Transformation Assurance Manager

Power International Holding; Doha; On-site; QAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Power International Holding seeks an senior assurance professional to independently validate progress across transformation initiatives, ensure milestones align with evidence, and assess interdependencies and risks. You will monitor benefits realization, conduct readiness reviews across people, processes, technology and data, and escalate issues with data-driven recommendations.

The role requires deep governance experience, senior stakeholder engagement, and a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Project Management, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in Transformation, PMO, Programme Management, Change Management, Business Transformation, or Assurance functions.
• Strong experience in stage-gate governance, milestone tracking, benefits realization, programme assurance, and transformation oversight.
• Good understanding of PMO methodologies, project governance, change management frameworks, and organizational transformation practices.
• Proven ability to challenge senior stakeholders while maintaining productive working relationships.
• Experience assessing business readiness across people, process, systems, data, and operating model changes.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using dashboards, reporting tools, and data-driven decision-making methodologies.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation programmes, strategic initiatives, digital transformation projects, or enterprise change portfolios.
• Construction, real estate, infrastructure, or multi-entity group experience is preferred.
• GCC/MENA experience is advantageous.
• Demonstrated practical use of AI tools for assurance reviews, progress validation, reporting, risk identification, benefits tracking, or transformation governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent assurance across assigned transformation initiatives validating progress milestones deliverables and outcomes against evidence.
• Review initiative status supporting documentation and governance records to ensure reported progress reflects actual delivery.
• Assess interdependencies across initiatives and identify risks where delays or issues in one programme may impact others.
• Conduct business readiness assessments across people process technology governance and data dimensions.
• Monitor benefits realization and identify variances between planned and achieved outcomes.
• Challenge initiative owners programme managers and stakeholders on delivery status risks readiness and benefits performance.
• Escalate issues risks and delivery concerns with evidence-based recommendations to Transformation Assurance leadership.
• Prepare assurance reports executive summaries stage-gate assessments and governance packs for leadership review.
• Support transformation governance forums and ensure consistent reporting through approved data sources and assurance frameworks.
• Utilize AI tools to validate progress against source documentation identify delivery risks verify milestone completion and improve assurance reporting efficiency.
• Analyze stakeholder feedback communications project documentation and operational data to identify early signs of adoption or readiness issues.
• Promote best practices in transformation assurance governance benefits tracking and programme oversight.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Governance & stage-gate

Risk assessment

Data analytics

AI tools for assurance

Change management

Program/Transformation oversight

Communication

Enterprise transformation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, PM, MIS

Tools

Dashboard tools

Reporting software

AI tooling for assurance

Job description

Provide independent assurance across assigned transformation initiatives validating progress milestones deliverables and outcomes against evidence Review initiative status supporting documentation and governance records to ensure reported progress reflects actual delivery Assess interdependencies across initiatives and identify risks where delays or issues in one programme may impact others Conduct business readiness assessments across people process technology governance and data dimensions Monitor benefits realization and identify variances between planned and achieved outcomes Challenge initiative owners programme managers and stakeholders on delivery status risks readiness and benefits performance Escalate issues risks and delivery concerns with evidence-based recommendations to Transformation Assurance leadership Prepare assurance reports executive summaries stage-gate assessments and governance packs for leadership review Support transformation governance forums and ensure consistent reporting through approved data sources and assurance frameworks Utilize AI tools to validate progress against source documentation identify delivery risks verify milestone completion and improve assurance reporting efficiency Analyze stakeholder feedback communications project documentation and operational data to identify early signs of adoption or readiness issues Promote best practices in transformation assurance governance benefits tracking and programme oversight

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Project Management, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in Transformation, PMO, Programme Management, Change Management, Business Transformation, or Assurance functions.
• Strong experience in stage-gate governance, milestone tracking, benefits realization, programme assurance, and transformation oversight.
• Good understanding of PMO methodologies, project governance, change management frameworks, and organizational transformation practices.
• Proven ability to challenge senior stakeholders while maintaining productive working relationships.
• Experience assessing business readiness across people, process, systems, data, and operating model changes.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using dashboards, reporting tools, and data-driven decision-making methodologies.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation programmes, strategic initiatives, digital transformation projects, or enterprise change portfolios.
• Construction, real estate, infrastructure, or multi-entity group experience is preferred.
• GCC/MENA experience is advantageous.
• Demonstrated practical use of AI tools for assurance reviews, progress validation, reporting, risk identification, benefits tracking, or transformation governance.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, influencing, and executive reporting skills.