PMO Manager - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Al-Futtaim

Al-Futtaim

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 week ago

Posted by:

Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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Description

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A"rab Emirates.

Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands.

Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview of the Role:

The Al-Futtaim Group is a large conglomerate structured around four operational divisions: automotive, retail, real estate, and financial services. The Group operates in 29 countries through more than 200 companies and has a portfolio of world leading brands.

The Transformation Management Office (TMO) is responsible for overseeing transformation activities across the group and executing improvement opportunities in close cooperation with the businesses.

The PMO Manager (SAP experienced) drive the day-to-day activities of IT-related transformation programs and projects in close coordination with the TMO team.

The purpose of the role is to fulfil the following objectives:

Lead program management and coordinate activities for IT transformation programs
Ensure the quality of analysis, activities, and deliverables across IT transformation programs, including the development and validation of business cases and detailed transformation plans
Help syndicate analysis, results with all stakeholders and manage relations and expectations
Ensure correct implementation of transformation plan across various initiatives and streams
Track overall IT transformation program, project ROI, resolve emerging issues own all dashboard inputs
Prepare regular reporting and progress updates keep Strategy & Planning Senior Manager informed of quality of outcomes and emerging issues
Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to proactively drive momentum of the transformation
Implement Transformation Management Office tools and train Transformation Leads across programs

What You Will Do

Overall

Drive complex IT transformation programs, i.e., SAP implementation, on daily basis across divisions throughout Transformation program
Maintain familiarity with all programs' content and progress
Develop transformation approach including timeline with milestones, dependencies, team organization and budget
Coordinate stakeholders' engagements, prepare agendas for meetings, and record key decisions and actions
Maintain transformation momentum by ensuring accurate and timely distribution of communications and reports to stakeholders
Understand standard management methods, help prioritize initiatives, and anticipate issues
Prepares ad hoc requests, analyses, and reports

Assessment & Planning

Align SAP implementation with corporate strategic goals
Support the definition of IT architecture
Identify opportunities for automation
Conduct cost/benefit analyses
Lead collection and organization of relevant data for initiative planning and analysis
Help define financial and nonfinancial impact of programs and initiatives

Validation & Implementation

Support detailed planning and validation of business cases
Track and support implementation progress, and identify / highlight issues that merit investigation
Support transformation leads in collecting information and documenting progress of initiatives
Ensure TMO tools and systems are followed and reported on a timely basis and projects/programs are progressing as planned
Track financial and nonfinancial impact of initiatives and overall projects
Prepares detailed analyses and presentation of outcomes

Required skills to be successful:

Strong analytical thinking, problem solving, resourcefulness and time management capabilities
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish contact and trust with multiple stakeholders across various divisions
Ability to anticipate conflict and resolving pending issues
Strong oral and written communication excellent ability to crystalize messages for executives
Strong understanding of business and policy issues faced by organizations
High attention to detail without losing the big picture
Ability to operate well under ambiguity and to drive people towards an endpoint without conflict

What equips you for the role: