About the Job
Seeking an insightful, strategic, and visionary Senior Manager – Special Projects to oversee strategic initiatives at Core42, driving innovation, aligning projects with company objectives, and ensuring efficient delivery of high-impact solutions for our clients. You will play a key role in formulating business strategy, new venture incubation, developing strategic partnerships & alliances, and leading cross-group projects and initiatives.
Core42 is the UAE’s national-scale enabler for cloud and generative AI, combining G42 Group’s expertise across multiple technology disciplines into a single platform for public sector and large enterprise transformations.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the planning, execution, and delivery of special projects, ensuring alignment with organizational strategies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, goals, and deliverables to support digital transformation initiatives.
- Implement project management best practices to optimize project schedules, resources, and budgets, enhancing overall efficiency and excellence in project delivery.
- Drive strategic decision-making by analyzing project performance, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing corrective measures where necessary.
- Foster a culture of innovation by exploring emerging technologies and methodologies and integrating them into project strategies and execution.
- Establish and foster strong relationships with key stakeholders, partners, and clients to ensure successful project outcomes and sustainable growth.
- Communicate project updates, risks, and opportunities to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
- Leverage consumer insights, market/industry trends, and leading benchmarks to guide the implementation of strategic initiatives at Core42.
- Provide oversight and coordination for select initiatives and projects, working closely with initiative owners to drive ideation and implementation.
- Ensure all risk mitigations and contingency plans are prepared in coordination with the Risk Management team to avoid project delays.
- Assist in identifying and implementing special projects, driving synergies across Core42.
- Achieve and sustain alignment between change initiatives and Core42's overall business strategy.
- Contribute to the ideation process to formulate new business concepts and develop agile processes to accelerate the same.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
- MBA or equivalent.
- 10+ years experience in Management Consulting (preferably strategy consulting firm).
- At least 3-5 years of specific experience in leading projects related to AI, cloud computing, or digital transformation initiatives.
- PMP designation or equivalent certification would be considered an asset.
- Ability to establish strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Independent self-starter with a collaborative working style, strong work ethic, and flexibility to take on a wide range of roles and responsibilities.
- Careful attention to detail with strong organizational and analytical capabilities.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Work Conditions
- Culture: An open, diverse, and inclusive environment that encourages personal growth and focuses on groundbreaking, industry-first innovations.
- Career: Outstanding learning, development, and growth opportunities via structured training programs and innovative, high-tech projects.
- Work-Life: A hybrid work policy to strike the perfect balance between office and home.
- Rewards: A competitive remuneration package with perks including healthcare, education support, leave benefits, and more.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us.
