Project Manager - UAE Nationals Only (12M)

Stryker Corporation; Abu Dhabi; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline in the UAE is seeking a Project Manager to drive the delivery of long-term technical projects. The role demands expertise in managing operational efficiency initiatives, developing project work plans, and effective stakeholder management. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and have substantial project management experience, including Agile methodologies. Join a dynamic team focused on sustainable change and operational improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years' experience in a relevant field.
• At least 3 years of project management experience.
• Project Management qualification (e.g., PMP, SAFe, Agile) required.

Responsibilities

• Lead long term technical projects to meet business objectives.
• Manage cross-departmental projects to improve operations efficiency.
• Create and monitor project work plans to ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Project management

Operational efficiency

Change management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Project

Agile methodologies

Job description

Overview

Lead the delivery of long term technical projects/programs to ensure objectives are met according to plan, schedule, and budget to meet business objectives.

Accountabilities

• Project manage the implementation of initiatives and lead cross-departmental projects related to operations efficiency projects linked to ley performance indicators.
• Identify, communicate, and support implementation of operational improvement opportunities.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis and root cause analysis to derive actionable insights for the operations division.
• Effective management of stakeholders. Ability to partner with the line department to drive sustainable change.
• Ability to develop and implement change management approaches as part of the project delivery.
• Support the development of business cases to support the cost / benefits evaluation of proposed projects to ensure its feasibility.
• Create, monitor, and update project work plans to ensure requirements are managed and projects are delivered on time and on budget.
• Communicate key messages to the project sponsors and stakeholders to drive effective decision making.
• Analyse and review change requests to ensure impact on timelines and budget is properly evaluated.
• Report on key milestones and issues to senior stakeholders to ensure critical areas are addressed on time and in the best manner.
• Monitor project activities to ensure major risks and issues are highlighted and managed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Contribute to developing / improving policies, standards, core processes principles, to ensure continuous development of Project Management methodologies.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science or an equivalent field.
• Minimum of 7 years\' experience in a relevant field, including at least 3 years of project management experience involving Microsoft and other enterprise systems.
• Project Management qualification (e.g., PMP, SAFe, Agile) and proven knowledge of Agile project management methodologies such as Agile Project Management.

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world\'s leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad\'s codeshare partners, Etihad\'s network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. All this ties into Etihad\'s ambitious Journey 2030 strategy. The airline plans to double its fleet size and triple the number of customers over the next six years as it sets out to be the airline everyone wants to fly!

To learn more, visit etihad.com

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