Senior Project Manager | Corporate Services

Job description / Role

Senior Project Manager | Corporate Services | Group Technology

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A"rab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview of the role

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible to successfully deliver multiple medium to large projects on time and within budget, ensuring that the project objectives are met. The Senior Project Manager will coordinate with impacted business units and groups to manage change effectively to facilitate the realization of planned business benefits

What you will do

- Manage one or more cross functional projects and/or Agile PODs of medium to high complexity while adhering to the EIT agile project management methodology
- Deliver value to the business owner / group through time to market delivery of products and services
- Responsible for preparing and tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and resources from inception to service transition
- Identify and manage risks & issues throughout the project lifecycle
- Drive project closure activities effectively including financials
- Adopt Agile Project Management practices, facilitate Scrum ceremonies and coach the team in agile principles and Scrum process
- Effectively mobilize and manage project resources (manpower, equipment & material) and integrate the team to shared goals and collaboration through the entire project
- Allocate and assign work assignments to resources in conjunction with the Engineering Heads
- Identify and manage key stakeholders with different levels of influence on the project
- Manage relationships with System Implementation vendors, optimize engagement and drive the end to end delivery of project outputs
- Facilitate/Support the change management aspects by demonstrating high level of maturity & leadership skills
- Overall project governance and direction, implementing course corrections as needed. Focus on project monitoring & control of schedule, scope and budget, team integration, change and corrective action as needed.
- Focal point for the project communications to sponsors, stakeholders and Project steering committee

Required Skills to be successful

- Solid stakeholders management
- Leadership skills
- Communication skills
- IT Project Management
- Agile Project Management / Scrum Master / Product Owner

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.
- 15+ years IT Experience, including 10+ years demonstrated experience in successful delivery of medium to large scale projects in a Project Manager role; experience with projects in multiple technologies and functions including responsibilities over project cost management.
- Must have exposure in successful delivery of Agile projects. Candidate should have a good hands-on experience on project delivery using Waterfall, Agile & Hybrid models.
- Experience with Jira and Confluence for task and communication management. Exposure to Microsoft Projects Online will be an added advantage.

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About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.