Unit Head, PM Governance & Portfolio Excellence

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 540,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb in Abu Dhabi seeks a Unit Head - Program & Project Management Governance to lead governance across technology programs and projects. You will establish and maintain governance, assurance, portfolio controls and reporting to ensure lifecycle standards compliance and regulatory obligations.

You will build a capable PM Governance team through planning, UAE National development, succession planning, coaching and professional capability development, engaging with stakeholders across

Qualifications

• Experience in establishing governance frameworks and stage-gate processes for large programs.
• Experience leading governance forums with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proven ability to monitor benefits realization and investment tracking.
• Knowledge of risk, compliance, audit, and regulatory requirements in technology projects.
• Strong leadership skills with focus on UAE National development.

Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain and improve the technology project governance framework, policies, standards, templates and decision rights.
• Govern project lifecycle stage gates, required deliverables, approvals, exceptions and closure requirements.
• Provide governance guidance to sponsors, program managers, project managers and delivery teams.
• Lead independent project health checks, quality reviews and assurance assessments.
• Monitor scope, schedule, cost, benefits, risks, issues, dependencies, change requests and key decisions.
• Track corrective actions and governance remediation through closure.
• Own portfolio dashboards, project status standards, data quality controls and reporting calendars.
• Provide accurate and timely management information for Technology Leadership and governance forums.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Project assurance

Portfolio reporting

Risk management

Audit & compliance

Delivery governance

FTE planning

UAE National development

Stakeholder management

Leadership & coaching

Job description

Tanqeeb in Abu Dhabi seeks a Unit Head - Program & Project Management Governance to lead governance across technology programs and projects. You will establish and maintain governance, assurance, portfolio controls and reporting to ensure lifecycle standards compliance and regulatory obligations.

You will build a capable PM Governance team through planning, UAE National development, succession planning, coaching and professional capability development, engaging with stakeholders across