Senior Manager / Governance & PMO Lead – Telecom Transformation

Auxo Talent; Dammam; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Auxo Talent is seeking an experienced Senior Manager / Governance & PMO Lead to drive governance and programme management for a major telecom transformation in Saudi Arabia. This senior, client-facing role requires strong governance, PMO leadership, executive reporting and complex delivery.

You will lead the Governance & PMO function, coach a PMO team, manage executive forums, and provide clear visibility of priorities and risks across multiple vendors and service providers.

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading Governance / PMO functions within large-scale transformation programmes.
• Proven experience managing and developing an experienced PMO or programme governance team.
• Telecom industry experience strongly preferred.
• Strong exposure to senior and C-level stakeholders.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams, vendors and delivery partners in complex environments.
• Minimum 5+ years of consulting experience.
• Saudi-based or willing to travel to Saudi Arabia for the majority of the working week.
• Arabic speaking is a plus.
• PMP certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall Governance & PMO function across the transformation programme.
• Manage and coach an experienced PMO/governance team covering planning, reporting, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Own executive governance forums, Steering Committee preparation and senior management reporting.
• Consolidate programme performance and provide visibility of priorities, risks, dependencies and key decisions.
• Challenge workstream leads and ensure actions are followed through to resolution.
• Coordinate across multiple client teams, vendors, delivery partners and service providers.
• Act as a senior point of contact for the client on overall programme performance and governance.

Skills

Governance

PMO Leadership

Executive reporting

Transformation delivery

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

PMP certification

Arabic language

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager / Governance & PMO Lead to lead the governance and programme management function for a major telecom transformation programme in Saudi Arabia.

This is a senior, client-facing role requiring strong experience in programme governance, PMO leadership, executive reporting and complex transformation delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the overall Governance & PMO function across the transformation programme
• Manage and coach an experienced PMO/governance team covering planning, reporting, risks, issues and dependencies
• Own executive governance forums, Steering Committee preparation and senior management reporting
• Consolidate programme performance and provide clear visibility of priorities, risks, dependencies and key decisions
• Challenge workstream leads and ensure actions are followed through to resolution
• Coordinate across multiple client teams, vendors, delivery partners and service providers
• Act as a senior point of contact for the client on overall programme performance and governance

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong experience leading Governance / PMO functions within large-scale transformation programmes
• Proven experience managing and developing an experienced PMO or programme governance team
• Telecom industry experience strongly preferred
• Strong exposure to senior and C-level stakeholders
• Experience managing multiple workstreams, vendors and delivery partners in complex environments
• Minimum 5+ years of consulting experience
• Saudi-based or willing to travel to Saudi Arabia for the majority of the working week
• Arabic speaking is a plus
• PMP certification is a plus

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior transformation professional who can bring structure, challenge and strong governance to a complex, high-profile telecom programme.

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