Project Manager – Strategy & Impact Business Enablement Pasted markdown

Jobgether SRL; Abu Dhabi; Remote; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Job summary

Jobgether seeks a Project Manager – Strategy & Impact Business Enablement to lead strategic initiatives in a fully remote capacity from the United Arab Emirates. You will drive business enablement projects across the full delivery lifecycle, aligning with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to achieve measurable outcomes.

You will engage in governance, risk management, and executive decision support, applying Agile/hybrid delivery to improve processes and organizational maturity.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of overall business experience, incl 3–4 years leading projects or change initiatives.
• Post-secondary education in Project Management, Business Admin, Marketing, Commerce, Communications, Digital Media or related discipline preferred.
• A recognized project management certification such as PMP or PRINCE2 Practitioner.
• Strong expertise in project planning, execution, monitoring, delivery, and close-out across the full lifecycle.
• Experience with requirements gathering, business analysis, scope definition, stakeholder interviews, discovery workshops, and process mapping.
• Proven ability to manage scope, assumptions, constraints, risks, issues, and change requests.
• Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, influencing, facilitation and consensus-building across cross-functional teams.
• Experience with Agile, hybrid, and traditional methodologies including backlog management, roadmaps, sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Strong understanding of governance, executive decision support, organizational change, and business transformation.
• Experience coordinating vendors, consultants, external partners and diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, reporting and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic projects and business enablement initiatives across the full project lifecycle.
• Define objectives, scope, success measures, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, schedules and governance.
• Facilitate discovery sessions, workshops, stakeholder interviews and process mapping.
• Monitor risks, issues, dependencies, changes and priorities with escalation options.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, leaders, vendors and external stakeholders.
• Prepare executive updates, risk assessments and decision materials.
• Support Agile and hybrid delivery through backlog management and roadmap planning.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams including communications, marketing and events.
• Strengthen governance and project management maturity through improved practices.
• Coach stakeholders and teams on effective delivery and collaboration.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Backlog management

Roadmap planning

Facilitation

Governance

Education

Project Management or related degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

Backlog management tools

Scheduling tools

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Project Manager – Strategy & Impact Business Enablement based in United Arab Emirates.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced project manager to lead strategic initiatives and business enablement projects that drive organizational impact. You’ll oversee projects across the full delivery lifecycle, ensuring alignment with business priorities, clear objectives, and measurable outcomes. Working closely with senior leaders, cross-functional teams, external partners, and subject matter experts, you’ll translate complex business needs into actionable plans. You’ll play a key role in stakeholder engagement, governance, risk management, and executive decision-making. The role combines structured project delivery with Agile and hybrid methodologies, offering opportunities to improve processes and strengthen project management practices. If you thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy bringing people together to deliver meaningful change, this role offers the chance to make a tangible difference.

Accountabilities

• Lead strategic projects, programs, and business enablement initiatives throughout the entire project lifecycle, from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, implementation, and close-out.
• Define project objectives, scope, success measures, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, schedules, governance structures, and delivery plans.
• Facilitate discovery sessions, requirements-gathering workshops, stakeholder interviews, process mapping, and solution-definition discussions to establish clear business needs and scope boundaries.
• Monitor and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, change requests, and competing priorities, providing recommendations and escalation options to sponsors and governance bodies.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, senior leaders, subject matter experts, vendors, consultants, and external stakeholders to align deliverables, approvals, communications, and project activities.
• Prepare and present executive-level project updates, status reports, risk assessments, options analyses, recommendations, and decision-making materials.
• Support Agile and hybrid delivery approaches through backlog management, roadmap planning, sprint planning, stakeholder reviews, retrospectives, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams that may include communications, marketing, digital, content, events, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strengthen project delivery practices, governance processes, requirements-gathering methods, and stakeholder engagement approaches to improve organizational project management maturity.
• Coach stakeholders and teams on effective project delivery, governance, and collaboration practices.

Requirements

• Five to eight years of overall business experience, including at least three to four years leading projects, programs, organizational change initiatives, or business transformation activities.
• Post-secondary education in Project Management, Business Administration, Marketing, Commerce, Communications, Journalism, Digital Media, or a related discipline is preferred.
• A recognized project management certification, such as PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or an equivalent qualification.
• Strong expertise in project planning, execution, monitoring, delivery, and close-out across the full project lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience in requirements gathering, business analysis, scope definition, stakeholder interviews, discovery workshops, and process mapping.
• Proven ability to manage project scope, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, risks, issues, and change requests.
• Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, influencing, facilitation, and consensus-building skills, including the ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Experience with Agile, hybrid, and traditional project management methodologies, including backlog management, roadmap planning, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Strong understanding of project governance, executive decision support, organizational change, and business transformation.
• Experience coordinating vendors, consultants, external partners, and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, reporting, and analytical skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly and persuasively.
• Strong organizational skills, critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and project management, scheduling, reporting, collaboration, and backlog management tools.
• The ability to guide stakeholders and teams toward consistent, effective project delivery practices in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

• Remote work: The position is advertised as fully remote.
• Strategic impact: The opportunity to lead high-visibility initiatives aligned with business priorities and organizational objectives.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with senior leaders, subject matter experts, internal teams, vendors, consultants, and external stakeholders.
• Professional development: Opportunities to strengthen project management, business transformation, stakeholder engagement, and governance expertise.
• Continuous improvement: Contribute ideas and recommendations that enhance project delivery processes and organizational effectiveness.
• Diverse project exposure: Potential involvement in communications, marketing, digital, content, events, partnerships, and stakeholder-engagement initiatives.

How Jobgether Works

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