Senior Project Manager Dubai UAE

Position: Senior Project Manager

Date posted: 2022-07-13

Industry: other

Employment type: Full Time

Experience: 5 years

Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree holder

Salary: AED 10000 to 20000

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Company: Confidential

Description:

Opening for Senior Project Manager in Dubai, Local Candidates Required

The primary purpose of the senior project manager role is to lead, oversee and ensure the successful delivery and management of single or multiple projects. The senior project manager must do this within scope, to a certain quality, and within time and cost constraints. These factors may be clearly defined or may require dynamic change management to deliver business value.

• Bachelor’s degree in business information systems (IS), computer science or related field, or equivalent IT experience. MBA in IS or other master’s degree preferred.
• Program manager training and certification desirable.
• Seven or more years of progressively responsible IT experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving
• Five years of successfully managing complex and risky projects
• Five or more years of BU or BU-facing experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving
• Experience in leading diverse teams
• Experience and ability in using “soft skills” or “people skills”
• Distinctive blend of business, IT, financial and communication skills. This blend is vital because this is a highly visible position with substantial impact.
• Good understanding of current and emerging technologies, and of how other enterprises are using them to drive digital business.
• Knowledge of project management methodology and experience or familiarity with major, defined program management approaches (for example, that of the Project Management Institute or PRINCE2 and agile approaches).
• Significant knowledge of project planning/scheduling tools (for example, Microsoft Project and Open Workbench), with a solid track record of practical application.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; expertise in setting and managing customer expectations.
• Effective influencing and negotiating skills in an environment in which this role may not directly control resources.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
• Ability to support a tactical resource plan by mapping future demand to forecast project completions in the project portfolio.