Venture Development Manager

Job Summary

The Venture Development Manager serves as a strategic architect and operator of ADNOC’s next-generation ventures. This role is responsible for identifying transformative opportunities, validating market-backed solutions, and leading high-impact ventures from concept to commercial scale. The position demands comfort with ambiguity, deep stakeholder alignment, and excellence in structured venture building.

Key Responsibilities

• Venture Identification & Validation
• Define and validate 4-8 high-potential venture concepts.
• Conduct market research and feasibility assessments.
• Venture Building & Delivery
• Deliver at least 3 MVPs with early commercial traction.
• Establish governance, reporting, and agile venture delivery processes.
• Lead cross-functional teams to execute venture projects.
• Stakeholder Alignment & Collaboration
• Secure alignment with senior stakeholders.
• Enable and coordinate cross-functional collaboration.
• Innovation Governance
• Implement innovation frameworks (Lean Startup, Design Thinking).
• Ensure structured and scalable venture delivery.
  
  

• Innovation Frameworks: Lean Startup, Design Thinking
• Project Management: Agile tools, Asana, Microsoft Teams
• Business Modeling: Financial modeling tools, analytics platforms
  
  

• Number of validated venture concepts
• Number of MVPs launched with commercial traction
• Stakeholder alignment and satisfaction
• Efficiency of venture delivery processes
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in venture building, digital incubation, or corporate innovation.
• Experience with platform business models, digital product launches, and VC/startup environments.
• Certifications in Lean Startup, Design Thinking, or Corporate Innovation preferred.
• Strong innovation governance and business modeling skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and alignment abilities.