Project Management Lead - Film Studio (SPA5-50012959)

Qiddiya | القدية; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya | القدية seeks a Sr. PMO & Strategy Coordination lead to act as the focal point for the Film Studio asset, providing a decision-ready view for the General Manager and executives.

You will establish disciplined PMO routines, coordinate leadership requests, track progress, and deliver high-quality reporting for activation and steady-state operations. You will manage the GM's strategic agenda, prepare executive dashboards, and drive cross-functional alignment across commercial, financial,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Engineering/Economics/PM or related field.
• MBA, Master's degree, PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification preferred.
• 7-10 years of experience in corporate strategy, PMO, or executive office roles.
• Experience working with executive leadership, C-suite stakeholders, or senior government and corporate interfaces preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end oversight of strategic initiatives, executive priorities, and cross-functional projects across the Film Studio asset.
• Manage the General Manager's strategic agenda, leadership priorities, action trackers, decision logs, and executive follow-ups.
• Establish PMO governance routines, project reporting standards, milestone tracking, and escalation mechanisms.
• Track project risks, dependencies, issues, decisions, and corrective actions across operational, commercial, financial, and corporate workstreams.
• Act as the primary coordination interface between the General Manager, functional teams, shared service stakeholders, consultants, and external parties.
• Coordinate strategic requests from senior leadership and external stakeholders, ensuring timely responses, ownership assignment, and progress visibility.
• Prepare executive reports, dashboards, briefing notes, presentations, and decision-support materials for leadership review.
• Support strategic planning, business transformation, activation readiness, and operating model implementation initiatives.
• Review and challenge outputs from teams, consultants, and vendors to ensure they are structured, accurate, and decision-ready.
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment meetings, governance forums, and performance review routines.
• Monitor implementation progress against approved plans, budgets, timelines, and priority outcomes.
• Identify bottlenecks, unresolved dependencies, and emerging risks requiring leadership intervention.
• Maintain centralized records of key initiatives, actions, approvals, and management decisions.
• Support preparation for board, committee, steering, and executive update meetings where required.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning discipline, reporting quality, and cross-functional execution effectiveness.

Skills

PMO governance

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Structured problem solving

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Discretion in leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or PMP

PRINCE2

Job description

Role Purpose

Serve as the strategic coordination and project management focal point for the Film Studio asset, enabling the General Manager to maintain a single, decision-ready view of executive priorities, strategic initiatives, risks, milestones, and cross-functional actions. The role is responsible for establishing disciplined PMO routines, coordinating leadership requests, tracking implementation progress, and ensuring high-quality reporting and decision support across activation and steady-state operations.

Role Purpose

Serve as the strategic coordination and project management focal point for the Film Studio asset, enabling the General Manager to maintain a single, decision-ready view of executive priorities, strategic initiatives, risks, milestones, and cross-functional actions. The role is responsible for establishing disciplined PMO routines, coordinating leadership requests, tracking implementation progress, and ensuring high-quality reporting and decision support across activation and steady-state operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end oversight of strategic initiatives, executive priorities, and cross-functional projects across the Film Studio asset
• Manage the General Manager's strategic agenda, leadership priorities, action trackers, decision logs, and executive follow-ups
• Establish PMO governance routines, project reporting standards, milestone tracking, and escalation mechanisms
• Track project risks, dependencies, issues, decisions, and corrective actions across operational, commercial, financial, and corporate workstreams
• Act as the primary coordination interface between the General Manager, functional teams, shared service stakeholders, consultants, and external parties
• Coordinate strategic requests from senior leadership and external stakeholders, ensuring timely responses, ownership assignment, and progress visibility
• Prepare executive reports, dashboards, briefing notes, presentations, and decision-support materials for leadership review
• Support strategic planning, business transformation, activation readiness, and operating model implementation initiatives
• Review and challenge outputs from teams, consultants, and vendors to ensure they are structured, accurate, and decision-ready
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment meetings, governance forums, and performance review routines
• Monitor implementation progress against approved plans, budgets, timelines, and priority outcomes
• Identify bottlenecks, unresolved dependencies, and emerging risks requiring leadership intervention
• Maintain centralized records of key initiatives, actions, approvals, and management decisions
• Support preparation for board, committee, steering, and executive update meetings where required
• Drive continuous improvement in planning discipline, reporting quality, and cross-functional execution effectiveness

KPIs

• Timeliness of executive reports and dashboards
• Milestone achievement rate for strategic initiatives
• Closure rate of leadership actions and decisions
• Accuracy and completeness of risk, issue, and dependency tracking
• Quality of decision-support materials
• Stakeholder satisfaction with PMO coordination
• Reduction in overdue actions and unresolved escalations

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, Project Management, or related field
• MBA, Master's degree, PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification preferred

Experience

• 7-10 years of experience in corporate strategy, PMO, project management, transformation, management consulting, or executive office roles
• Experience managing complex cross-functional programmes and senior stakeholder interactions
• Experience working with executive leadership, C-suite stakeholders, or senior government and corporate interfaces preferred

Preferred Background

• Management consulting, corporate strategy, PMO, transformation office, entertainment, destination, real estate, or asset activation environments
• Experience supporting new asset activation, operating model implementation, or strategic programme delivery preferred

Technical & Functional Expectations

• Strong PMO, project governance, and executive reporting capability
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear leadership insights and recommendations
• Strong stakeholder management, structured problem solving, and presentation skills
• Ability to work with discretion, urgency, and high attention to detail in a senior leadership environment

Key Competencies

• Project governance
• Strategic coordination
• Executive communication
• Stakeholder managementStructured problem solving
• Risk and issue management
• Decision support