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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in banking and financial services technology transformation, with a strong focus on portfolio governance, investment planning, and delivery performance management. Proven ability to lead and coach project managers while ensuring adherence to enterprise delivery methods and optimizing resource allocation.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Portfolio GovernanceCAPEX/OPEX PlanningBenefits ManagementProject Quality AssuranceStakeholder Engagement
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Hard Skills
Portfolio ManagementProject DeliveryFinancial ForecastingRisk ManagementDependency ManagementExecutive ReportingData AnalysisBudgetingValue RealizationProject Health Checks
Soft Skills
LeadershipCoachingInfluencingCommunicationAnalytical Thinking
Certifications & Qualifications
PMPPRINCE2MSP
Industry Keywords
BankingFinancial ServicesTechnology TransformationInvestment PlanningDelivery Governance
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesPMP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own and govern the technology change portfolio for assigned Mashreq Groups
- Partner with Group leadership on investment planning, delivery governance, portfolio performance, value realization and forward forecasting
- Maintain a single source of truth from demand and budget formulation through initiation, execution, closure and benefits realization
- Act as a trusted advisor to Group Heads and senior stakeholders
- Identify portfolio risks, dependencies, delivery constraints and value leakage; drive resolution and escalate material concerns
- Provide Project Quality Assurance across the assigned portfolio
- Coach and train Project Managers and directly lead selected critical projects when required
- Align transformation initiatives with Mashreq’s strategic goals and objectives
- Establish prioritization criteria and advise on investment trade-offs, capacity constraints, synergies and sequencing
- Lead or coordinate initiation, planning, estimations, benefits articulation and business-case preparation
- Review Executive Summaries and provide Transformation Office sign-off
- Monitor and report on transformation initiative roadmaps at Mashreq and Group levels
- Define and implement communication strategies for progress updates and outcomes
- Optimize allocation of talent, technology and financial resources
- Ensure projects follow Mashreq’s Methods and contribute to development of delivery methods
- Track project scope, schedule, cost, milestones, resources, risks, dependencies and benefits
- Produce Group portfolio reporting and inputs to bank-wide Technology Projects reporting
- Forecast portfolio performance, delivery milestones, financial utilization, emerging risks and year-end outcomes
- Perform structured project health checks and track remediation to closure
- Resolve cross-project and cross-functional issues with stakeholders
- Define, track and validate financial and non-financial benefits through delivery and post-go-live
- Provide functional leadership to Project Managers and support assignments based on complexity, risk and criticality
Requirements
What you’ll need- 15+ years of relevant professional experience
- Substantial experience in banking / financial services technology transformation, portfolio, program and project delivery
- Demonstrated ownership/governance of large, complex portfolios comprising 100+ projects and aggregate investment of AED 100m+ (or equivalent)
- Strong command of CAPEX/OPEX portfolio planning, budgeting, financial forecasting, investment prioritization and delivery-performance management
- Deep practical experience in portfolio/program/project governance, baseline management, RAID and dependency management, executive reporting, quality assurance and recovery of challenged initiatives
- Strong understanding of benefits management and value realization, including definition of measurable outcomes, ownership, baselining and tracking
- Proven ability to advise and influence Group Heads / C-level stakeholders, constructively challenge senior leaders and drive decisions across organizational boundaries
- Experience leading, coaching and assuring Project Managers and building consistent adherence to enterprise delivery methods
- Strong analytical skills and ability to convert complex portfolio data into forward-looking executive insight and actionable recommendations
- Bachelor’s degree required in technology, business, engineering, finance or a related discipline
- Master’s degree preferred
- Recognized project/program/portfolio management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent) preferred; equivalent demonstrable experience may be considered
Benefits
Comp & perks- Remote work (RW)
- Professional development through coaching, training and knowledge transfer
- Opportunity to contribute to Mashreq’s Delivery Methods and continuously improve delivery capabilities