Whiteshield

Digital Delivery Manager (PMO)

Whiteshield

Posted 8 hours ago

Employment Type

Full Time

Location

Dubai

Requirements

Project Management, Agile, Leadership, Communication, Problem Solving

Required Skills

Project Management Agile Jira Confluence Azure DEVOPS Data Science Policy AI

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • End-to-End Project Leadership: Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and closure of complex digital and policy projects from inception through delivery.
  • PMO Governance: Establish and enforce PMO governance, delivery standards, and reporting frameworks across all projects to ensure consistency and quality.
  • Cross-Functional Coordination: Coordinate and drive cross-functional delivery teams including product, data science, data engineering, AI and BI development to achieve project objectives.
  • Stakeholder Interface: Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders, executive leadership, and technical teams to ensure alignment and transparency.
  • Product Delivery Oversight: Govern the design, development, validation, and deployment of digital products to ensure they meet quality standards and business requirements.
  • Analytics & Reporting: Ensure effective visualization and consumption of insights through Live Jira dashboards and related analytics platforms for real-time project visibility.
  • Toolset Management: Manage project delivery using Jira, Confluence and Azure-based toolsets, ensuring transparency, traceability, and control across all initiatives.
  • Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies to keep projects on track.
  • Scope & Schedule Control: Monitor and control scope, schedule, and benefits realization across concurrent initiatives to ensure successful outcomes.
  • Quality Assurance: Ensure quality and consistency of deliverables through formal reviews and adherence to Whiteshield standards.
  • Executive Reporting: Provide clear, concise, and regular status reporting to senior stakeholders and steering committees.
  • Resource Optimization: Optimize resource planning, capacity management, and prioritization across multiple workstreams to maximize efficiency.

Requirements

  • Exceptional analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • Multiple years of experience in project/program management and PMO leadership, preferably in a dynamic, high-growth and highly innovative environment.
  • Proven successful experience in delivering complex digital products and technology initiatives from scratch.
  • Proficiency with relevant tooling (such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, and analytics platforms).
  • Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, or Agile certifications (Scrum Master, SAFe, etc.).
  • Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, and hybrid delivery methodologies with experience adapting frameworks to organizational needs.
  • Experience with data-driven decision making and building dashboards/reporting frameworks for executive visibility.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to multitask and resilience to meet deadlines and manage stressful situations.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills and experience with stakeholder management at all levels.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with AI and data science technologies.
  • Familiarity with policy and economic development.
  • Strong leadership and team management skills.

Benefits

  • Inclusive by Design
  • Celebrate the Climb
  • Flexible, Human-Centered Work
  • Impact with Purpose
  • Global Mindset

About the Company

Whiteshield is a global policy advisory and AI economics firm known for our ability to respond to global challenges rapidly and incisively. We use the most advanced tools and technology and combine them with our team of leading international experts to engage decision-makers in tackling society's most significant challenges. We are recognized for our rapid decision support, innovation, data science algorithms and deep policy expertise. We are specialists in "connecting the dots" between policy, business and technology.

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