Senior Manager / Program Delivery Management

Etisalat - UAE

Dubai, UAE

Ref: HP440-195

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to handle the role of Senior Manager/ Program Delivery Management based out of Dubai, the role would report to the Director and is part of the Information Technology Department.

Attractive package is offered to the right candidate.

The candidate will manage projects portfolio, roadmap and initiatives by analyzing and prioritizing respective projects, change and release requests, and is held accountable for allocating the proper resources (taking in account existing constraints). The candidate is expected to perform utility, risk and cost analyzes of individual projects. Administers all project status reports and forwards the report to the respective governance bodies and the IT management. Provides professional guidance and support to subordinates in carrying out the assigned functions (if coordinates positions exists).

Duties & Responsibilities:
- Plan, prioritizes and monitors existing project portfolio, Roadmaps and new projects/initiatives, comparing with prioritization of production support lines for optimal resource allocation
- Prepares forecasts, gathers and compiles all project‘s change and release requests related to the application landscape and the IT/ network infrastructure.
- Performs utility, risk and cost analyses for individual projects in coordination with functional departments
- Evaluates interdependencies between individual projects and optimizes sequential completion of projects maximizing benefits for Etisalat while reducing risks.
- Coordinates resource requirements and project prioritization with Resource Management/ Staffing and other IT heads (e.g. Project Management, Design & Delivery, Software Development, Operations Planning)
- Ensures interdependent projects are launched and completed according to prioritization criteria
- Coordinates and promotes the project launch of the most beneficial projects and lowers in priority less important projects in coordination with sections.
- Prepares individual project information and communicates project status (including development and change charts) to decision gates/ governance bodies.
- Ensures effective and efficient project delivery.
- Administers all project status reports in order to provide management with up-to-date information regarding project’s progress, benefits and major risks.
- Prepares various reports for diverse governance bodies and IT management in order to support decision-making processes
- Manages, monitors and evaluates the section’s on-going performance and quality of its generated output and provided services.
- Provides clear direction, sets targets, prioritizes tasks and assigns responsibilities for the Project Portfolio Management team.
- Supervises project status reports ensuring end-to-end attendance to changes/ releases.

Requirements

- Bachelor's in relevant filed or higher with 6 years experience.
- Expertise in Microsoft Suite and managing several ongoing projects in a timely manner.
- Applicants with telecom background will be given an added advantage.

About the Company

Etisalat has been the telecommunications service provider in the UAE since 1976, and has built up a modern telecom infrastructure and established itself as an innovative and reliable operator.

Etisalat stands 140th among the Financial Times Top 500 Corporations in the world in terms of market capitalization, and is ranked by The Middle East magazine as the 6th largest company in the Middle East in terms of capitalization and revenues. The Corporation is the largest contributor outside the oil sector to development programmes of the UAE Federal Government, and is an award-winning socially responsible corporation. Etisalat has also won accolades from across the region for its nationalization programme.

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