Digital Transformation Advisory Lead

SoftwareONE Deutschland GmbH; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global culture

Mentor program

President’s Club

Lifelong education

Hire to Grow

Job summary

SoftwareOne is seeking a Digital Transformation Advisory Lead in Riyadh to guide enterprise transformation portfolios across cloud, data, AI, and automation. You will work with executives to shape governance, strategy, and value realization in a hybrid, full-time role.

You will partner with business and technology leaders, drive steering committees, and enable enterprise delivery at scale using Agile and product-based approaches, delivering measurable outcomes and sustainable capabilities.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in portfolio and program management in large-scale transformation.
• Proven success governing digital transformation portfolios across initiatives and functions.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, hybrid, and product-based delivery models.
• Demonstrated ability to engage executive stakeholders, providing decision support.
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, ClickUp, Trello.
• Background in RFP management, vendor governance, and third-party relationships.
• Exposure to digital, data, AI, automation, and cloud transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Establish and govern the enterprise digital portfolio, aligning with business strategy and benefits realization.
• Maintain portfolio governance, roadmaps, and PMO/DTMO standards.
• Oversee delivery of Digital Factory initiatives from MVPs to scaled solutions.
• Drive adoption of Agile, hybrid, and product-based delivery at scale.
• Lead steering committees and portfolio reviews with executive dashboards and insights.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Digital Transformation

Agile methodologies

Executive stakeholder management

Jira

Azure DevOps

MS Project

Hybrid delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

MS Project

ClickUp

Trello

Job description

Why SoftwareOne?

SoftwareOne is a global provider of software and cloud solutions. With a presence in over 70 countries and more than 12,000 professionals, we help organizations optimize software investments, modernize applications, and unlock the value of cloud, data, and AI.

Our people are at the core of everything we do. We enable collaboration across borders, continuous learning, and opportunities to grow in a fast-evolving technology landscape. Whether your focus is on technology, customer success, or business operations, your ideas matter, and your contributions make a difference.

Join a global team where you can build your skills, work with leading technologies, and make a real impact for our customers.

The role

• Do you thrive at the intersection of strategy, portfolio governance, and digital transformation, guiding executives through complex transformation journeys?
• Do you enjoy partnering with business and technology leaders to accelerate digital transformation and deliver impactful outcomes across cloud, AI, automation, and data initiatives?

Practical Information

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Work Arrangement: Hybrid | Reports to: Service Line Delivery Lead | Contract type: Full-time | Visa Requirements: valid working visa for KSA | Language Requirements: Fluent/professional English and Arabic, written and verbal

As our new Digital Transformation Advisory Lead, you will guide executive leaders in shaping, governing, and optimizing enterprise digital transformation portfolios. Operating at the intersection of strategy, DTMO governance, and emerging technology advisory, you will help organizations make informed investment decisions, accelerate transformation outcomes, and build sustainable digital, data, AI, and automation capabilities that deliver long-term business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Portfolio & Transformation Governance
  • Establish and govern the enterprise digital portfolio, ensuring alignment with business strategy, transformation priorities, funding models, and benefits realization.
  • Maintain portfolio governance, roadmaps, and PMO/DTMO standards, including intake management, prioritization, stage-gates, reporting, risk management, and dependency tracking.
• Digital Factory Delivery Oversight
  • Oversee the delivery of Digital Factory initiatives, from MVPs and pilots to scaled solutions across the organization.
  • Drive adoption of Agile, hybrid, and product-based delivery practices while monitoring delivery performance, managing dependencies, and acting as an escalation point for risks, blockers, and capacity constraints.
• Strategic Stakeholder & Executive Management
  • Partner with executives, transformation leaders, and business stakeholders to drive alignment, governance, and enterprise decision-making.
  • Lead steering committees and portfolio reviews, providing executive dashboards and insights on progress, value realization, risks, corrective actions, and accountability.
• Digital Transformation Enablement
  • Enable enterprise transformation initiatives across cloud modernization, AI, automation, data platforms, and core business systems.
  • Foster cross-functional collaboration while driving transformation best practices, knowledge sharing, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.
• Delivery & Agile-at-Scale Advisory
  • Advise on Agile, hybrid, and product-based delivery approaches at portfolio and enterprise scale, supporting successful transformation outcomes.
  • Assess delivery maturity, capacity, velocity, and dependency management, recommending corrective actions to improve portfolio and program performance.

What we need to see from you

• Extensive experience in portfolio and program management, ideally within PMO, DTMO, Digital Factory, or other large-scale transformation environments.
• Proven success governing digital transformation portfolios across multiple initiatives, stakeholders, and business functions.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, hybrid, and product-based delivery models, with the ability to apply them at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence executive stakeholders, providing decision support and guiding strategic transformation initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with portfolio and delivery management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, ClickUp, Trello, or similar platforms.
• Solid background in RFP management, vendor evaluation, partner governance, and managing third-party relationships.
• Exposure to digital, data, AI, automation, and cloud transformation initiatives, as well as enterprise solutions spanning web, mobile, integration, and collaboration platforms.

What we offer

Our company benefits vary based on your location, but always include:

• Global company culture: We defined our 6 core values through our company culture (https://www.softwareone.com/en/our-story/our-values)
• Amentorwho supports your successful start and is at your side with advice and action
• President’s Club: Recognition awarded by leadership and your peers
• Lifelong education: A variety oftraining and development opportunities
• Hire to Grow: We optimize our internal structures and feedback culture constantly to be your Employer of Choice, today and in future

Job Function

Services

Accommodations

SoftwareOne welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and abilities to apply. If you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process, email us at [e-mail].

At SoftwareOne, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Additionally, we encourage experienced individuals that have taken an intentional career break and are now prepared to return to work to explore our SOAR program.