Director of Agile Transformation & Delivery

Publicis Groupe; Riyadh; Sur place; SAR 600 000 - 1 200 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Comprehensive insurance and medical

Résumé du poste

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Director – Agile Program Management to lead large-scale digital transformation programmes within the Financial Services sector. You will drive senior-level client engagement, align delivery with strategic objectives and manage multidisciplinary teams across technology, product, design and delivery functions.

You will oversee governance, budgets and timelines, while promoting Agile excellence and ensuring client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading enterprise-scale technology programmes and complex digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong Financial Services industry expertise, with an understanding of banking, products and operations.
• Proven experience managing large, multidisciplinary programmes and globally distributed delivery teams.
• Strong client management experience with executive stakeholder engagement and negotiations.
• Proven commercial accountability for large programmes with budgets or revenues.

Responsabilités

• Lead large-scale, complex digital transformation programmes and portfolios across Financial Services clients, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic priorities.
• Structure and manage integrated, multi-track programmes, overseeing delivery planning, scope, timelines, budgets, risks and quality.
• Define and implement delivery approaches that combine Agile best practices with client-specific business and technology requirements.
• Provide strategic leadership to multidisciplinary teams of 20 or more professionals across technology, product, design and delivery functions.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, executives and business leaders.
• Own programme governance, financial performance, delivery commitments and overall client satisfaction.
• Drive commercial accountability across programmes, including budget management, revenue performance, profitability and resource optimisation.
• Oversee project estimations, delivery plans, risk registers, change management processes and programme reporting.
• Anticipate delivery challenges, proactively manage dependencies and implement effective risk mitigation strategies.
• Partner with business development and account leadership teams to identify new opportunities and support account growth.
• Lead complex technology and platform transformation initiatives, ensuring successful integration across business and technical workstreams.
• Establish high-performing, collaborative teams through effective leadership, coaching and performance management.
• Drive continuous improvement by applying lessons learned, optimising delivery processes and promoting engineering and Agile excellence.
• Take end-to-end accountability for programme success, from initial planning and mobilisation through execution and final delivery.

Connaissances

Lead enterprise-scale programmes

Agile methodologies

Financial Services domain

Stakeholder management

Programme governance

Commercial accountability

Budgeting & forecasting

Team leadership

Change management

Description du poste

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Director – Agile Program Management to lead large-scale digital transformation programmes within the Financial Services sector. You will drive senior-level client engagement, align delivery with strategic objectives and manage multidisciplinary teams across technology, product, design and delivery functions.

You will oversee governance, budgets and timelines, while promoting Agile excellence and ensuring client satisfaction.