials, and Sustainability sectors to ensure the highest standards of project delivery, timeline management, and budget management.
• Contribute to and implement integrated corporate communications strategies, ensuring clear business messaging and alignment with client objectives.
• Work with senior colleagues to provide solid counsel to clients on reputation management, complex crisis communications, and C-suite thought leadership.
• Spearhead the written development and placement of high-impact thought leadership content, including executive op-eds, articles, and research reports.
• Oversee and manage comprehensive media relations activity, including pitching, executive profiling, and handling media interactions.
• Serve as a key leader within the team, actively mentoring, developing, and overseeing the work of junior account team members.
• Contribute to new business development efforts, leveraging sector expertise to contribute to strategic and creative proposals for new clients.
• Build your knowledge and expertise in client-related sectors, proactively learning about latest developments, opportunities, and challenges that your clients may face

Experience that contributes to success

• Proven experience (5+ years) in communications and media relations, with exposure to the energy, industrials, renewables, sustainability, or technology sectors.
• Demonstrates experience operating at an experienced Account Manager or Senior Account Manager level or equivalent, preferably within a fast-paced agency environment.
• Proven expertise in developing and executing complex Corporate and B2B communications programs with tangible, impactful results.
• A strong track record in client and issues management, providing calm and effective counsel to senior clients.
• Exceptional media relations capabilities, including a deep network of contacts and an effective approach to media engagement and thought leadership.
• Outstanding leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to inspire, guide, and develop a high-performing team.
• Superior organizational abilities, adept at managing multiple complex client projects and delivering under pressure in a high-volume setting.
• Bi-lingual (Arabic) is a significant plus

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More about the role:

Burson’s MENA operations stand as one of the largest and most respected communications agencies in the region, delivering impactful strategies rooted in craft, curiosity, counsel, and camaraderie. Burson MENA is a trusted partner for clients navigating complex communications and public affairs landscapes, shaping reputations, and driving business outcomes across diverse sectors.

Burson MENA has offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia and also part of the region is Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain and Egypt. Our team combines strategic expertise with AI-driven insights to craft compelling narratives that influence key decision-makers. Backed by a strong international and global network, we provide innovative, data-driven solutions that connect with audiences and create lasting impact. At Burson, our inclusive and high-performance culture fuels innovation, empowering individuals to excel and collaborate in a dynamic environment where growth thrives.

As an Account Manager or Senior Account Manager, you will be seconded directly into one of our largest and most prestigious government clients in Abu Dhabi, serving as a dedicated strategic communications and public relations expert. You will play a crucial role in managing key communication projects and initiatives from within the client’s environment, working closely with their internal teams and relevant Burson stakeholders. You will also provide essential guidance and support, potentially mentoring junior team members within the client’s structure. Your remit will include developing and executing effective communication strategies designed to enhance the public understanding, manage reputation, and articulate the vision and policies of our government client. Your strong blend of exceptional communication, project management, content & copywriting skills, cross-functional collaboration, and analytical abilities will be pivotal in delivering impactful campaigns.

What you'll do:

• Serve as the main point of contact for strategic communications and public relations initiatives within the seconded client environment, building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners, and providing strategic counsel on reputation, media engagement, and public perception challenges.
• Develop and execute comprehensive, integrated communications and PR strategies and campaigns aligned with the government client's goals, focusing on reputation management, public awareness, and effective messaging.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with media outlets, key opinion leaders, and relevant public stakeholders, proactively pitching stories and securing positive coverage for the client's initiatives and achievements.
• Contribute to crisis communication planning and provide support during sensitive situations, managing media inquiries and public scrutiny to protect and enhance the client's reputation.
• Lead the development of high-quality, compelling content across various platforms (e.g., press releases, statements, speeches, digital content, reports, Q&As) ensuring accuracy, tone, and strategic impact in both Arabic and English.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire junior team members within the client's team or joint project teams, providing guidance, feedback, and fostering their professional development.

Experience that contributes to success:

• Proven experience as an Account Manager or Senior Account Manager, with significant experience working either within or seconded to a government entity, or in public relations/strategic communications consulting focused on government clients.
• Demonstrable track record in managing client relationships and acting as a trusted strategic advisor within a client's internal environment on communication and reputation issues related to public policy and government initiatives.
• Extensive media relations expertise, specifically with government, national, and international media, including proactive pitching and advocacy-focused coverage in the UAE and wider GCC region.
• Proven ability to manage complex communications and PR projects, from planning to execution and evaluation, within a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional content creation and copywriting skills, with a portfolio demonstrating proficiency in drafting diverse communications materials (e.g., speeches, reports, policy summaries, press releases) for government audiences.
• Fluency in both Arabic and English (spoken and written) is essential, with a strong understanding of cultural nuances and effective communication in both languages.
• Proven leadership skills, including mentoring, performance management, and career planning for junior team members and/or project teams.
• Exceptional communication, project management, and analytical skills, capable of delivering impactful campaigns within a complex political and public environment.

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