Head of EPMO

Job description / Role

Head of EPMO - Financial Services - FinTech - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

To lead and develop the company's capability to deliver projects/programs by maturing their EPMO services.

Client Details

Leading FinTech brand delivering digital financing solutions to Saudi Nationals seeking micro-financing assistance through personal and consumer loans.

Description

Head of EPMO - Financial Services - FinTech - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Job Description:

* Lead all ePMO change activities and provide strong collaboration on other business change activities were requested to ensure the alignment against holistic strategic drivers and seek a commonality of approach, process and documentation.
* Manage and oversee all aspects of multiple simultaneous fast-paced projects with multinational distributed teams.
* Design and maintain project vision, project working standards, and agreements.
* Develop project road-map, release plan, resource allocation, funding request, communication plan, risks and issues management plan, test plan, and defect management plan.
* Track, update, and communicate project status in a proactive manner as it relates to project progress, budget/cost, resources, change requests, issues, risks, and risk mitigation plans.
* Facilitate strategic planning processes with top management and collate plans across departments to recommend overall strategic priorities and direction.
* Manage resource utilisation across the programs and projects and budgets within the business change and project delivery teams.
* Prepare departmental reports in a timely and accurate manner to meet company and department requirements, policies and standards.

Job Offer

Exciting opportunity to join a leading FinTech firm in a Senior Management role to lead their EPMO

Requirements

Head of EPMO - Financial Services - FinTech - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

* Candidate must be a Saudi National
* Bachelor's degree from a recognized university (Master's degree is preferred)
* Certification in PMO, PMP preferred
* Minimum 10+ years of experience in Project management/Corporate strategy out of which 5 years are at a Senior Management / Executive level.
* 6+ years of banking/central bank or monetary authority experience.
* Knowledge of Strategy Formulation, Strategy Execution & Performance.
* Knowledge of Project Management and Corporate Strategies and KPIs.
* Advanced knowledge of Project Management principles, and relevant regulatory/industry standards.
* Excellent written and communication skills in English.
* Excellent managerial skills.
* Change Management
* Customer Focus
* Communication Management skills
* Stakeholder Relations Management skills

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.