We are seeking a high-calibre IT Infrastructure Program Delivery Manager to lead and oversee the successful delivery of a large-scale, complex infrastructure program. This role demands strategic leadership, deep technical expertise, and a proven track record in managing multi-million-dollar programs involving cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure solutions.
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Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Employment Type: Full-Time, 12-Month Contract
Experience Level: Senior (15+ years)
Key Responsibilities:
- Program Leadership: Lead end-to-end delivery of a major IT infrastructure program, ensuring alignment with business goals, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
- Stakeholder Management: Engage and influence senior stakeholders across business units, vendors, and technology teams to ensure program success.
- Governance & Reporting: Establish and maintain robust program governance structures, including steering committees, risk management frameworks, and executive reporting, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements.
- Team Management: Lead cross-functional teams (internal and external), ensuring alignment across engineering, operations, and delivery partners.
- Budget & Resource Management: Own program budgets, forecasts, and resource planning, ensuring optimal allocation and cost control.
- Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues that could impact program delivery.
- Change Management: Drive organizational change associated with infrastructure transformation, including communication, training, and adoption strategies.
Experience and Skills:
- Minimum 15 years of experience in IT program delivery, with at least 10 years focused on infrastructure programs.
- Proven success delivering multi-million-dollar, enterprise-scale programs (e.g., cloud migrations, Oracle platforms, network upgrades).
- Deep technical knowledge across multiple domains including Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Oracle), networking, storage, virtualization, security, and DevOps.
- Strong command of delivery methodologies: MSP, PRINCE2, PMI, Agile (SAFe), and hybrid models.
- Experience with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow, Tableau, and Microsoft Project.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, ITIL, Agile, TOGAF) are highly desirable.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to operate in high-pressure environments and manage competing priorities.
- Experience working in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, government).
- Familiarity with global delivery models and managing distributed global teams.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Global exposure and leadership opportunities.
- Professional development and certification support.
- Opportunity to lead transformative programs in a dynamic enterprise environment.
