Project Manager

Goodman Masson Oman; Muscat; On-site; OMR 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodman Masson Oman is seeking a delivery-obsessed Programme Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of a regulated financial markets infrastructure platform in Oman, with go-live planned for 2027.

You will chair governance forums, manage budgets, coordinate across tech, operations, risk and vendors, and build credibility with regulators and executives from day one. This is a rare greenfield opportunity requiring deep FMI domain experience and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• At least 12 years in programme or project management.
• Seven years leading large tech and operational change programmes in financial services.
• Domain credibility in financial market infrastructure or capital markets delivery.
• Delivery against fixed regulatory or external deadlines.
• Fluent in English; recognised qualification: PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP, or equivalent.
• Experience with global system integrators or major financial services vendors is a plus.
• Arabic language skills are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated delivery plan across design, build, test, readiness, and regulatory submission.
• Sequence work across technology, operations, risk, data, and vendors; resolve blockers quickly.
• Own the Build CAPEX and OPEX budgets; compare forecast vs actual and present options.
• Chair weekly delivery forum and governance with stand-ups to board updates.
• Set and uphold the quality bar at each stage gate across the programme.
• Line-manage the Programme Office Executive, Business Analysts, Test Manager, and testing team.
• Provide candid, evidenced delivery reporting to the Programme Director and board.

Skills

Delivery management

Programme governance

Budget management

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Leadership

Education

PMP/PRINCE2 MSP certification

Job description

A new financial markets infrastructure venture is being established in Oman, backed by prominent institutional investors and operating under an international common law framework. The platform is being built from scratch, to go-live in 2027, and is designed to operate as a regulated financial market infrastructure from day one.

This is one of the two most important hires the organisation will make. We are not looking for a process-led project administrator. We are looking for a delivery-obsessed operator who hustles for outcomes, pushes the organisation when it needs pushing, and knows precisely when to escalation and pull in support rather than letting an issue fester. The Project Manager forms a tight core delivery unit with the Programme Director and the Product Owner, and is accountable for the end-to-end internal delivery of the platform and the operating model that surrounds it.

What the role covers

• Owning the integrated delivery plan across design, build, test, operational readiness, and regulatory submission readiness; driving it relentlessly
• Sequencing work across technology, operations, risk, data, corporate services, and the build vendor; identifying dependencies and blockers early and resolving or escalating fast
• Owning the Build CAPEX and OPEX budgets; tracking actual against forecast and bringing options, not just problems, to the Programme Director
• Chairing the weekly delivery forum and programme risk forum; running the programme governance rhythm from daily stand-ups through to quarterly board updates
• Setting and upholding the quality bar at each stage gate across the programme
• Line managing the Programme Office Executive, Business Analysts, Test Manager, and testing team
• Providing candid, evidenced delivery reporting to the Programme Director and board

Requirements

Who we are looking for

At least 12 years in programme or project management, with a minimum of seven years running large technology and operational change programmes in financial services. Direct, demonstrable experience personally leading a programme of comparable scale and complexity from a standing start: this is non-negotiable. Domain credibility in financial market infrastructure (CSD, CCP, exchange, or payment system) or capital markets platform delivery; able to speak the language of settlement, custody, clearing, and post-trade fluently. A track record of delivering against fixed regulatory or external deadlines. Recognised qualification: PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP, or equivalent. Fluent in English.

Experience working with global system integrators or major financial services build vendors is an advantage. So is familiarity with CPMI-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures and Arabic language skills.

What this is

The post-holder must be able to walk into rooms with vendors, regulators, advisors, and senior stakeholders and command respect from day one. Authority here comes from competence and credibility, not title. If you have genuinely led a regulated platform build of comparable weight from a standing start, and you have the drive and composure to do it again in a fast-moving greenfield environment, this is worth a conversation.