(Senior) Project Manager

Job Responsibilities:

End-to-End Project Lifecycle Management:

• Direct and oversee projects from initiation through planning, execution, and closing.
• Ensure technology and business solutions are delivered on time, within scope, and under approved budgets

Regulatory & License Governance:

• Drive and support Middle Eastern financial license application projects.
• Maintain meticulous documentation of decisions and liaisons to ensure consistency and facilitate smooth audits.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Engage and align expectations across a diverse matrix of internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate smoothly between Business, IT, Legal & Compliance, Relationship Managers, and Customer Service teams.

Risk Management & Issue Escalation:

• Proactively track project progress and identify potential bottlenecks or system deployment risks.
• Implement robust mitigation strategies and escalate critical issues appropriately for timely resolution.

Cross-Cultural Leadership:

• Lead and inspire a highly diverse, multicultural project team comprising professionals from various nationalities.

Reporting & Performance Updates:

• Provide regular, structured, and clear project progress updates to the corporate senior management team.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor degree or above with major in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or related disciplines is preferred but not mandatory.
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of project management experience.
• Solid understanding of license application projects, brokerage system operations, financial products, and client lifecycles.
• Professional working proficiency in English (written and spoken) is mandatory for drafting business reports and leading international negotiations. Proficiency in Arabic is a strong asset but not a must.
• Exceptional cross-cultural communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• High level of integrity, quality awareness, and strong sense of accountability.
• Willingness to travel frequently across the region.(Note: Less-seasoned candidates with the appropriate growth mentality, high capability, and fast learning agility will also be considered.)