We’re looking to hire a Saudi National, program manager for major IoT / infrastructure and smart city projects. Working for a global technology company.

Managing stakeholders whilst taking programs from initiation through to successful delivery, in Riyadh.

The role:

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement with regard to project delivery and leadership.
• Work with leadership teams to ensure appropriate project planning, execution and visibility.
• Create and use metrics to give a data-centric view of PMO performance and to continuously validate improvement.
• Carry out resource planning and allocation tasks while ensuring appropriate project finance management for project portfolio planning.
• Drive the adoption and alignment of standards, policies, and processes throughout the project.
• Lead departmental and project teams.
• Lead programmes, ensuring they are in line with the client and the business's requirements.
• Participate in the development and implementation of engineering, technology, and innovation.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, advanced degree strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of direct PMO leadership experience in a multi-site global business
• 5+ years of experience as a working project manager in ICT/Telco/Smart City or other complex infrastructure environments.
• Knows what a good PMO office looks like with a track record of continuous improvement in a new product development environment.
• PMI certification or similar
• Solid leadership presence and ability to lead a global multi-site PMO team.