Director of Agile Program Management - Financial Services

Publicis Groupe; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Sapient in Dubai is seeking a Director of Agile Program Management to lead large transformation programs across Financial Services. You will shape opportunities at pitch and own delivery from initiation through value realization, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring client outcomes.

You will drive end-to-end delivery, governance, and critical milestones, balancing strategic advisory with hands-on program leadership in a global, fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering enterprise-scale technology and transformation programs.
• Proven strategy-to-execution experience, from shaping deals to delivery.
• Strong commercial ownership with program-level revenue outcomes.
• Deep expertise or strong exposure to Financial Services (banking, payments, insurance).
• Experience leading complex, multi-stream Agile programs at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale teams from scratch.
• Strong client-facing experience at senior / C-suite level.
• Experience delivering across globally distributed teams and enterprise platforms.
• Strong data-driven problem solving and delivery discipline.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and manage risk.

Responsibilities

• Structure and manage integrated, multi-track transformation programs across Financial Services clients
• Shape and win work at pitch, translating client problems into executable programs and ensuring successful mobilisation
• Lead programs end-to-end from day one, governance, cadence, team setup, and value tracking
• Develop and oversee delivery artefacts including estimation, planning, risks, and change management processes
• Define and implement Agile delivery approaches at scale (SAFe, Scrum or equivalent) across complex programs
• Own commercials end-to-end, including P&L, margin, scope management, and change request negotiations
• Build and scale multi-disciplinary teams (20+ people), including defining operating models and staffing programs from early stages
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and C-suite, leading value-based conversations and managing difficult trade-offs
• Balance hands-on delivery with program oversight, knowing when to deep dive and when to lead at program level
• Drive a data and insight-driven approach to delivery, monitoring program health, risks, and value realisation

Skills

Enterprise-scale programs

Strategy-to-execution

Commercial ownership

Financial Services

Agile at scale

Team building

Executive stakeholder management

Global delivery

Data-driven problem solving

Risk management in fast-paced

Job description

Publicis Sapient in Dubai is seeking a Director of Agile Program Management to lead large transformation programs across Financial Services. You will shape opportunities at pitch and own delivery from initiation through value realization, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring client outcomes.

You will drive end-to-end delivery, governance, and critical milestones, balancing strategic advisory with hands-on program leadership in a global, fast-paced setting.