Program Manager

About the Job
As a Program Manager within G42’s Group Marketing & Communications team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the company’s brand narrative and market position by driving cross-functional projects that support the strategic marketing and communications initiatives of the organization. You will be accountable for the end-to-end execution of large and small-scale marketing and communications programs, ensuring performance, timely delivery, and impact, while building relationships both internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact marketing and communications programs from concept to completion, ensuring successful delivery on time and within budget.
• Serve as a strategic partner to multiple departments, including creative, digital, events, corporate communications, and external agencies, to execute marketing initiatives and campaigns seamlessly.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and deliverables for ongoing marketing and communications projects, quantifying and qualifying impact and results against objectives.
• Monitor and optimize the performance of marketing programs, providing insights and recommendations for greater impact and efficiencies.
• Provide real-time dashboards for senior management and ensure all project risks are identified and mitigated.
• Present well-packaged program outcomes on delivery, key performance metrics, qualitative and quantitative indicators, and resulting insights, lessons learned, and build standard operating procedures for future applications.
• Ensure the organization’s values are upheld at all times while maintaining a professional, cordial, collaborative, synergistic, and mission-focused working environment.

Key Skills

• Strategic project management and organizational skills with a proven track record in leading large-scale, complex, and fast-paced multi-projects.
• Exceptional communications and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence key stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving with the ability to foresee potential roadblocks and proactively mitigate them.
• Strong understanding of marketing principles and practices, including brand management, digital marketing, campaign execution, and performance.
• Analytical mindset with experience in measuring and optimizing program performance using data and insights.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills with a collaborative approach across multinational teams.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in managing and being accountable for program budgets.

Key Traits

• Proactive Leadership: Self-starter, leads by example, forward-thinking, with the ability to inspire and drive innovation across teams.
• Resilience: Capable of navigating high-pressure situations, remaining adaptable, and effectively managing change.
• Detail-Oriented: Keen eye for detail, ensuring precision and consistency in program deliverables.
• Collaborative Spirit: Naturally fosters teamwork while balancing independence and collaborative engagement.
• Visionary Thinker: Balances day-to-day management with a focus on long-term strategy, aligning projects with G42’s growth and innovation goals.
• Empathy & Communication: Exhibits emotional intelligence and clear communication, fostering strong stakeholder and team relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in program management, preferably within a marketing or communications function.
• Proven track record of successfully managing large-scale complex marketing programs with cross-functional teams.
• Strong familiarity with project management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum) and AI tools.
• Experience working in a technology-driven environment or AI sector is essential.
• Proficiency in using marketing analytics tools and reporting systems.