Role Purpose

The Project Manager will be responsible for establishing and operating a centralized Program Management Office (PMO) to govern, coordinate, and control the delivery of the firm’s 2030 Strategy Programs. This role provides end-to-end program oversight, ensuring strategic initiatives are translated into clearly defined workstreams and delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with regulatory, operational, and asset/wealth management objectives.

A critical component of the role includes the selection, onboarding, and management of external consultants, including specialist firms engaged in defining Business Requirements, Target Operating Models, and transformation deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

Program & PMO Governance

• Establish and manage a fit-for-purpose PMO framework covering governance, planning, reporting, risk, issue, dependency, and financial management.
• Define and maintain program standards, templates, controls, and governance cadence for a multi-year strategic transformation.
• Own and maintain the integrated master program plan across all 2030 strategy initiatives and workstreams.
• Ensure alignment between strategic objectives, regulatory requirements, and execution priorities.

Consultant & Vendor Management

• Support procurement, selection, and onboarding of external consultants and advisory partners.
• Define scopes of work, milestones, deliverables, and success criteria for consulting engagements.
• Act as the central coordination point for consultants to ensure consistency, quality, and alignment with PMO standards.
• Monitor consultant performance against agreed timelines, budgets, and deliverables.

Business Requirements & Delivery Oversight

• Oversee the development of business requirements, ensuring they are complete, prioritized, and traceable to strategic objectives.
• Coordinate inputs across business, operations, compliance, risk, technology, and investment teams.
• Identify and manage dependencies between business requirements, operating model changes, and implementation phases.

Stakeholder & Executive Reporting

• Produce concise, decision-ready reports for senior management and governance forums.
• Facilitate steering committees, design authorities, and executive checkpoints.
• Act as a trusted interface between program sponsors, business leaders, consultants, and delivery teams.

Education & Experience Requirements

• 10+ years of Project Management experience within a banking environment.
• Proven experience delivering end-to-end project and program lifecycles.
• Strong background in Asset & Wealth Management / Private Banking projects or programs.
• Hands-on experience with Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Solid experience in process mapping, process re-engineering, and customer journey analysis within asset management.
• Demonstrated change management delivery experience, from business case creation through UAT planning and execution.
• Operational or transformation experience within the asset management industry.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Arabic is required.

Key Competencies

• Strategic program leadership
• PMO governance and controls
• Consultant and vendor management
• Stakeholder and executive engagement
• Change and transformation delivery
• Risk and dependency management
• Strong communication and influencing skills