Senior Delivery Lead / Senior Project Manager – AWS Data Platform

DICETEK LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 312,000 - 580,000; Full time

Job summary

DICETEK LLC is seeking a Senior Delivery Lead / Senior Project Manager to lead large, complex technology and data platform initiatives in Abu Dhabi. This contract role requires strong delivery governance, cross-functional coordination, and ability to apply hybrid delivery approaches.

You will manage planning, risk, budgets, and executive reporting while coordinating multiple technical teams to ensure successful delivery in a work-from-office setting.

Qualifications

• Strong track record delivering large, complex technology and/or Data Platform initiatives.
• Strong project and delivery management capability across the full delivery lifecycle.
• Demonstrable expertise in: project planning and milestone management, RAID management, scope and change control, resource and capacity planning, financial/budget management, executive reporting and governance.
• Experience coordinating multiple technical disciplines and managing complex cross-team dependencies.

Skills

Project Management

Data Platform Delivery

Stakeholder Management

JIRA & Confluence

Agile/Hybrid Delivery

Cross-team coordination

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Senior Delivery Lead / Senior Project Manager – AWS Data Platform

Id 5891

Posted 2 Days ago

Job Location Abu Dhabi (Work From Office)

Job Type Contract

Job Description

Required Skills *

• Strong track record delivering large, complex technology and/or Data Platform initiatives .
• Strong project and delivery management capability across the full delivery lifecycle.
• Demonstrable expertise in:
  • Project planning and milestone management
  • RAID management
  • Scope and change control
  • Resource and capacity planning
  • Financial / budget management
  • Executive reporting and governance
• Strong working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence , with the ability to establish appropriate delivery structures and maintain high standards of delivery hygiene.
• Experience coordinating multiple technical disciplines and managing complex cross-team dependencies.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies , with the ability to apply the appropriate approach to the initiative.
• Ability to challenge delivery teams constructively and establish realistic commitments based on scope, dependencies and available capacity.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to work effectively with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex delivery issues into clear executive-level messages and decisions .
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Ability to operate effectively in environments with multiple competing priorities and constrained resources .
• Sufficient understanding of data and technology delivery to effectively manage technical teams, dependencies and risks.

Required Experience / Knowledge Areas *

• Significant experience as a Senior Project Manager, Senior Delivery Lead or Programme Delivery professional within complex technology environments.
• Demonstrable experience delivering Data Platform, Data Engineering, Cloud, Data Migration or Analytics initiatives .
• Strong experience within Banking or Financial Services preferred.
• Experience managing initiatives involving multiple business and technology functions.
• Experience managing projects containing architecture, engineering, data migration, testing, security, infrastructure and business-readiness dependencies.
• Experience operating within formal technology governance and change-management environments.
• Demonstrable experience managing senior stakeholders, sponsors and Steering Committees.
• Experience managing third-party, vendor or contractor delivery where applicable.

Skills

Project Management Data Platform Delivery Stakeholder Management