Executive PMO Lead — Strategy, Delivery & Risk

Modon

Abu Dhabi Emirate

On-site

AED 600,000 - 1,000,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Modon is seeking a Manager – PMO in the United Arab Emirates to lead the enterprise PMO, shape portfolios, and drive value through structured governance and cross-functional delivery. You will translate strategy into funded roadmaps, align sponsors, and oversee complex initiatives from discovery to realization.

Candidate profile includes 8–12 years in product/project management, strong governance, and experience with Agile/hybrid delivery.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Project Management, IT, Computer Science, Data Science, Business Analytics or related field; Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Define product visions and multi-year roadmaps; lead structured discovery to validate needs; develop and challenge business cases and investment options; maintain transparent, value-based prioritised roadmaps and backlogs.
Executive Stakeholder Leadership & Governance: Build trusted relationships with executives and sponsors; lead steering committees and governance reviews; navigate ambiguity and resolve conflict; establish clear decision rights and hold stakeholders accountable for commitments.
End-to-End Project Delivery: Lead complex strategic, digital, operational and capital initiatives from mobilization to handover and adoption; select delivery approach; translate objectives into requirements and scope baselines; govern milestones, dependencies, risks and change control.
Manage interdependencies and sequencing across products and projects; own budget planning, CAPEX/OPEX control and variance management; forecast capacity and resource needs; manage vendors and consultants against outcomes and SLAs.
Lead and mature the enterprise PMO as the central governance and assurance function; maintain an enterprise-wide portfolio view; define KPIs and benefits measures; use delivery data to anticipate risk and drive recovery action; provide executives a single, reliable view of portfolio health.
Develop and maintain the enterprise risk framework, appetite and escalation thresholds; facilitate risk assessments and maintain the corporate risk register; integrate risk insight into strategic and investment decisions with executive reporting.
Adoption, Benefits Realization & Capability Building: Partner with business owners on change, readiness and training; establish benefit baselines and track realized value; lead post-implementation reviews; mentor project managers and product owners to build enterprise delivery capability.