PMO & Operating Model Design Consultant

AHOY; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced PMO expert to design and implement a governance framework for its new Results-Delivery Office. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in establishing PMOs, strong strategic analysis skills, and a proven track record in multi-stakeholder environments. A Bachelor's in Engineering, Business, or Public Administration and a PMP certification is required. Competitive compensation offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years establishing or transforming PMOs/RDOs.
• Minimum 3 engagements in public sector or GCC region.
• Proven experience designing governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end expertise across diagnostics and governance architecture.
• Deliver evidence-based diagnostic of existing strategy-delivery capabilities.
• Translate design into phased, resource-loaded plan.

Skills

Strategic Analysis & Benchmarking

Governance Design

Stakeholder Engagement

Risk-Informed Planning

Communication Excellence

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering, Business, or Public Administration

PMP certification

MBA or Master's in Project Management preferred

Tools

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Job description

Our client, a leading organization in Saudi Arabia, is establishing a high-impact Results-Delivery Office (RDO) to enhance strategic initiative monitoring and delivery. We're seeking an experienced PMO expert to design and implement a world-class governance framework tailored to regional requirements.

Role Purpose

Provide end-to-end expertise across diagnostics, operating model design, and governance architecture to ensure the new RDO can effectively monitor, steer, and escalate strategic initiatives while embedding best-practice PMO standards.

Key Objectives

1. Current-State Assessment: Deliver evidence-based diagnostic of existing strategy-delivery capabilities, benchmarked against leading organizational PMOs
2. Target Operating Model & Governance: Design future-state RDO structure, processes, decision rights, and templates that integrate seamlessly with existing organizational layers
3. Implementation Roadmap: Translate design into phased, resource-loaded plan with milestones, KPIs, and risk mitigations

Education & Credentials

• Bachelor's in Engineering, Business, or Public Administration (MBA or Master's in Project Management preferred)
• PMP certification plus at least one of: PgMP, PMI-PfMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or MoP
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt advantageous

Experience

• 10+ years establishing or transforming PMOs/RDOs
• Minimum 3 engagements in public sector or GCC region
• Proven experience designing governance frameworks covering decision rights, escalation, KPIs & risk control
• Demonstrated track record delivering diagnostics and operating model design in multi-stakeholder environments

Core Competencies

• Strategic Analysis & Benchmarking: Distilling complex qualitative & quantitative inputs into clear insights
• Operating Model Engineering: Organizing people, processes & data flows into coherent, scalable frameworks
• Governance Design: Establishing decision authorities, cadence, RACI and reporting standards that drive accountability
• Stakeholder Engagement: Building trust across senior leadership, external partners, and technical teams
• Risk-Informed Planning: Integrating risk registers, mitigation tactics, and scenario thinking
• Communication Excellence: Producing bilingual deliverables, facilitating workshops, and presenting to executive boards