Program Manager EPMO (Qatarization)

Qatar Airways; Doha; On-site; QAR 450,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Qatar Airways is seeking an experienced professional to lead and govern the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) across QR Group programmes. You will drive structured execution, governance and value realization, serving as the central partner for divisions and departments and coordinating with Transformation and Process Excellence to ensure initiatives are integrated and additive to performance.

You will own the challenged value case from initiation to booked benefits, oversee

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with substantial experience in enterprise program management and governance.
• Strong command of English and excellent presentation skills.
• Managerial skills: delegate, direct, mentor, coach, and develop teams.
• Experienced in leading large, multinational programs with significant scope.
• Solid understanding of project budgeting and financial principles.
• Stakeholder management in complex multicultural organizations.

Responsibilities

• Establish and govern the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) as a central oversight function for QR Group programmes.
• Position the EPMO team as the go-to business partner for departments and divisions, supporting planning, benefits measurement (KPIs/OKRs).
• Drive adoption of EPMO tools and maintain a single source of truth for portfolio and benefits reporting.
• Define and enhance Group-wide project, programme, and portfolio management standards, frameworks, and governance methodologies.
• Lead adoption of consistent project delivery practices, templates, and reporting across divisions.
• Manage stage-gate reviews to ensure evidence and value justification before progression.
• Improve PMO maturity across the organization with best practices in planning, governance, benefits/risk reporting.
• Lead internal engagement and road mapping initiatives, embedding PMO in business-as-usual operations.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Budgeting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

General Information

Ref # 235175

Location: Qatar-Doha

Job family: Not Specified

Closing Date: 2026-11-22

Description

Job Purpose

Working across an assigned portfolio of divisional and departmental PMO teams, this role owns the integrity of the value case from baseline to booked benefit: challenging assumptions at initiation, protecting value through execution, validating realisation with Business Finance, and intervening where value is at risk. The role maintains close collaboration with Corporate Development, Transformation and Process Excellence to ensure initiatives are integrated, non-duplicative, and additive to Group performance.

Job Responsibilities

Strategic

• Assist in establishing and governing the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) as a central oversight function for QR Group programmes, ensuring structured execution and governance.
• Position the EPMO team as the “go-to” business partner for the assigned portfolio of departments and divisions, supporting them in implementing, measuring, and improving their plans and the associated benefits (KPIs, OKRs).

Operational

Drive adoption of EPMO tools and maintain a single source of truth for portfolio and benefits reporting.

• Define, maintain, and continuously enhance Group-wide project, programme, and portfolio management standards, frameworks, and governance methodologies.
• Drive the adoption of consistent project delivery practices, tools, templates, and reporting across all divisions and departments.
• Manage stage-gate reviews to ensure initiatives have sufficient evidence and value justification before progressing.
• Lead the ongoing improvement of PMO maturity across the organisation, embedding best practices in planning, governance, benefits management, risk management, and reporting.
• Perform other department duties related to his / her position as directed by the Head of the Department

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a program management partner for involved Heads of Department, providing tools and resources
• for project status, risks, and issues, involving the Transformation business partners as appropriate.
• Lead internal engagement and integrated road mapping initiatives, embedding program management as an integral part of business-as-usual operations.
• Foster strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring their needs and expectations are met through effective communication and collaboration.

Be part of an extraordinary story

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.

Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

Together, everything is possible.

Qualification

About You

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent with minimum 8 years of experience of job related role

• Strong command of English language, expert in effective communication and presentation
• Managerial skills - Ability to delegate work, set clear direction and manage workflow. Strong mentoring and
• coaching skills. Ability to train and develop subordinate's skills. Ability to foster teamwork among team
• members.
• Experience in enterprise program management, project governance, and leadership reporting within medium-large multinational organizations.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale programs or projects with significant scope and leadership
• Strong understanding of financial principles related to project/program budgeting.
• Stakeholder management expertise matured in complex multi-cultural organizations.

About Qatar Airways Group

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

So whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community