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Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives, MENA

Unlock employer Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posted: 13 Sep 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $90k - $120k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Apply from abroad
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Professional

Position

About
Interested in working on an innovative and high-impact business that is changing the way customers think about grocery? The MENA Grocery team (UFG) is offering a role to own building new business from ground zero. We are seeking a self-starter who can quickly familiarize themselves with this fast-paced environment, build relationships and trust with cross-functional teams, and assume ownership within the program which will require understanding complex business, tech, and ops processes at Amazon and our partners and devising an optimal engagement model.

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In this role, you will influence internal and external stakeholders and leadership to buy into your strategic direction in forging new business partnerships, drive program end-to-end to onboard partners while ensuring flawless execution, and continuously analyze key metrics to drive improvements for your business. This position involves regular communication with senior leadership on business and customer offering reviews, operations excellence improvement areas, project execution, and risks.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform deep dives into issues and create structured problem statements with quantified impact. Run weekly performance reviews with stakeholders using automated reports and dashboards.
  • Support planning cadences across supply chain, business, and ops to ensure alignment on volume outlook and capacity plans. Own the forecast accuracy review loop and recommend corrections.
  • Design the measurement framework, track adoption/impact, and iterate the program based on data feedback.
  • Identify inefficiencies or process breakages through data signals and team inputs; design SOP changes or automation recommendations.
  • Present crisp updates and insights to leadership with clear ownership, timelines, and next steps.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of Program/Product management or equivalent experience
  • Limited time (1-2 years) experience in diverse roles of BA, Vendor management, Product, and Program will be helpful in delivering results in this role
  • Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
  • Proven ability to handle complexity in managing successful partner relations
  • Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
  • Experience defining and executing program requirements
  • Experience in complex problem-solving and working in a tight schedule environment
  • SQL proficiency for querying operational and planning datasets
  • Advanced Excel for modeling, pivoting, and simulation

Location
SAU, Riyadh

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