Project Manager - Banking

Program Planning and Control Senior Director

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end project management process, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
• Coordinate with technology and operational teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of project components.
• Develop project plans, timelines, and milestones, ensuring all deliverables are met on time and within budget.
• Regularly review and update project plans to reflect progress and any changes in scope or requirements.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project management policies, standards, and procedures.
• Implement scoping and planning methodologies to ensure thorough preparation and alignment with project objectives.
• Establish performance monitoring and reporting standards to track project progress and performance.
• Create and enforce change control procedures to manage project modifications and ensure traceability.
• Develop risk and issue identification and management processes to proactively address potential challenges.
• Establish stakeholder, quality, resource, assumptions/dependencies, and document control procedures.
• Design and update program reporting frameworks to provide clear visibility into project status and performance.
• Develop and maintain templates for reporting, ensuring consistency and accuracy in project documentation.
• Create and manage a program dashboard to track key performance indicators and project health.
• Provide ongoing advice and guidance to work stream leads and delivery leads on project management standards and best practices.
• Ensure that all project activities adhere to established policies, standards, and procedures.
• Conduct regular training sessions to enhance team members' understanding and compliance with project management tools and processes.
• Assist in the development and monitoring of work stream assumptions and dependencies to ensure accurate project planning.
• Monitor and report on work stream deliverables, providing regular updates to senior management and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with delivery teams to identify and manage risks and dependencies across projects.
• Facilitate effective communication between project teams and stakeholders to address any issues or concerns.
• Conduct regular stakeholder meetings to review project progress, address challenges, and gather feedback.
• Identify and resolve project delays and impacts through effective stakeholder management and problem-solving.
• Integrate AI for project forecasting, risk prediction and resource optimization.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management

Industries

• Banking