Siemens
Digital Project Manager - Dubai, UAE
SiemensUnited Arab Emirates8 days ago
Full-timeProject Management
At Siemens, we believe in enabling progress through intelligent, efficient, and sustainable technologies. Our mission is to deliver innovative solutions that drive transformation across industries, infrastructure, and communities. With a portfolio of digitally enabled systems, services, and platforms, we help our customers achieve operational excellence, optimize resources, and realize long-term impact.

We are looking for an accomplished and visionary Digital Project Manager to ensure that digital projects are delivered successfully to the full satisfaction of the customer and in keeping with Siemens policies, budgets, and timelines. Perform the digital PM role to manage Siemens delivery towards the customer for the contracted digital scope and own the overall project activity, vendor management and customer stakeholder management.

About The Role

Reporting directly to Siemens VP Operations, you will serve as the primary interface and point of contact between Siemens and the customer. You will lead the delivery of all contracted digital and smart services, ensuring alignment with the customer PMO and adherence to the agreed scope of work.

You will oversee the end-to-end delivery of digital projects, acting as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for the customer PMO, and managing internal and external digital integrations including third-party partners. As the technical project owner, you will ensure timely, within-budget delivery, while managing project revenue, budget, and cash flow.

Your Role – Strategic, Regional, and Growth-Oriented

  • Own full delivery of digital project implementations in line with contractual scope.
  • Define project missions, goals, tasks, and resource requirements collaboratively.
  • Resolve or escalate conflicts within projects or across functional teams, employing PMO-approved monitoring and corrective actions.
  • Build and manage project teams, supporting their technical and functional development.
  • Manage project budgets and resource allocation effectively.
  • Collaborate closely with the customer PMO to anticipate needs and improve delivery processes.
  • Work cross-functionally to troubleshoot issues and implement improvements.
  • Follow standardized project management methodologies.
  • Provide regular, transparent updates to Siemens regional management, highlighting plans, challenges, and resolutions.
  • Collaborate with Services consultants and designers to fully capture customer requirements.
  • Review all relevant documentation to identify risks and opportunities.
  • Deliver client and partner feedback to enhance service quality and customer satisfaction.
  • Manage ecosystem and portfolio partners to ensure timely delivery while safeguarding Siemens and partner interests.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Act as the liaison between project governance, architecture office, and the customer.
  • Develop and own the project plan for digital solution implementation.
  • Lead build, installation, testing, and commissioning phases as per contract.
  • Manage functional acceptance testing and ensure alignment with agreed test cases.
  • Forecast and manage Siemens resource deployment.
  • Oversee invoices, payment plans, and timely collections.
  • Report project cash flow and financial status monthly to Siemens country management.
  • Identify and escalate risks and issues to governance and country management.
  • Ensure all deliverables comply with the defined project methodology.
  • Present progress, risks, and mitigations in weekly/monthly steering committee meetings.

Your Qualifications and Skills – Digital and Solid!

  • Minimum 10 years’ experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for end-user facing products, with strong knowledge of BRS, HLD, LLD, FAT, and UAT processes.
  • At least 7 years’ hands-on experience in software build, implementation, testing, and handover to support teams.
  • Proficient in Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies.
  • Extensive experience running requirements gathering and functional/user testing workshops with end customers.
  • Skilled in bug/issue management leading to successful UAT sign-off.
  • Experience with issue management tools such as JIRA.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience navigating global matrix organizations and working across diverse cultures and time zones.
  • Strong understanding of IT, software applications, IoT, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity.
  • Ability to build and maintain detailed project plans for main programs and sub-programs involving multiple solution vendors.
  • Solid understanding of overall solution architecture and third-party vendor roles to ensure seamless delivery.
  • Track requirements, use cases, and UI design elements against delivered scope; manage change requests effectively.
  • Manage the entire solution delivery lifecycle—from requirements mapping and design to build and testing—ensuring successful handover.
  • Execute project delivery aligned with payment milestones, including invoicing upon successful deliverable acceptance.
  • Demonstrate tact and adaptability to engage effectively with stakeholders across different hierarchies and cultures.

Role Essentials

  • Experience in IT/OT systems integration and delivery.
  • Positive, proactive mindset with a can-do attitude.
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail and adaptability.
  • Comfortable facing and overcoming daily challenges.
  • Proficient in spoken and written English.
  • Willingness to travel regionally and internationally as required.
  • PMP and/or ITIL certification is highly desirable.

What Else Do I Need to Know?

Siemens is a global leader in engineering, digitalization, and sustainable innovation. Working with us means joining a company that values diversity, creativity, and purpose-driven growth. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment where individuals are empowered to lead, innovate, and shape the future.

We are committed to building teams that reflect the richness of the communities we operate in. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and abilities, to apply. Learn more at: www.siemens.com

Discover your future with us: www.siemens.com/careers/digitalminds

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