Senior UAE Program Director: Confidential 33-Month Project

MVG; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

MVG – Microwave Vision Group in the UAE seeks an Executive Program Director to lead MVG’s largest program, a confidential UAE-based project with a 33-month horizon, demanding deadlines and technical risks.

You will own end-to-end execution, P&L performance, governance and stakeholder alignment, reporting directly to the Group Chief Program Officer. This role requires senior leadership capable of decisive day-to-day decisions across multidisciplinary teams while maintaining confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience directing complex, multidisciplinary programs or projects with demanding delivery requirements.
• Proven accountability for delivery against schedules, budgets, scope, quality and performance baselines.
• Experience managing program financial performance, including P&L ownership and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integrated execution of the 33‑month UAE program, ensuring delivery against scope, schedule, budget and quality.
• Manage the program P&L, including forecasting, cost control, cash flow and variance recovery.
• Oversee a multidisciplinary team of approximately 14 FTE and direct reports.
• Drive schedule and risk management by maintaining an integrated plan and mitigation actions.
• Provide concise governance updates to senior leadership on progress and key decisions.

Job description

MVG – Microwave Vision Group in the UAE seeks an Executive Program Director to lead MVG’s largest program, a confidential UAE-based project with a 33-month horizon, demanding deadlines and technical risks.

You will own end-to-end execution, P&L performance, governance and stakeholder alignment, reporting directly to the Group Chief Program Officer. This role requires senior leadership capable of decisive day-to-day decisions across multidisciplinary teams while maintaining confidentiality.