Global Digital Transformation Project Lead

International Civil Aviation Organization; Home (KS); Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

UN Women seeks a senior Project Manager to lead corporate technology and digital transformation initiatives, including PRISM, across the organization. You will partner with IST, SPU, and business process owners to shape strategy, manage scope, and govern delivery.

You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, oversee risk, budget, change management, and reporting to the Digital Governance Board, ensuring alignment with UN Women’s priorities and global operations.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years of experience that combines strategic and managerial leadership in complex IT, digital transformation projects, including planning, design development, and implementation, in large and/or international organisations is required.
• Experience in software development and product implementation projects is required.
• Experience in organizational change management, risk mitigation, and conflict management is required.
• Experience in roles as a Programme Manager, Project Manager, and/or Business Analyst is required.
• Experience in the development and management of project budgeting, and tracking is required.
• Experience leading a cross-functional team is required.
• Experience working within the United Nations or at a global/corporate level is highly desirable.
• Experience with data integration across different technical platforms is required.
• Experience with enterprise services like Microsoft 365, Oracle Cloud ERP (or any ERP platform), SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS models is required.
• Experience in the use of standard office software packages (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.), spreadsheet and database packages is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction and management of assigned digital transformation projects, including PRISM.
• Provide strategic vision and project management leadership for the assigned projects in collaboration with IST leadership.
• Coordinate the technical implementation of PRISM enhancements and stabilization roadmap during 2027.
• Act as a trusted project manager across business processes and workstreams; oversee process improvement discussions.
• Engage and coordinate business owners and focal points across the Organization globally.
• Ensure project objectives align with Organization’s goals, priorities, policies, and best practices.
• Provide high-level analysis on options, priorities, risks, dependencies, and resource implications.
• Monitor, track and control technical outcomes to resolve issues and dependencies.
• Plan and coordinate project delivery across business and technical teams.
• Develop, maintain and monitor integrated project plans with scope, timelines, and resources.
• Coordinate with departments to ensure alignment and progress.
• Monitor delivery variances and implement corrective actions.
• Provide input to and review implementation plans, budgets, and milestones.
• Engage stakeholders at all levels and provide regular progress reports.
• Coordinate cross-functional discussions to resolve priorities and decisions.
• Establish mechanisms for managing scope, changes, risks, and dependencies.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies for implementation.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Change management

Risk management

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Master’s degree in business administration or related field

First-level university degree with additional qualifying experience

Job description

UN Women seeks a senior Project Manager to lead corporate technology and digital transformation initiatives, including PRISM, across the organization. You will partner with IST, SPU, and business process owners to shape strategy, manage scope, and govern delivery.

You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, oversee risk, budget, change management, and reporting to the Digital Governance Board, ensuring alignment with UN Women’s priorities and global operations.