About the Role
Shamal Holding, a diversified investment firm headquartered in Dubai, is seeking a Senior Manager of Digital Projects and Services. In this pivotal role, you will lead the end-to-end implementation of digital projects, ensuring that solutions are technically robust, aligned with organizational goals, and delivered within specified budgets and timelines. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to convert business needs into actionable technical execution plans, overseeing complete project lifecycles using agile methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Translate organizational technology goals into actionable project delivery roadmaps.
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of IT projects, including planning, requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support.
- Coordinate with IT architecture, security, infrastructure, and operations teams to ensure integrated technical delivery.
- Conduct detailed solution evaluations to ensure technical feasibility and alignment with enterprise architecture.
- Prepare project charters, schedules, budgets, and resource plans; monitor progress to ensure on-time delivery.
- Drive agile delivery, facilitating sprint planning, backlog refinement, release planning, and retrospectives.
- Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring robust governance.
- Maintain project documentation, ensuring traceability and audit readiness.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Digital Transformation, or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant IT project delivery experience, including at least 3 years in a project or technical leadership role.
- Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum Master, or ITIL are highly desirable.
- Strong expertise in IT project management and agile delivery methodologies.
- Excellent understanding of enterprise IT architecture, system integration, and security principles.
- Strong stakeholder communication skills, bridging technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to lead problem-solving initiatives and make informed decisions.
- Visa Provided for qualified candidates.
Benefits
Joining Shamal Holding offers you a unique opportunity to be part of a team that is transforming the landscape of digital projects in the UAE. You will enjoy competitive benefits, including professional development opportunities, a collaborative work environment, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the organization's strategic direction.
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