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Sia Partners

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CX Design Consultant

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
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About the job

Requirements
  • Experience in Customer Experience, Service Design, Business Process Design, Management Consulting, Government Transformation, or a related field.
  • Hands-on experience designing or redesigning services using established service design methodologies and tools.
  • Strong practical capability in developing customer personas, customer journey maps, service blueprints, and service delivery processes.
  • Strong understanding of the Abu Dhabi government services environment.
  • Familiarity with TAMM, the Effortless framework, and Abu Dhabi government service design principles and standards.
  • Strong workshop facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and requirements-gathering capabilities.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate findings into practical service improvements.
  • Ability to produce clear, structured, and high-quality documentation and presentations.
  • Ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders and manage multiple services or workstreams simultaneously.
  • Arabic speaking is mandatory, with professional proficiency in English also required.
Responsibilities
  • Lead and support the end-to-end design and redesign of government services, from initial service understanding and current-state assessment through future-state design and transformation planning.
  • Conduct service understanding and discovery sessions with Service Owners and relevant stakeholders to understand service objectives, customer segments, policies, requirements, processes, channels, systems, and existing pain points.
  • Develop customer personas representing relevant customer segments, needs, behaviours, and pain points.
  • Develop As-Is and To-Be Customer Journey Maps capturing the end-to-end customer experience, stages, interactions, channels, touchpoints, pain points, and future-state improvements.
  • Develop As-Is and To-Be Service Blueprints connecting customer interactions with front-stage and back-stage activities, stakeholders, systems, and supporting processes.
  • Map and document end-to-end service delivery processes, including activities, decision points, roles and responsibilities, systems, inputs and outputs, dependencies, and service variants.
  • Plan and facilitate ideation and co-design workshops with Service Owners, Technology teams, and other stakeholders.
  • Assess improvement opportunities across customer experience, process, policy, technology, channels, communications, and operating requirements.
  • Prioritize improvement opportunities based on customer impact, feasibility, dependencies, and implementation requirements.
  • Translate findings and agreed improvements into structured service transformation action plans, including actions, ownership, dependencies, and next steps.
  • Produce clear, accurate, and structured service design documentation and ensure outputs reflect validated stakeholder requirements and agreed future-state designs.
  • Apply knowledge of the Abu Dhabi government services ecosystem, including interactions among government entities, Service Owners, Technology teams, and central government stakeholders.
  • Apply knowledge of the TAMM platform and its role in delivering Abu Dhabi government services.
  • Apply the Effortless Customer Experience framework and relevant government service design principles, standards, and guidelines.
  • Ensure service designs and associated deliverables align with applicable Abu Dhabi government requirements, standards, and customer experience principles.
  • Liaise and coordinate between Service Owners, business stakeholders, Technology teams, and other relevant parties throughout the service design lifecycle.
  • Facilitate stakeholder discussions and drive alignment on service requirements, improvement opportunities, and future-state designs.
  • Coordinate the review and validation of service design deliverables and incorporate stakeholder feedback.
  • Track actions, decisions, dependencies, and outstanding requirements to support timely delivery.
  • Manage multiple services and workstreams concurrently while maintaining the quality and consistency of deliverables.
  • Prepare and present service design findings, recommendations, and deliverables to working-level and senior stakeholders.
Desired Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience with the ARIS business process modelling tool.
  • Knowledge of CX Hub, the Department of Government Enablement portal for government services.

About the company

Sia Partners is a global management consulting group that blends digital capabilities, data analytics, creative thinking, and a sense of responsibility to help clients solve problems and seize opportunities in a changing business landscape. Their work combines strategic advisory with implementation support, using data-driven insights and digital tools to diagnose issues, design solutions, and drive transformation across functions and industries. Sia differentiates itself through its data-forward, technology-enabled approach paired with creative problem-solving and a commitment to responsible practices, aiming to deliver practical, sustainable outcomes for organizations worldwide. The company's goal is to help clients navigate disruption, transform operations and strategy, and achieve measurable, responsible growth.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$12.7M

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

1999

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What believers are saying

  • Precedence in July 2025 pushed Benelux scale toward 200 consultants and German entry.
  • The Upside brought £6.2 million 2024 revenue and stronger UK branding capabilities.
  • Hiring momentum remains strong in 2026, with 730 active jobs and 3,789 headcount.

What critics are saying

  • Multiple acquisitions since March 2025 strain integration, culture, and partner retention across geographies.
  • Paris prud'hommes allegations in June 2026 spotlight toxic-management claims and non-compete disputes.
  • Trade-secret litigation in New York shows employee departures can trigger costly client-risk battles.

What makes Sia Partners unique

  • Blackstone backed Sia with €250 million in December 2024, funding faster expansion.
  • Kaiser Associates deal on January 2026 adds U.S. strategy and PE-M&A depth.
  • Sia now spans 48 offices across 19 countries, blending consulting, AI, and creative services.

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Jan 27th, 2026
Sia acquires Kaiser Associates to launch global corporate strategy and M&A business line

Sia, a global management consulting group, has acquired Kaiser Associates, a US-based strategy consulting firm, to launch a dedicated Corporate Strategy, Private Equity and M&A business line spanning the US, UK, France, Middle East and Australia. Founded in 1981, Kaiser Associates brings 65 consultants and operates from Washington, D.C., New York and London. The firm specialises in go-to-market strategy, growth assessments and market landscaping for Fortune 500 executives and private equity funds. Kaiser Associates' leadership team, including Ali Cumber, Paul Mumma and Jon Meyerholz, will join Sia as partners, with Meyerholz heading the new business line as managing partner. The acquisition expands Sia's North American presence and strengthens its position in private equity advisory.

Business Wire
Jul 4th, 2025
Sia Expands in the Netherlands with the Acquisition of Precedence

Sia continues its strategic expansion with the acquisition of Precedence, a consulting player.

Consultancy.uk
May 9th, 2025
Sia Acquires The Upside for Expansion

Sia has acquired The Upside, enhancing its brand, innovation, and cultural strategy capabilities in the UK. The Upside, founded in 2013, generated £6.2 million in 2024 revenues. This acquisition follows Sia's €250 million minority investment from Blackstone, supporting its European expansion. Niku Banaie, CEO of The Upside, will lead Sia's UK brand, innovation, and culture team. The Upside will adopt Sia's branding as part of the transition.

Business Plus
Dec 17th, 2024
Sia Partners receives €250m investment from Blackstone

Dublin-based management and AI consulting firm Sia Partners has received investment of up to €250m from Blackstone, one of the world's largest alternative

Finyear
Dec 16th, 2024
Sia Partners receives €250m from Blackstone

Sia Partners has opened its capital to Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset manager, through a €250 million minority investment. Despite this, founder and CEO Matthieu Courtecuisse retains a majority stake. This marks the first time Sia Partners has sought a financial partner since its founding in 1999. The firm, with nearly €500 million in revenue, aims to accelerate growth, especially in the U.S. and other countries where it operates.