Project Manager

  • Lucidya
  • الرياض السعودية
  • Full-time

وصف الوظيفة

The Project Manager ensures organizational alignment, execution & delivery discipline across all major client and internal projects.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Planning & Pre-RFP Alignment

  • Lead pre-RFP alignment and readiness sessions to validate project scope, timeline, resource availability, and budget assumptions across departments.
  • Partner with Commercial and Finance to assess project economics, cost structures, and profitability before commitments are made.
  • Ensure all project proposals undergo cross-functional validation (Commercial, Product, Engineering, HR, Legal, Finance) before submission.
  • Review and confirm vendor or subcontractor arrangements for procurement, compliance, and operational readiness.
  • Establish an RFP-to-delivery handover framework, ensuring clarity of ownership and traceability across the project lifecycle.

2. Enterprise Project Governance & Risk Management

  • Design, implement, and maintain project governance frameworks, defining accountability, escalation paths, and decision-making checkpoints.
  • Oversee project portfolio health by maintaining dashboards and governance reports for executive visibility.
  • Develop and maintain a project and risk register tracking progress, dependencies, financial exposure, and compliance risks.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate cross-functional risks, including misaligned scopes, resource constraints, and regulatory gaps.
  • Implement quality assurance protocols to ensure deliverables meet contractual, operational, and client excellence standards.
  • Enforce project stage gates and approval processes prior to contractual, financial, or delivery commitments.

3. Cross-Functional Coordination & Stakeholder Alignment

  • Serve as the central coordination point between all business units, including Commercial, Product, Engineering, HR, Finance, Legal, and Delivery; ensuring synchronized execution.
  • Lead project initiation, steering, and review meetings to align stakeholders on objectives, dependencies, and milestones.
  • Maintain consistent communication with internal and external stakeholders through project dashboards, executive summaries, and progress reports.
  • Ensure project scopes and timelines reflect operational capacity and compliance requirements, reducing delivery risks.
  • Facilitate procurement and vendor management coordination, ensuring external partners are aligned with internal standards and regulatory frameworks..

4. Third-Party & Vendor Compliance Oversight

  • Oversee vendor and third-party onboarding governance, ensuring tools, processors, and contractors meet data protection and regulatory standards.
  • Maintain a Third-Party Risk Register, tracking compliance obligations, privacy safeguards, and mitigation activities.
  • Coordinate with Legal, Compliance, and Data Privacy Officers to manage risk assessments, incident responses, and breach reporting related to external partners.
  • Integrate vendor oversight into the PMO framework to ensure continuous monitoring and accountability.

5. Delivery Governance & Performance Oversight

  • Oversee project execution from a governance and performance standpoint, ensuring timelines, budgets, and deliverables remain aligned with approved baselines.
  • Consolidate project metrics, status updates, and key decisions into executive-level dashboards and PMO reports.
  • Monitor project health indicators (cost, scope, schedule, risk) and escalate early warnings to leadership.
  • Facilitate post-implementation reviews to capture lessons learned and embed best practices into standardized PMO methodologies.
  • Partner with Delivery and Customer Success teams post-sale to ensure a seamless handover and governance continuity.

6. Internal Strategic Program Governance

  • Extend PM frameworks to internal initiatives, ensuring structured oversight of strategic programs (e.g., process transformation, system rollouts, product initiatives).
  • Coordinate the corporate planning and execution cycle, tracking progress against annual strategic objectives and KPIs.
  • Facilitate resource planning, milestone tracking, and executive reporting for key cross-departmental programs.
  • Develop and maintain standardized PM tools, templates, and procedures for company-wide consistency.
  • Champion a culture of structured delivery, accountability, and continuous improvement across all teams.

متطلبات الوظيفة

Requirements & Skills

  • 7+ years’ experience in project/program management, preferably in SaaS, or enterprise technology.
  • Strong background in strategic planning, project governance, and cross-functional delivery.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
  • Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Hybrid).
  • Strong financial acumen; experience with cost modeling and ROI analysis.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Analytical and problem-solving mindset with ability to anticipate and mitigate risks early.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, matrixed environment and influence without direct authority.
  • PMP, Prince 2 or equivalent certification preferred.

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