Program Manager - Principal

Infosys Consulting; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading management consulting firm in Dubai is seeking a Principal to drive digital transformation and ensure delivery excellence across complex programs. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of PMO leadership experience, strong governance skills, and expertise in managing multi-functional teams. This role involves high-level stakeholder engagement and strategic advisory, making a significant impact in transforming global organizations. The firm offers competitive compensation, robust growth opportunities, and a diverse, inclusive culture.

Benefits

Industry-leading compensation

Training and development opportunities

Inclusive culture

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in PMO leadership and digital transformation.
• Proven ability to lead multi-million-dollar transformation programs.
• Experience delivering S/4HANA, Oracle, Salesforce implementations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design and delivery of complex learning programmes.
• Drive governance, risk management, and continuous improvement.
• Lead PMO routines and status reporting.

Skills

Project Management Office leadership

Digital transformation program management

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional team leadership

Governance and risk management

Strategic advisory

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

15+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Celonis

Signavio

ARIS

S/4HANA

Oracle

Salesforce

Job description

As a Principal within our growing CRL Practice, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering large‑scale transformation programs that help global organizations modernize, upskill, and future‑proof their workforce. You will apply a blend of strategic advisory, delivery discipline, and strong coordination skills to manage complex, multi‑tower engagements.

In this role, you will be directly responsible for driving day‑to‑day delivery excellence across major digital transformation programs. Your focus will be on execution, cross‑functional coordination, PMO operations, and ensuring delivery commitments are met across multi‑vendor environments.

You will maintain program momentum by coordinating workstreams, tracking progress, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring that delivery teams consistently produce high‑quality, measurable outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

Programme Delivery & Leadership

• Oversee design and delivery of complex learning programmes, ensuring high standards of quality, timeliness, and measurable impact.
• Maintain structured RAID management and drive timely resolution of issues and dependencies.
• Lead globally distributed teams, leveraging offshore delivery and vendor partnerships effectively.
• Run PMO routines, including status reporting, dashboards, executive summaries, and delivery health checks.

Governance, Risk & Compliance Expertise

• Drive governance, risk management, and continuous improvement across delivery portfolios.
• Design and run the portfolio governance model (charters, RACI, decision rights, escalation paths, MBRs/QBRs, steering committees).
• Lead PMO standards (methodology, planning, RAID, benefits, change control, dependency management).
• Institute risk frameworks, control libraries, and quality gates; run independent health checks and tollgates.

Sales & Growth Leadership

• Contribute to proposals, work breakdown structures, estimates, and solution documentation.
• Provide delivery inputs into commercial models, timelines, and staffing plans.
• Participate in project walkthroughs, demos, and client discussions as required.

We are seeking Senior Principal–level consultants with expertise in one or more of the following three areas:

• 1. Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs)
• 2. Grocery Retail
• 3. Automotive Retail (Dealership)

In addition, candidates must demonstrate:

• 15+ years of experience in PMO leadership and digital transformation program management, including implementing governance structures across multi‑vendor, cross‑functional teams.
• Proven ability to lead and support multi‑million‑dollar, multi‑country transformation programs from strategy through execution.
• Demonstrated experience delivering end‑to‑end digital transformation initiatives, including S/4HANA, Oracle, and Salesforce implementations.
• Strong background managing core consulting programs such as IT strategy development, enterprise roadmaps, and process transformation, leveraging tools like Celonis, Signavio, ARIS, or equivalent.
• Experience leading large, global, cross‑functional teams within matrixed and multi‑vendor environments.
• Strong executive presence and influencing skills, able to engage credibly with senior stakeholders and support strategic decision‑making.
• High personal impact, resilience, and gravitas, with the ability to guide stakeholders through major change initiatives.
• A pragmatic, solution‑oriented approach, capable of simplifying complexity and delivering sustainable, outcome‑focused solutions.

• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high quality across all deliverables.
• Skilled at facilitating collaboration and motivating teams to achieve shared goals and high performance.
• Effective at identifying, managing, and mitigating risks and issues to ensure successful client outcomes.
• Comfortable operating independently and in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments, maintaining clarity and structure.
• Strong capability in gathering, validating, synthesizing, and communicating information for diverse audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong written and verbal communication in English (required); Arabic proficiency is an advantage.

Our CRL practice in EMEA, with over 150 specialists, supports large global companies and most recognizable local brands in solving their most significant challenges around industry verticals – Consumer Goods; Retail (includes Automotive Retail); and Logistics (includes shipping, ports). In ME, we have a high performing team with focus on manifold growth in 2026‑30. The teams are ably supported by our specialist team based in India, with over 300 consultants.

About Infosys Consulting

Be part of a globally renowned management consulting firm on the front-line of industry disruption and at the cutting edge of technology. We work with market leading brands across sectors. Our culture is inclusive and entrepreneurial. Being a mid-size consultancy within the scale of Infosys gives us the global reach to partner with our clients throughout their transformation journey.

Our core values, IC-LIFE, form a common code that helps us move forward. IC-LIFE stands for Inclusion, Equity and Diversity, Client, Leadership, Integrity, Fairness, and Excellence. To learn more about Infosys Consulting and our values, please visit our website.

Within Europe, we are recognized as one of the UK’s top firms by the Financial Times and Forbes due to our client innovations, our cultural diversity and dedicated training and career paths. Infosys is on the Germany’s top employers list for 2023. Management Consulting Magazine named us on their list of Best Firms to Work for. Furthermore, Infosys has been recognized by the Top Employers Institute, a global certification company, for its exceptional standards in employee conditions across Europe for five years in a row.

We offer industry‑leading compensation and benefits, along with top training and development opportunities so that you can grow your career and achieve your personal goals. Curious to learn more? We’d love to hear from you....Apply today!