Program Manager - Real Estate

Amazon UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon UAE is seeking a Program Manager based in Dubai to support the delivery of commercial real estate and construction programs across the Middle East. You will track project progress, coordinate documentation, and communicate outcomes to senior leadership.

The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of project management experience, holds a PMP certification, and is skilled in Excel and project tracking tools like Smartsheet. Join us to drive the success of our real estate initiatives!

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of program or project management experience.
• Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Strong understanding of project tracking, milestone management, budget support, and invoice review.

Responsibilities

• Track progress across multiple real-estate and construction projects.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure data integrity.
• Support program governance and visibility of project milestones and risks.

Skills

Program Management

Commercial Real Estate

Lease Administration

Construction Project Coordination

Stakeholder Management

Data Visualization

Advanced Excel

Process Improvement

Education

Master's degree or MBA in relevant field

PMP certification

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Program Manager – Real Estate based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Supports the delivery of commercial real estate and construction programs across Africa, the Middle East and Turkey, from initial feasibility through final site launch.

Key Responsibilities

• Track progress across multiple real‑estate, construction and facility launch projects to support on‑time and on‑budget delivery.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure data integrity across Smartsheet, Excel, proprietary systems, and other tracking tools.
• Coordinate due diligence activity including environmental reviews, zoning checks, legal documentation, permitting inputs and site readiness requirements.
• Schedule and run project meetings, manage calendars, capture action items, and ensure owners clearly understand next steps.
• Support program governance by keeping project milestones, risks, dependencies and blockers visible to internal teams and senior stakeholders.
• Manage purchase orders, review invoices, support budget tracking and coordinate with Finance to maintain clear project cost visibility.
• Work closely with Legal, Finance, Construction, Engineering, real‑estate teams, brokers, consultants, developers and external partners.
• Streamline workflows by identifying delays, removing process blockers and improving coordination between cross‑functional teams.
• Support commercial real‑estate and lease administration activities within industrial, commercial or data‑center environments.
• Prepare project updates, dashboards, trackers, and summary reports that help leadership understand delivery status and key risks.
• Use data and metrics to identify improvement opportunities, monitor execution quality, and support better decision‑making.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting tools, project‑management processes, documentation standards, and operating mechanisms.
• Communicate project outcomes, risks, milestones, and recommendations to senior leadership in a clear and structured manner.
• Maintain a strong sense of ownership and urgency while managing several active projects across regional markets.
• Support project delivery from initial feasibility through approvals, due diligence, construction coordination and final site launch.

Ideal Profile

• Minimum 5 years of program or project management experience.
• Experience owning program strategy, end‑to‑end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine improvements and drive project execution.
• PMP certification is required.
• Experience in commercial real‑estate or lease administration within an industrial, commercial or data‑center environment.
• Strong understanding of project tracking, milestone management, budget support, invoice review, purchase orders and stakeholder coordination.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with Legal, Finance, Construction, Engineering, brokers, consultants, developers and real‑estate partners.
• Strong experience managing project documentation and maintaining data accuracy in tracking systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge preferred, including pivot tables, macros, index‑match, vlookup, VBA and data links.
• Experience using Smartsheet or similar project‑management tools is an advantage.
• 5 years of process improvement experience preferred.
• 5 years of cross‑functional stakeholder‑management experience preferred.
• 4 years of data‑visualization and reporting tools experience preferred.
• Master’s degree or MBA in business, operations, organizational development, human resources, adult education, instructional design or a related field preferred.
• Strong communication, analytical thinking, time management, problem‑solving and execution discipline.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment with multiple priorities, regional stakeholders, and high‑impact project timelines.

Skills

• Program Management, Commercial Real Estate, Lease Administration, Construction Project Coordination, Facility Launch Support, Project Milestone Tracking, Due Diligence Coordination, Environmental Review Coordination, Zoning Review Coordination, Legal Review Coordination, Permitting Coordination, Budget Tracking, Purchase Order Management, Invoice Review, Project Documentation, Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, Advanced Excel, Pivot Tables, Macros, Index‑match, Vlookup, VBA, Data Links, Project Reporting, Data Visualization, Dashboard Reporting, Stakeholder Management, Senior Leadership Communication, Process Improvement, Workflow Streamlining, Cross‑Functional Coordination, Risk Tracking, Action Item Management, Project Governance, PMP, Industrial Real Estate, Commercial Facilities, Data Center Environment, External Partner Coordination.