Senior Associate - PMO

JOB PURPOSE
Lead the EPMO’s A.I. transformation and project manage the Group’s strategic A.I. initiatives
Drive successful implementation of the EPMO team’s strategy, services and deliverables
Support delivery and monitoring of ad hoc strategic and special projects
Please note, this role is for a UAE national only
 
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Project manage the Group’s most strategic A.I. initiatives from business case to deployment, coordinating Business Owners, Technology teams and vendors
Lead, hands-on, the EPMO team’s A.I. transformation by developing new tools, automations and products that enhance productivity and management insights
Design, build and maintain A.I. agents and automated workflows, ensuring adoption, data governance and continuous improvement
Establish frameworks to manage initiatives, including methodologies, tools, and organizational structures
Determine key steps and milestones for implementing initiatives in coordination with the Business Owners
Identify the interdependencies between initiatives, and manage risks and escalation on the singular and aggregate levels
Report project progress, achievements interdependencies, risks and challenges to Management
Provide support to the business owners and sponsors in uplifting the quality of project plans and other project & initiative artifacts
Review quality, performance reports and perform Quality Assurance on all initiative's deliverables/outputs
Manage and monitoring change requests and ensure that they adhere to the approved policies
Support in the delivery and monitoring of ad hoc strategic and special business projects
Conduct research, analysis and other strategic activities in collaboration with the Strategy team as required by the business from time to time
 
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
RELATED YEAR OF EXPERIENCE:
6 years in PMO, technology delivery or A.I. / software engineering roles
FIELD OF EXPERIENCE:
Built and deployed A.I. tools, agents or automations into business use
Led implementations from ideation to post closing of A.I. initiatives
Experience in managing PMO in the Real Estate sector or corporate departments in a holding structure
TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
A.I. agents and tools development (LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering)
Coding in Python and SQL; APIs and data integration
Proficiency in Copilot Studio, Power Automate, Power BI and Azure
Project Management, Agile delivery and Strategic Planning
Stakeholder management, Research and Analysis
QUALIFICATION
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar
A.I. and PMP certification are advantageous