Senior Project Lead

Greetings,

We have an immediate vacancy for a Senior Project Lead, AI & Automation Delivery with 10+ Years of experience at Synechron, based in Dubai.

• Senior Project Lead, AI & Automation Delivery:
• Location: Dubai

About Company:

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 17000+, and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets. For more information on the company, please visit our website or LinkedIn community.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Synechron’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) program, Same Difference, was developed because we believe in a culture of listening, respect, and opportunity.

We each bring unique backgrounds, thoughts, talents, and experiences with us to work every day, and we know that by embracing them, we are creating an even greater Synechron. The best way to build a strong team is to value individual differences. So, it doesn’t matter where you’re from or what you’ve had to do to get here – if you have the skills, enthusiasm, and drive to make your mark, we’ll support you like we support each other. Choose a career with us and let’s pursue innovation, together.

Job Descriptions:

Education:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Preferred certifications:

• PMP / PRINCE2
• Data Analytics or AI-related certifications (e.g., Generative AI in Banking)

Experiences:

• 5+ years’ experience in top tier management consulting
• 8-10 years’ in a digital transformation/business projects/product team in a large organization (Not IT project leads but on the business / techno-functional side)
• 10-15 years on the business side within financial services

Knowledge & Skills:

Problem Solving: Demonstrated experience in leading solution design project execution for at least 5 successful large scale / high impact programs

• Problem structuring: Understand the big picture and create frameworks to facilitate diagnostic, solution design and requirement gathering
• Hypothesis generation: Build hypothesis and identify data requirements to validate hypothesis
• Data Gathering and analysis: Effectively gather data and conduct right analysis, identify proxies where data does not exist or is difficult to obtain
• Synthesis: Synthesize findings and analysis

Communication Skills:

At least 3-4 years of experience in preparing presentations for presenting to functional / department head levels (VP / SVP level)

• Verbal communication: Clear, confident, respectful communication, able to manage challenging stakeholders (loud, critical, unresponsive)
• Written communication: Able to storyline presentations and not just create slides; able to create documents for project deliverables with limited guidance from senior practice lead
• Presence: Able to influence functional / department head level stakeholders (CEO – 2 level)

Digital Transformation and Operations:

Functional understanding of various digital transformation technologies such as GenAI, RPA, IPA, RDA, Machine learning, Big data analytics, chatbots, NLP/NLG and ability to identify what is the right fit for the given problem

Project Management :

Demonstrated experience in independently leading project management for at least 3 successful large scale / high impact programs and for 5+ projects in supporting capacity

• Planning: Preparation of tactical implementation plans
• Execution: Tight management/ execution to plan
• Impact orientation: Identification of key impact levers, hunger for impact

Behavioural Competencies:

• Approaches problem with a transformation mind-set
• Fact based arguments to influence decisions
• Strong stakeholder management skills and maturity
• Extremely self-driven
• Impact not activity oriented
• Ownership mind-set
• Passion for learning and sharing knowledge
• Adaptability and resilience in fast-paced environments
• Optimistic outlook, does not take rejection personally