Job description
AED 75,000–90,000 per month + full family package (schooling + benefits)
Exclusive mandate | Global tech giant | Dubai-based
If you’ve led national-scale transformation programmes, can run a complex delivery portfolio like a business, and you’re the person execs trust when the stakes are high — this one’s built for you.
We’re hiring a Project Head / Enterprise Transformation Leader to take ownership of a high-impact portfolio spanning sovereign/enterprise AI readiness, cloud & infrastructure transformation, and ERP lifecycle delivery. This is a Dubai-based leadership role with real authority, serious budget, and global visibility.
What you’ll own
- Lead end-to-end delivery governance across a multi-workstream transformation portfolio (initiation → stabilisation → benefits realisation)
- Run portfolio controls: RAID, dependency management, change control, delivery assurance, and executive reporting
- Drive execution across multi-geo teams and vendor ecosystems (SIs, MSPs, partners) — often without direct line authority
- Operate at CXO / SteerCo level: decision-making, escalations, and stakeholder alignment
- Bring delivery discipline across SAFe / Agile / hybrid / waterfall environments depending on what the programme needs
- Own financial governance: budgeting, forecasting, CapEx, spend envelope control, audit readiness
What “great” looks like
- 15–20+ years delivering complex enterprise programmes (AI, cloud, ERP, digital platforms) at scale
- Proven track record running large portfolios with measurable outcomes (cost, efficiency, stabilisation, time-to-value)
- Strong governance muscle: PMO frameworks, delivery command centres, portfolio cadence, exec dashboards
- Comfortable in high-accountability environments with senior stakeholders across government/enterprise
- Confident leading multi-vendor delivery models and holding partners to outcomes
Nice-to-haves (but not required)
- Experience delivering AI-ready infrastructure / sovereign AI programmes
- ERP delivery leadership across HR / Supply Chain / Procurement modules
- Tools: Azure DevOps, Power BI (or equivalent reporting + delivery control stack)
Package
- AED 75,000–90,000 per month (depending on level and scope)
- Full family benefits including schooling
- Dubai-based, with global programme exposure
- Exclusive role — confidential search with a global tech giant
Skills
Sovereign AI transformation and enterprise AI readiness, national-scale programme governance, portfolio and PMO leadership, end-to-end transformation delivery (initiation to stabilisation and benefits realisation), large-scale ERP lifecycle implementation (HR, supply chain, procurement), cloud and hybrid infrastructure transformation (Azure/AWS), digital platform delivery across multi-site/global operations, SAFe Agile at scale (PI Planning, Portfolio Kanban, OKRs), Agile/Scrum/Kanban/Waterfall and hybrid delivery, delivery assurance and project controls (RAID, dependencies, change control, scope/schedule), executive and board-level stakeholder management (CXO/SteerCo), multi-vendor and system integrator governance, influence without direct authority across multi-geo teams, financial governance with P&L ownership (budgeting, CapEx forecasting, spend envelope control, margin/cost control), audit readiness and compliance, KPI design and executive reporting dashboards (Power BI, Azure DevOps), service delivery and ITIL/ITSM operating models, disaster recovery and high-availability environments, large-scale data/application migration (500TB), operational efficiency improvement and transformation benefits realisation, Saudi Vision 2030-aligned delivery, GCC/UAE/KSA enterprise and government transformation.