You will establish, manage and maintain a Technology Governance function which encourages desirable behaviours in the usage of IT by providing transparency and oversight of IT finances, human resource utilization, project progress, process & policy maturity and IT performance in order to ensure adherence to the agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and that customer requirements are met.
Client Details
This is a very well established, successful organisation in Abu Dhabi with strong leadership and an excellent company vision. Due to some very positive changes they have recently opened up investment in people to bring in some excellent talent across the organisation.
Description - Develop and manage an annual roadmap of IT Governance developments and enhancements which align to the IT Strategy and meet business requirements.
- Oversee IT Projects & Programs across the portfolios in order to ensure they are executed as per the agreed timelines, quality standards and SLAs and that customer requirements are met.
- Analyze current and proposed projects or programs, based on key characteristics to determine the optimal mix and sequencing of proposed projects to best achieve the organization's overall goals.
- Develop and run the Project Management Office with the aim of improving project & program management capability and act as single source of truth for the status of current projects in the Technology group.
- Establish an IT PMO Committee to oversee all initiatives, review them and approve them in order to adhere to the governance requirements.
- Be an active member of all new IT initiatives as a member of the IT Investment Review Board, in order to provide advice and guidance when required.
- Ensure transparency on IT spending by coordinating with the company's Finance function and providing a structured framework and related processes around budgeting, IT accounting and charging.
- Project/Program risk management, including risk assessment strategy and policies, etc. in order to ensure any challenges/ issues are resolved timely and the project progresses as per plan.
- Manage external vendors related to the IT Governance function, so that they provide high quality services, meet service level agreements and do so at competitive prices.
- Lead the recruitment, retaining and developing of quality IT resources and effective teams in the areas of Project Management, Quality and Performance
Job Offer - In addition to joining a great organisation in a critical with strong future career options, this role will pay an attractive salary and additional benefits.
REQUIREMENTS - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology
- Formal Project management training and certification is a strong preference (eg. Prince2, PMP)
- Minimum 8 years' experience in Information Technology
- Working knowledge of Project Management, Financial Management, Quality and Performance Management
- Demonstrated high competency in project management and the execution of multiple and large projects.
- Working knowledge of ITIL, CoBit or other control objects
- Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking, change management and leadership with strong abilities in relationship management.
- Knowledge in Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF) and other methodologies
- Experience in ePPM (enterprise Project Portfolio Management) solutions
ABOUT THE COMPANY Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:
Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal
The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.
