The Senior Program Manager, Digital Strategy is the company’s enterprise orchestrator and value guardian, entrusted to convert the Group’s digital strategy into measurable, high-impact outcomes across multiple entities. Mandated to architect, govern, and accelerate the delivery of complex, cross-entity digital programs, this role synthesizes executive vision into actionable program roadmaps, robust governance frameworks, and sustained value realization. As the principal execution advisor to the Manager/VP, Group Digital Strategy & Transformation, the Senior Program Manager steers investment choices, adjudicates trade-offs, and de-risks execution.
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Key Responsibilities
- Translate, architect, and operationalize the company’s enterprise digital strategy into robust, actionable program roadmaps defining and validating clear value hypotheses, establishing rigorous and measurable KPIs/OKRs.
- Advise, influence, and secure pivotal decisions at program boards and steering committees on program scope, funding allocation, sequencing, and risk appetite.
- Lead and coach Program/Project Managers, Product/Value Owners, and analysts; mentor UAE Nationals and build a succession bench.
- Optimize spend via staged funding, demand shaping, right-sizing vendor scope, and leveraging shared services to lift return on digital investments.
- Publish executive scorecards and heatmaps tracking benefits realization, delivery predictability, and risk posture.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or Business; Master’s degree/MBA preferred.
- 8-10+ years leading complex, multi-entity digital programs with material budget authority; 5+ years in cross-functional program leadership.
- Proven delivery of enterprise-scale programs with measurable benefits; mastery of LPM/Agile at Scale, OKRs, business casing, and benefits realization.
- Strong grasp of enterprise architecture, cyber/privacy guardrails, and IT/OT regulatory environments; executive influence and decision framing.
Professional Certifications
- PgMP, MoP, SAFe LPM/RTE, PMP/PRINCE2, ITIL 4, Prosci/Change, TOGAF (advantageous).
Technical Competencies
- Digital Program Strategy & Road mapping; Portfolio Synchronization; OKR/Benefits Management; Risk & Assurance Governance; Vendor & Commercial Management.
