IT and Project Manager

Staff Connect Information Technology Consultants; Dubai; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Staff Connect Information Technology Consultants in Dubai seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead end-to-end technology and digital project delivery. You will translate business objectives into deliverable plans, run Agile ceremonies, remove impediments and maintain scope, schedule, budget and quality.

You will provide regular reporting to senior management, manage risks, issues, dependencies and third-party vendors across the project lifecycle, and collaborate with business stakeholders

Qualifications

• 8+ years of project management experience delivering IT, software and digital projects end to end.
• Experience in Agile delivery environments (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe) and hybrid methods.
• Strong planning, risk, and stakeholder management with executive reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of technology and digital projects.
• Define scope, objectives, deliverables and governance for projects.
• Maintain integrated plans, milestones, and critical path analyses.
• Manage RAID log, budget, resources, and vendor contracts.
• Provide regular status to executives and manage cross-team dependencies.

Skills

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Risk & issue management

Budget management

Vendor management

Planning & scheduling

Negotiation & influence

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

PMP or PRINCE2

CSM/PSM/SAFe certification

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

ROLE SUMMARY

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of technology and digital projects You will act as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams translating business objectives into deliverable plans running the Agile ceremonies that keep delivery moving removing impediments and holding delivery to scope schedule budget and quality commitments You will provide regular clear and credible reporting to senior and executive management and manage risks issues dependencies and third-party vendors across the project lifecycle Working knowledge of trading and capital markets is essential for this role

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Delivery amp GovernanceOwn project delivery end to end initiation planning execution monitoring control and closure for one or more concurrent technology projects Define the project charter scope objectives deliverables success criteria assumptions constraints and governance model Build and maintain integrated project plans roadmaps milestone schedules dependency maps and critical path analysis Manage project budgets cost estimation forecasting actuals tracking variance analysis purchase orders and invoice validation Manage resource plans and capacity across internal teams contractors and vendors Operate formal change control assess and document the impact of scope changes on cost schedule quality and risk and secure the appropriate approvals Ensure compliance with PMO standards SDLC governance information-security requirements internal audit and applicable regulatory obligations Maintain complete and auditable project documentation and artefacts Risk Issue amp Dependency ManagementMaintain and actively work the RAID log risks assumptions issues dependencies Identify risks early quantify impact and probability define mitigation and contingency plans and assign clear ownership Resolve issues at the lowest effective level and elevate promptly and factually when resolution is beyond the project s authority Manage cross-project and cross-team dependencies including infrastructure security data operations and external parties Stakeholder Management amp CommunicationAct as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle Work with business stakeholders business analysts and product owners to elicit challenge and prioritise requirements and confirm that the delivered solution meets the stated business need Chair steering committees and project boards prepare and present decision papers and options analyses Provide regular accurate status reporting to upper management and executives progress against plan budget position risks issues decisions required and forecast completion Build and maintain executive dashboards and reporting packs tailor the level of detail to the audience Manage expectations and negotiate trade-offs across scope time cost and quality with credibility and transparency

REQUIRED SKILLS

Minimum 8 years of project management experience delivering IT software and digital projects end to end including at least 3 years in an Agile delivery environment Proven track record of delivering multiple concurrent projects on time within budget and to agreed quality standards Strong command of both Agile frameworks Scrum Kanban SAFe and traditional hybrid delivery methodologies waterfall stage-gate Demonstrated ability to run Agile ceremonies effectively and coach teams in Agile practice Strong planning and scheduling skills including work breakdown structures estimation techniques dependency management and critical path analysis Budget cost control resource planning and vendor contract management experience Rigorous risk issue dependency and change management discipline Excellent executive communication reporting and presentation skills able to distil complex technical detail into clear business language Strong stakeholder management negotiation influencing and conflict-resolution skills across all levels of an organisation Sufficient technical literacy to engage credibly with engineering teams SDLC APIs and integrations cloud web and mobile applications data and reporting testing environments and release management and to challenge estimates designs and risk assessments Requirements and business-analysis fundamentals process flows user stories acceptance criteria traceability Hands-on proficiency with project and collaboration tooling such as Jira Azure DevOps Confluence Microsoft Project Smartsheet SharePoint and Power BI or equivalent reporting tools Advanced Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and executive reporting Working knowledge of trading and capital markets is essential including the trade lifecycle order origination routing execution clearing and settlement market data brokerage and exchange operations post-trade processes and the regulatory and compliance environment in which they operate Excellent written and verbal English communication skills

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering Business Administration or a related discipline Preferred candidate profileProfessional certification such as PMP PRINCE2 PMI-ACP Certified ScrumMaster CSM Professional Scrum Master PSM or SAFe Arabic language proficiency spoken and written preferred Experience delivering projects for an exchange brokerage bank asset manager or fintech Experience managing regulatory compliance-driven or audited technology programmes Experience managing systems integrators and offshore or distributed delivery teams Formal change-management training for example Prosci ADKAR Experience with ITIL service transition or with programme-level or portfolio-level delivery Experience introducing or improving PMO processes templates and delivery governance Minimum 8 years of project management experience delivering IT, software and digital projects end to end, including at least 3 years in an Agile delivery environment.Proven track record of delivering multiple concurrent projects on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.Strong command of both Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and traditional/hybrid delivery methodologies (waterfall, stage-gate).Demonstrated ability to run Agile ceremonies effectively and coach teams in Agile practice.Strong planning and scheduling skills including work breakdown structures, estimation techniques, dependency management and critical path analysis.Budget, cost control, resource planning and vendor/contract management experience.Rigorous risk, issue, dependency and change management discipline.Excellent executive communication, reporting and presentation skills; able to distil complex technical detail into clear business language.Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, influencing and conflict-resolution skills across all levels of an organisation.Sufficient technical literacy to engage credibly with engineering teams SDLC, APIs and integrations, cloud, web and mobile applications, data and reporting, testing, environments and release management and to challenge estimates, designs and risk assessments.Requirements and business-analysis fundamentals: process flows, user stories, acceptance criteria, traceability.Hands-on proficiency with project and collaboration tooling such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, SharePoint and Power BI or equivalent reporting tools.Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and executive reporting.Working knowledge of trading and capital markets is essential including the trade lifecycle (order origination, routing, execution, clearing and settlement), market data, brokerage and exchange operations, post-trade processes, and the regulatory and compliance environment in which they operate.Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.Professional certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM) or SAFe.Arabic language proficiency (spoken and written) preferred.Experience delivering projects for an exchange, brokerage, bank, asset manager or fintech.Experience managing regulatory, compliance-driven or audited technology programmes.Experience managing systems integrators and offshore or distributed delivery teams.Formal change-management training (for example Prosci / ADKAR).Experience with ITIL service transition, or with programme-level or portfolio-level delivery.Experience introducing or improving PMO processes, templates and delivery governance.