Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and govern multi-stream IT programs with consolidated budgets above QAR 20M.

- Own portfolio-level risk and dependency management across concurrent projects.

- Engage end-client C-level stakeholders (Director, Manager-ISD level) and relevant Qatar government bodies and vendors.

- Define and govern program-level financial models, benefits realisation, and value tracking.

- Build and lead matrixed delivery teams of 20+ resources.

- Negotiate and govern major vendor contracts and SLAs.

- Lead steering committees and program governance forums.

- Drive strategic initiatives end-to-end IT modernisation, cloud migration, application portfolio rationalisation, security uplift programs.

- Coach and mentor IT Project Managers within the department.

- Lead change management and organisational adoption strategies.

Desired Candidate Profile

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business; Master's strongly preferred.

- 12+ years in IT project / program management with 5+ at senior / program level.

- 5+ years GCC region experience, ideally including Qatar.

- PMP certification mandatory; PgMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or PMI-RMP strongly preferred.

- Proven track record delivering IT programs valued above QAR 20M with measurable business outcomes.

- Strong financial acumen multi-year budget planning, forecasting, EVM.

- Native or fluent Arabic AND professional English preferred (not mandatory).