Corporate Program Manager

18 ديسمبر، 2022

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الوصف الوظيفي

Corporate Program Manager | Enterprise IT | Dubai

Overview of the role

To successfully organize programs and deliver business outcomes to the organization. The Program Manager will develop programs to support the organization’s strategic direction and OKRs (Objectives & Key Results). The Program Manager will be responsible for developing budgets and writing program, project and continuous improvement agile PODs funding requests

What you will do

Program Management

Manage programs of medium to high complexity while ensuring compliance to the EIT standard program & project management methodology, processes & tools ensuring organizational goals are achieved
Drive the delivery of the program roadmap, which include both Agile and Waterfall projects as well as dedicated Agile PODs for Continuous improvement of existing products
Engage with business and technology stakeholders to successfully meet the outcomes planned and as per the timelines
Orchestrate the delivery of projects within time and budget, adhere to high quality standards and meeting customer expectations

Leadership & Resource Management

Effectively mobilize and manage project resources (manpower, equipment & material) and lead the team towards successful delivery
Allocate and assign work assignments to resources in conjunction with the Engineering Heads
Manage relationships with key implementation vendors on projects; optimize engagement and drive execution
Effective utilization of project team, mitigate team conflict and communication problems; motivate team to work together in the most efficient manner
Facilitate/Support the change management aspects by demonstrating high level of maturity & leadership skills

Governance & Communication

Overall program governance and direction, implementing course corrections as needed
Focal point for the program communications to sponsors, stakeholders and Program steering committee
Ensure timely & relevant communication with all function-technical areas that impact scope, budget, risk, and resources of the work effort being managed
Ensure compliance with EIT standard PM methodology, IT Policies, Security Standards.
Ensure to steer the project teams & provide required coaching & guidance to the team members

المهارات

Required skills to be successful

15+ years IT Experience, including 10+ years demonstrated experience in successful delivery of medium to large scale projects and programs; experience with projects in multiple technologies and functions. Must have exposure in successful delivery of Agile projects. Candidate should have a good hands-on experience on project delivery using Waterfall, Agil & Hybrid models.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (oral & written) and ability to deal with different levels of people within the organization. Results oriented and structured thinking.
Expertise in Microsoft packages, including Project, Powerpoint, Word and Excel. Experience with Jira and Confluence for task and communication management. Exposure to Microsoft Projects Online will be an added advantage.

What equips you for the role

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related field; Project Management Certification or successful completion of a recognized project management curriculum. Agile (Scrum/Safe) certification.
Minimum 5 years of dedicated experience in Corporate HR and Finance functions.
Advanced experience in IT Project Management and Agile Project Management / Scrum Master / Product Owner