One client a major UAEbased bank is looking for experienced program/portfolio project management professionals for a position of Vice President/Senior Vice President in IT Project Portfolio Delivery. This is a permanent and onsite position based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
A selected and onboarded for this senior role employee will do the following:
- Define the portfolio strategy and ensure that projects within the portfolio contribute to the strategic objectives of the bank;
- Coordinate the planning and of multiple programs and projects managing crossfunctional teams and resources;
- Monitor and track the performance of the portfolio providing reports on status risks and risk mitigation plans;
- Implement and manage portfolio governance processes ensuring compliance with standards policies and frameworks;
- Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations ensuring that the portfolios value is understood and communicated;
- Conduct regular portfolio reviews and adjust strategies as necessary to ensure successful outcomes;
- Lead risk identification and risk mitigation processes across the portfolio;
- Develop and enhance knowledge and skills of the key team members including the PMs and BAs;
- Ensure a high success rate for projects delivered on time within scope and within budget across the portfolio;
- Reduce portfoliolevel delivery risks through early identification and mitigation strategies;
- Increase visibility and reporting accuracy for the portfolio;
- Reduce resource conflicts through improved crossproject resource management processes;
- Improve resource onboarding through pipeline management and leveraging ODCs and partners;
- Achieve effective portfolio resource utilization rate without exceeding budget limits;
- Implement portfolio review processes with 100 of projects evaluated for alignment to business strategy each quarter;
- Achieve 95 of projects staying within budget across the portfolio.
Requirements
A successful candidate should have:
- Minimum 12 or more years of experience in program portfolio and project management preferably in banking and/or financial services industries;
- Minimum 3 or more years of experience in a similar project portfolio management role preferably in banking and/or financial services industries;
- A Bachelor Degree in project management engineering business administrator or similar business areas a Master Degree is preferred.
Benefits
A very competitive compensation package shall be discussed with the shortlisted candidates.