Program Manager

CoorB; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 680,000; Full time

Job summary

CoorB is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead multi-project delivery in the Fintech sector, ensuring governance, compliance and strategic alignment across programs.

You will establish delivery frameworks, mentor project managers, and drive best-practice standards across engineering, QA, cybersecurity and compliance teams, partnering with top executives to balance innovation with risk controls.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Project/Program Management with at least 5 years in banking or fintech program delivery.
• Strong knowledge of program governance frameworks (PMO, PRINCE2, PMI, PgMP, SAFe).
• Experience in agile at scale and hybrid delivery models.
• Familiarity with cloud transformation and DevSecOps integration.

Responsibilities

• Define and oversee program governance structures, RACI, steering committees, reporting models and compliance checkpoints.
• Drive alignment of multi-project portfolios with business strategy to deliver measurable value.
• Develop and manage program strategies, objectives and roadmaps including budgets, milestones and KPIs.
• Oversee and mentor project managers and cross-functional leads across engineering, QA, cybersecurity and compliance.
• Establish and enforce best practices and standards in project execution, agile delivery and stakeholder management.
• Lead executive-level reporting and stakeholder communication to ensure visibility and transparency.

Skills

Program governance

Risk management

Compliance management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Executive reporting

Cloud familiarity

DevSecOps awareness

PMO knowledge

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

OUR OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead and oversee multi-project delivery in the Fintech sector ensuring alignment with governance, compliance and strategic goals This role requires strong expertise in program governance, risk and compliance management and cross-team leadership The Program Manager will establish and enforce best practices delivery frameworks and team accountability models ensuring project managers and delivery teams consistently operate at the highest standards

YOU WILL

• Define and oversee program governance structures RACI steering committees reporting models compliance checkpoints


• Drive alignment of multi-project portfolios with business strategy ensuring measurable value delivery


• Develop and manage program strategies objectives and roadmaps including budgets milestones and KPIs


• Oversee and mentor project managers and cross-functional leads across engineering QA cybersecurity and compliance


• Establish and enforce best practices and standards in project execution agile delivery and stakeholder management


• Ensure adherence to regulatory and compliance frameworks PCI DSS GDPR PSD2 SOC 2 ISO 27001 SAMA


• Monitor risks dependencies and inter-project issues implementing robust mitigation and escalation plans


• Lead executive-level reporting and stakeholder communication ensuring visibility and transparency


• Promote a culture of accountability governance and performance excellence across teams


• Partner with C-level executives to balance innovation risk and compliance in all program decisions

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE ROLE YOU NEED

• Bachelor s Master s degree in IT Computer Science Engineering or related field


• Minimum 10 years in Project Program Management with at least 5 years in banking or Fintech program delivery


• Demonstrated success in managing complex multi-project programs with regulatory requirements


• Strong knowledge and certification of program governance frameworks PMO models PRINCE2 PMI PgMP SAFe Portfolio Management


• Deep expertise in Agile at scale SAFe LeSS or Disciplined Agile Delivery and hybrid delivery models


• Familiarity with cloud transformation AWS Azure GCP microservices API ecosystems and DevSecOps integration