AI Program Director, Government Transformation PMO

National Consulting Office for Engineering; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 500,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

National Consulting Office for Engineering seeks an experienced leader to head the AI-PMO for a 24-month government AI transformation program in Dubai. You will own governance from charter to closure, milestone planning, and steering-committee reporting, directing a six-person onsite team.

This full-time role requires senior program-management expertise, with preference for candidates who have led AI or enterprise-scale digital transformations for government or large enterprises and who can

Qualifications

• 10 years of program or project management experience
• 5 years of leading technology or digital transformation programs
• PMP certification mandatory; PgMP or MSP advantageous
• Direct experience with AI data or enterprise software programs for governments or large enterprises
• Experience running a PMO or multi-vendor governance with system integrators
• Steering-Committee level reporting and executive stakeholder management
• Strong written English; professional Arabic is an advantage
• Knowledge of AI delivery lifecycles and AI governance frameworks (ISO 42001 awareness preferred)

Responsibilities

• Establish and run AI-PMO program charter governance cadence and reporting rhythm
• Own the program plan and milestone schedule; ensure delivery of contracted deliverables
• Chair and minute program meetings and represent the office in client meetings
• Manage program risks, dependencies and change requests with escalation through steering committee
• Direct and develop onsite team of six; manage utilization, leave and replacements

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

PMO leadership

AI governance

English proficiency

Executive reporting

Education

PMP certification

PgMP certification

MSP certification

Job description

National Consulting Office for Engineering seeks an experienced leader to head the AI-PMO for a 24-month government AI transformation program in Dubai. You will own governance from charter to closure, milestone planning, and steering-committee reporting, directing a six-person onsite team.

This full-time role requires senior program-management expertise, with preference for candidates who have led AI or enterprise-scale digital transformations for government or large enterprises and who can