Job Opportunity in UAE as a Program Manager at Alfuttaim

Alfuttaim offers a job opportunity in UAE as a Program Manager. The purpose of this job is to provide program management, leadership and direction for highly visible, complex data and analytics strategic initiatives and drive end-to-end cross-functional program management and operational excellence, to solve complex business problems that are top-of-mind for the executives. You will provide oversight of transformation implementation across various data and analytics programs within respective Business Units. This will include leadership reporting, scheduling, benefits tracking and reporting, issues and risk Management, etc as well as coaching and capability building in modern, effective program and project management techniques.

You will be responsible for:

• Manage strategic, transformational data and analytics programs.
• Facilitate the creation and approval of complex business cases within the program, and coordinate the sharing of resources among projects (collaborating with data engineering/scientists, analysts, business stakeholders and IT).
• Establish, maintain, and influence program stakeholder relationships, expectations, and communications, both internal and external to the organization.
• Execute program plans (quality, risk, communication, staffing, etc.) and capture and communicate program status and data in order to maintain accurate and current program information for the use of stakeholders.
• Obtain approval for the program and actively manage program benefits and issues in partnership with business partners.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagements update transformation management tools regularly to ensure regular and timely updates through close coordination with transformation leads across the business.

You must have:

• Degree level or higher preferably in program or project management.

Minimum Experience and Knowledge:

• 5+ years of professional project management experience, with at least 2 years of large program management experience in data and analytics (preferably advanced analytics).
• Full proficiency with Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Excel, Project and Word.

Job-Specific/Technical Skills required to complete the tasks:

• Program Management Professional (PgMP) Certification and/or Green Belt, Black Belt, or Scrum Master Certification preferred.
• Proven expertise in usage of MS Office Suite and related project management systems (Preferably Microsoft Project Online Professional and JIRA).
• Experience working with data analytics tools and reporting platforms.
• Experience supporting Organization Change Management teams to implement new operating models, roles and responsibilities.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem solving, resourcefulness and time management capabilities.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives.
• Excellent understanding and work experience with project budgets and financial management.
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to anticipate conflict and resolving pending issues.

About Al-Futtaim:

Al-Futtaim’s family business traces its origins back to the 1930s on the banks of the Dubai Creek, a trailblazer for innovative trading concepts designed to enrich lifestyles. Today, Al-Futtaim is present in 29 countries, represents over 200 companies spanning the automotive, finance, retail, and real estate industries, and it is now 42,000 people strong. Currently spanning the automotive, finance, retail, and real estate industries, Al-Futtaim’s diverse and far-reaching portfolio of brands and companies are ever-present in people’s lives, from the shores of Singapore to the sands of the UAE.

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