Unit Head - Program & Project Management Governance

ADIB; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 335,000 - 580,000; Full time

Job summary

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) is seeking a Senior PMO Governance Lead in Abu Dhabi to establish and maintain the technology project governance framework and PMO standards. You will lead health checks, quality reviews, and assurance assessments, while owning portfolio dashboards, reporting standards and data quality controls.

You will coordinate governance forums, decision papers and action tracking, and develop the PM Governance workforce, FTE plans and capacity management.

Qualifications

• PMO governance experience across frameworks, policies and lifecycle controls.
• Proven ability to manage portfolio governance, investment controls and benefits realization.
• Strong project assurance, stage-gate governance and audit readiness.
• Experience with portfolio reporting, dashboards and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the Technology project governance framework and PMO standards.
• Lead project health checks, quality reviews and assurance assessments.
• Own portfolio dashboards, reporting standards and data quality controls.
• Coordinate governance forums, decision papers and action tracking.
• Develop the PM Governance workforce, FTE plan and capacity management.
• Create development plans and succession readiness for UAE Nations.
• Monitor benefits realization and elevate material variances.

Skills

PMO governance

Portfolio governance

Executive communication

Leadership coaching

Stakeholder management

Benefits realization

Job description

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the Technology project governance framework and PMO standards
• Lead project health checks, quality reviews and assurance assessments
• Own portfolio dashboards, reporting standards and data quality controls
• Coordinate governance forums, decision papers and action tracking
• Develop the PM Governance workforce, FTE plan and capacity management
• Create development plans and succession readiness for UAE Nations
• Monitor benefits realization and elevate material variances

Requirements

• PMO governance frameworks, policies and lifecycle controls
• Portfolio governance, investment controls and benefits realization
• Project assurance, stage-gate governance and audit readiness
• Portfolio reporting, executive dashboards and KPIs
• Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery governance
• Stakeholder management and executive communication
• Leadership and coaching of a PM Governance team

About the Company

• Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank is a leading Islamic bank in the United Arab Emirates. The role is open to UAE Nationals only.