Transformation and Governance Programme Manager

DiceTek UAE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Dicetek LLC in Abu Dhabi seeks a Transformation and Governance Programme Manager to lead complex governance, transformation and audit-remediation initiatives within a banking/regulatory context. The role requires extensive programme experience, strong stakeholder engagement, and oversight of governance and reporting across multiple functions.

The position is full-time and on-site in Abu Dhabi, with responsibility for coordinating cross-functional teams, managing risks, dependencies and

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of project or programme management experience.
• At least 5 years delivering complex transformation or governance initiatives within banking or other regulated industries.
• Proven experience delivering transformation, governance, regulatory or audit-remediation programmes.
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams and stakeholders in complex environments.
• Strong background in programme planning, dependency management and delivery monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and manage complex transformation, governance, compliance and audit-remediation programmes.
• Develop and maintain integrated programme delivery plans covering milestones, workstreams and dependencies.
• Establish and maintain RAID logs and governance documentation.
• Prepare management packs, minutes and action follow-up records for governance reviews.
• Deliver executive dashboards and management reports using Power BI and Excel.
• Coordinate documentation and evidence for regulatory and audit milestones.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Communication

Leadership

Education

PMP

PRINCE2 Practitioner

ITIL 4 Foundation

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Power BI

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Job description

Transformation and Governance Programme Manager Job Snapshot - Role: Transformation and Governance Programme Manager - Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Industry: Banking - Function: Project-Program Management - Experience: Minimum 10 years in project or programme management, including at least 5 years delivering complex transformation or governance initiatives - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

Dicetek LLC is seeking an experienced Transformation and Governance Programme Manager for a full-time, on-site opportunity in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The position focuses on managing complex transformation, governance, compliance and audit-remediation programmes within banking or another regulated industry. The successful candidate will coordinate cross-functional delivery, establish effective programme governance, manage risks and dependencies, and maintain oversight of implementation readiness and remediation commitments. The role requires extensive project or programme management experience, strong stakeholder engagement capabilities and the ability to deliver structured management reporting. Working across Technology, IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (IT GRC), Human Resources, Compliance, Internal Audit, Procurement and external stakeholders, the Programme Manager will ensure that programme activities remain aligned with agreed milestones, governance requirements and operational transition objectives.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates - City: Abu Dhabi - Industry: Banking - Function: Project-Program Management - Salary: Not disclosed - Gender: No Preference - Candidate Nationality: Not specified - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

Key Responsibilities

Programme Planning and Delivery

• Plan, coordinate and manage complex transformation, governance, compliance and audit-remediation programmes.
• Develop and maintain integrated programme delivery plans covering milestones, workstreams and dependencies.
• Establish and maintain Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies (RAID) logs.
• Maintain decision logs, action trackers and programme delivery records.
• Monitor progress against agreed implementation schedules and programme milestones.
• Identify delivery risks and coordinate appropriate mitigation or escalation activities.
• Support timely resolution of programme issues and cross-functional dependencies.
• Maintain oversight of implementation readiness, completion status and closure requirements.

Cross-Functional Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate programme delivery across Technology, IT GRC, Human Resources, Compliance, Internal Audit and Procurement.
• Engage external stakeholders involved in programme activities and deliverables.
• Maintain alignment between participating teams, workstream responsibilities and programme objectives.
• Coordinate stakeholder discussions to resolve delivery issues and outstanding dependencies.
• Establish clear communication channels across programme workstreams.
• Engage senior leadership on programme progress, decisions and significant risks.
• Support effective collaboration in complex and evolving organisational environments.

Programme Governance and Management Controls

• Establish and manage programme governance forums and working groups.
• Develop governance schedules and management reporting arrangements.
• Coordinate governance meetings, decision-making processes and escalation procedures.
• Prepare management packs, meeting minutes and action follow-up records.
• Maintain accurate decision logs and governance documentation.
• Establish programme delivery controls to support accountability and progress monitoring.
• Ensure outstanding governance actions are assigned, tracked and progressed toward closure.

Risk, Issue and Dependency Management

• Identify, assess and monitor programme risks, issues and dependencies.
• Maintain accurate RAID logs and associated mitigation records.
• Coordinate risk and issue resolution with relevant stakeholders.
• Escalate significant delivery concerns through established governance channels.
• Monitor the impact of unresolved dependencies on implementation milestones.
• Maintain visibility of outstanding actions and associated responsibilities.
• Provide management updates on critical risks, issues and corrective actions.

Regulatory Compliance and Audit Remediation

• Coordinate programme activities supporting regulatory, compliance and audit-remediation requirements.
• Maintain regulatory and audit milestone trackers.
• Monitor remediation commitments and associated completion deadlines.
• Coordinate with Risk, Compliance, IT GRC and Internal Audit stakeholders.
• Track evidence required to demonstrate implementation and remediation completion.
• Support closure-readiness assessments for regulatory and audit-related activities.
• Maintain accurate remediation records and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory submission materials and evidence packs.

Implementation Readiness and Programme Closure

• Monitor implementation readiness across programme workstreams.
• Track completion status, outstanding dependencies and closure evidence against agreed milestones.
• Coordinate readiness reviews and follow up on incomplete activities.
• Maintain visibility of actions affecting implementation and programme closure.
• Support the assessment of remediation completion and closure readiness.
• Coordinate programme transition and operational handover activities.
• Prepare and maintain programme closure documentation.
• Support the transition of completed activities into business-as-usual operations.

Resource and Workstream Coordination

• Manage resource onboarding activities associated with programme delivery.
• Develop and maintain resource and workstream coordination plans.
• Coordinate dependencies between internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Monitor workstream progress and outstanding resource requirements.
• Support effective allocation and coordination of programme activities.
• Identify resource-related delivery challenges and elevate them where appropriate.
• Coordinate operational transition activities with relevant process owners and service teams.

Executive Reporting and Dashboards

• Prepare executive dashboards and programme management reports.
• Develop governance reporting packs and decision-support materials.
• Provide regular updates on milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and remediation progress.
• Present implementation readiness and closure status to relevant stakeholders.
• Use Microsoft Power BI and Excel to develop management dashboards and programme reporting.
• Maintain accurate and consistent reporting information across governance forums.
• Highlight matters requiring management decisions or intervention.
• Support informed decision-making through clear and timely programme information.

Programme Documentation and Evidence Management

• Establish and maintain organised repositories for programme documentation and supporting evidence.
• Maintain programme plans, decision logs, action trackers and governance records.
• Coordinate documentation updates across relevant workstreams.
• Maintain evidence registers supporting audit and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure programme artefacts are complete, accurate and suitable for review.
• Track supporting documentation required for remediation closure and operational transition.
• Prepare audit-ready programme records and regulatory evidence packs.

Required Experience

• Minimum 10 years of project or programme management experience.
• At least 5 years of experience delivering complex, cross-functional transformation or governance initiatives within banking or another regulated industry.
• Proven experience delivering transformation, governance, regulatory or audit-remediation programmes.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams and stakeholders in complex organisational environments.
• Strong background in programme planning, dependency management and delivery monitoring.
• Experience establishing governance forums, escalation processes and decision-making frameworks.
• Practical experience maintaining programme documentation, audit evidence and remediation trackers.
• Experience coordinating implementation readiness, transition and closure activities.
• Experience developing executive dashboards and management reports using Power BI and Excel.
• Practical experience using Jira and Confluence for programme tracking and documentation.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Programme and Project Management
  • Integrated programme planning and delivery coordination.
  • Milestone and dependency management.
  • RAID log maintenance.
  • Risk identification and mitigation.
  • Issue resolution and escalation.
  • Action tracking and decision management.
  • Resource and workstream coordination.
  • Implementation readiness and closure management.
  • Business-as-usual transition planning.
• Governance, Risk and Compliance
  • Programme governance frameworks and controls.
  • Regulatory programme coordination.
  • Audit-remediation tracking.
  • Governance reporting and management oversight.
  • Risk and control-management practices.
  • Policy management awareness.
  • Audit evidence and documentation management.
  • Regulatory milestone monitoring.
  • Remediation closure-readiness assessment.
• Stakeholder and Leadership Engagement
  • Senior stakeholder management.
  • Cross-functional team coordination.
  • Governance forum facilitation.
  • Executive communication and presentation.
  • Escalation and decision-support processes.
  • Stakeholder relationship management.
  • Independent programme delivery management.
• Reporting and Documentation
  • Executive dashboard development.
  • Programme performance reporting.
  • Management information preparation.
  • Governance meeting packs and minutes.
  • Programme action and decision tracking.
  • Audit-ready documentation.
  • Evidence repository management.
  • Regulatory submission support.

Preferred Professional Certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• PRINCE2 Practitioner.
• Equivalent recognised project or programme management certification.

Additional advantageous qualifications or knowledge includes

• Agile methodologies.
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• ITIL 4 Foundation.

Preferred Technologies and Platforms

• Microsoft 365.
• Microsoft Power BI.
• Atlassian Confluence.
• Atlassian Jira.

Programme Management Tools

• Jira for programme action, issue and milestone tracking.
• Confluence for documentation and collaboration.
• Microsoft Project or an equivalent programme planning tool.
• Microsoft SharePoint for document and evidence management.
• Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint.

Key Deliverables

• Integrated Programme Management
  • Integrated programme delivery plan.
  • Programme milestones and dependency records.
  • RAID log.
  • Decision log.
  • Programme action tracker.
• Governance and Executive Reporting
  • Programme governance schedule.
  • Management reporting packs.
  • Governance meeting minutes and action follow-up records.
  • Executive dashboards.
  • Governance reporting and decision-support materials.
• Resource and Workstream Coordination
  • Resource coordination plans.
  • Workstream delivery and dependency plans.
  • Resource onboarding records.
  • Programme coordination documentation.
• Compliance and Audit Documentation
  • Programme artefact repository.
  • Evidence register.
  • Regulatory and audit milestone tracker.
  • Remediation action tracker.
  • Closure-readiness assessments.
  • Regulatory submission and supporting evidence pack.
• Programme Transition and Closure
  • Programme transition documentation.
  • Business-as-usual handover records.
  • Remediation closure evidence.
  • Programme completion and closure documentation.
• Professional Attributes
  • Strong organisational and programme delivery capabilities.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
  • Ability to manage complex dependencies across multiple business functions.
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to programme risks and delivery issues.
  • Ability to establish effective governance and reporting arrangements.
  • Experience working independently in complex and changing environments.
  • Strong documentation and evidence-management capabilities.
  • Ability to maintain delivery accountability and coordinate timely issue resolution.

Role Expectations

The Transformation and Governance Programme Manager will be responsible for coordinating complex programmes involving technology transformation, governance improvements, regulatory commitments and audit remediation. The successful candidate will maintain structured programme controls, provide reliable executive reporting and coordinate delivery across multiple internal and external stakeholders. The position requires strong oversight of implementation readiness, programme risks, dependencies, remediation evidence and closure activities. A central objective is to ensure that programme commitments are delivered through effective governance, clear accountability, accurate documentation and coordinated transition into business-as-usual operations.