Executive Manager, Enterprise Programs Management & Execution

Department: Central Finance & Accounts

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Job Grade: VP

Total Position: 01

Location: Head Office

About the Role:

The Head of Enterprise Program Management & Execution is responsible for end-to-end coordination, governance, and timely execution of all strategic and cross-functional projects across the organization. The role exists to create single-point visibility for management, enforce execution discipline, remove bottlenecks, and ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and aligned with organizational priorities.

This role provides enterprise‑wide execution authority, ensuring accountability, follow‑through, coordination, and management visibility across all key initiatives.

This is not an IT PMO role —it is an enterprise execution and accountability role .

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Project Governance & Visibility

• Establish and maintain a centralized enterprise project portfolio, covering IT and non-IT initiatives
• Create a single source of truth for project status, timelines, dependencies, risks, and ownership
• Develop standardized project reporting dashboards for CEO, CFO, and senior management
• Ensure consistent project documentation, milestones, and decision logs across departments

Execution Discipline & Delivery Assurance

• Track progress of all strategic and cross-functional projects against agreed timelines and deliverables
• Proactively follow up with project owners and functional heads to ensure momentum and closure
• Identify execution gaps, slippages, and risks early and drive corrective actions
• Escalate critical issues to CFO/CEO with clear options and recommendations

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Act as the organizational integrator, ensuring alignment between IT, Business, Operations, Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Support functions
• Resolve inter-departmental dependencies and conflicts impacting project delivery
• Ensure accountability remains with business owners while execution discipline is enforced centrally

Strategic Prioritization & Resource Alignment

• Support CFO and CEO in prioritizing projects based on strategic importance, capacity, and impact
• Highlight resource constraints, overlaps, and execution fatigue across the organization
• Ensure non-priority or stalled initiatives are flagged, paused, or rationalized

Governance Forums & Decision Support

• Structure and run project review forums (monthly/quarterly) for senior management
• Prepare concise, decision-oriented briefs for CEO/CFO on project health and risks
• Ensure decisions taken in forums are tracked, executed, and closed

Capability Building

• Introduce simple, practical project management standards (not heavy PMO bureaucracy)
• Coach functional teams on execution discipline, ownership, and delivery mindset
• Leverage existing project managers (IT and others) without duplicating roles

Required Qualifications:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree from a reputable Institution, Masters degree holder will be preferable. Project Management Qualification will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• 5 – 10 years of experience in program management, transformation, strategy execution, or large cross-functional initiatives
• Experience in banking, financial services, or regulated environments preferred
• Strong stakeholder management and execution mindset
• Ability to influence without formal authority

Skills & Competencies:

• Exceptional follow-through and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence without formal authority
• Strong executive communication—clear, concise, and action-oriented
• Structured thinker with a delivery-first mindset

Leadership Traits

• High ownership and accountability
• Assertive but collaborative
• Calm under pressure, execution-focused
• Respected by senior management and functional heads

About MMBL:

Mobilink Microfinance Bank Ltd. is providing banking services to over 48 million registered users including 20+ million monthly active customers across Pakistan. With a hybrid model that combines traditional microfinance with mobile/digital banking technologies, the bank now operates with over 114 branches and 270,000 branchless banking agents and provides a USSD (GSM) based digital channel offering savings, micro enterprise (MSME) loans, small housing loans, remittances, collection (utility bills and loan instalments), mobile wallets, insurance, G2P, B2B & B2P payments; thus, playing a leading role in the promotion of financial inclusion. MMBL is committed to fostering a positive and productive workplace, and our core values reflect this focus. These values include promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, encouraging teamwork and collaboration, and prioritizing a customer-centric approach in all aspects of our business.

Why Join MMBL?

This is an opportunity for someone who is passionate about making a difference and playing a key role in driving transformative change. Our team is committed to empowering millions with the tools necessary to succeed in the digital age, and we're looking for a talented individual to join us in this endeavour.