PMO Specialist

Job description / Role

Our client, an emerging technology company based in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Program Management Specialist to collaborate & coordinate with product owners & their teams, to develop strategy & execution plans, including next-level milestones/ deliverables, timelines, resource needs and anticipated risks/ roadblocks.

The key responsibilities of the position include:

• Liaise with different Stakeholders/ Product owners, to collect & document product/ project requirements
• Establish, Track and Manage milestones and deliverables, to help ensure overall product/ project timelines
• Act as a first escalation level in resolving critical issues (e.g., resource needs), and involve the management appropriately where further escalation is required, to help project owners successfully deliver on time
• Facilitate collaboration and coordination on cross functional/ corporate initiatives
• Facilitate progress review updates and discussions, with follow ups to ensure appropriate actions and decisions are taken to remove bottlenecks
• Enforce change management discipline so that changes are prioritized and impact assessed before submission to governance/ management approval
• Put together weekly/ monthly reports and presentation decks for progress reviews
• Continuously align PMO tools to organization’s needs and priorities

Salary:
AED 18,000 to 25,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following background:

• Proven skills to build relationships, influence stakeholders and manage change across all levels and functions of the organization
• Ability to manage and balance multiple complex cross-functional projects simultaneously
• Ability to create & maintain deadlines, and set & meet goals
• Ability to effectively prioritize, execute and follow-up in a timely manner, while anticipating & resolving problems and roadblocks
• Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office Products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc.)
• 5+ years’ experience in program management or strategy consulting, preferably in emerging technology/ startup/ innovation space

About the Company

Established in 1987, McGregor Boyall is a global recruitment consultancy providing permanent and contract / interim professionals across a wide variety of disciplines including Technology, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Marketing and HR & Talent Management. Since our inception, we have built an unrivalled reputation for helping organisations recruit the very best talent to ensure that they realise their business and operational objectives.

Headquartered in the city of London, and with further offices throughout the UK (Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow) as well as globally in Dubai and Singapore, we are able to offer recruitment solutions throughout the UK & Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.