Strategic Projects & PMO Leader - Dubai

dnata

Dubai

On-site

AED 600,000 - 1,200,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

dnata is seeking a seasoned Head of Strategic Projects & PMO to lead a portfolio of transformation programmes from our Dubai office. You will drive strategic initiatives, establish PMO governance, and partner with executive leadership to realise measurable business benefits.

Bring 10+ years in strategy/PMO, strong stakeholder skills, and a track record of cross-functional delivery. The role involves travel and leads a high-impact team committed to dnata's values and growth.

Qualifications

Bachelor or Honours degree in a Commercial/Business discipline.
Minimum 10+ years in a Strategy and PMO centric role.
Experienced leader of people, including virtual teams and indirect influence and skills in senior stakeholder management.
Experience establishing, managing or transforming a PMO, Transformation Office or strategic project portfolio.
Commercially minded, business-focused transformation leader with technology literacy.
Demonstrated experience managing large cross-functional projects with accountability for driving and implementing strategic change.
In depth knowledge of the functioning of all areas of a large organisation.
Advanced Commercial and financial acumen.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with powerful ability to persuade and influence people, and manage stakeholders, internally and externally, at all levels.

Responsibilities

Act as Programme Manager for selected enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, accountable for scope, business case, budget, risks, dependencies, stakeholder engagement and benefits realisation.
Establish and lead the Strategic Projects Office / PMO, including portfolio governance, delivery standards, stage gates, assurance and performance reporting.
Develop and maintain integrated transformation roadmaps across business functions, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities, capacity and delivery plans.
Working with the Executive team, continue to ensure the Strategic Initiatives are prioritised, and perform regular strategic reviews to ensure we have a clearly communicated direction.
Highlighting key trade-offs, interdependencies, risks and opportunities across our strategic portfolio of work.
As a member of the dnata Management Team role model a culture of open communication, clear direction, accountability, collaboration and performance management to deliver against the one dnata vision mission and values.
Manage and direct a strong and effective team, ensuring that overall impact is the focus area, and ensuring the differing strengths of the team are utilised collaboratively.
Work closely with central and divisional IT to ensure a consolidated and cohesive Strategic programme of work.
Manage resources and ensure active participation on essential projects as e.g. project managers or members of Steering Groups. Where required, liaise with external contractors or consultants to deliver projects across dnata.
Ensure leading edge change management support is provided to project implementations to maximise implementation effectiveness.
Provide quality assurance and post-implementation support on projects.