Assistant Vice President - Digital Transformation PMO
Abu Dhabi
Aldar Corporate – Group Technology /
Experienced hires /
On-site
JOB PURPOSE
Enhancing the delivery of IT projects by establishing, implementing and maintaining a
standardized project management methodology, including relevant processes, policies,
and tools.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Engage senior leadership and business partners to define the PMO mission, goals and
operating model, and foster a project-management-oriented culture and mindset
• Lead the identification and implementation of project management processes,
methods, tools, guidelines, and standards in order to establish a stable framework that
supports all project teams and stakeholders to improve the probability of successful
project delivery
• Define, manage and direct the needed end-to-end PMO work effort, which includes
leveraging best practices and techniques in identifying, quantifying and tracking the
realization of expected benefits defined in business cases
• Ensure that investments and initiatives in project management services align with
organizational strategy and priorities
• Develop and manage project and program budget and cost, resource allocation, and
reallocations
• Prioritize programs and projects based on changing functional needs, resource capacity
constraints, risk exposure, and interdependencies
• Monitor PMO value metrics to make informed decisions that maximize returns across
enterprise projects and programs
• Provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to project managers
• Facilitate and coordinate the efforts of senior leadership toward the establishment of
the project portfolio definition, its structure and processes. This includes:
• Manage demand and strategic alignment of projects and programs
• Portfolio categories and criteria
• Evaluate, select and prioritize
• Execute, track, and measure the achieved results
• Regularly review and evaluate opportunities to improve the project management best
practices in order to achieve higher maturity in PPM
• Lead the establishment of a project management community of practice to facilitate
collaboration and best-practice sharing among project managers and key PMO
stakeholders
RELATED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Min of 8+ years of experience in the fields of Project and Portfolio Management
FIELD OF EXPERIENCE
Private sector, consulting, with real-estate background preferred.
TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
• Experience with one or more project management methodologies (for example,
PMI PMBOK, PRINCE2 and agile)
• Program management skills and experience, plus significant knowledge of
project planning tools with evidence of practical application (which is highly
desirable)
• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to develop and communicate the
PMO vision
QUALIFICATION
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering with industry
certifications
