Senior Manager - PMO | Real Estate | Shared Services

Job Requisition ID: 176963 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview Of The Role:

• The Senior Manager, PMO will lead and institutionalize project governance, delivery discipline, and performance visibility across a portfolio of initiatives and change management programs. The role reports directly to the Executive Director and is responsible for overseeing development projects, digital transformation initiatives, enterprise-wide strategic programs, and change management efforts. The role acts as a strategic enabler to the Executive Director by strengthening business review mechanisms and executive reporting to ensure alignment, transparency, and execution excellence. Success in this role requires driving operational rigor, ensuring strategic alignment of projects, and enhancing organizational governance through structured methodologies.

What You Will Do:

Enterprise PMO Leadership

• Establish and lead a structured PMO framework across development, digital, AI, and strategic initiatives.
• Standardize project lifecycle methodologies, tools, templates, and reporting structures.
• Drive consistency in planning, budgeting, risk management, issue tracking, and benefits realization.
• Ensure strong alignment between project outcomes and organizational strategy.

PMO for Development Projects

• Oversee planning and execution governance of development programs.
• Monitor milestones, budgets, interdependencies, and delivery risks.
• Implement structured review cadences to ensure timely execution and accountability.

Digital Transformation & AI PMO

• Govern digital and AI project portfolios from ideation through implementation.
• Ensure business case validation, value tracking, and measurable ROI realization.
• Highlight risks early to ensure mitigation measures are in place.

Strategic Initiatives PMO

• Provide centralized tracking and governance for enterprise strategic priorities.
• Maintain executive-level visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Facilitate prioritization decisions based on capacity and impact.

Change Management PMO

• Embed structured change management frameworks within transformation initiatives.
• Ensure stakeholder alignment, communication plans, and adoption tracking.
• Track and report against all milestones of change management projects, to ensure delivery against objectives.

Executive Dashboards & Reporting

• Design and maintain executive dashboards providing real-time visibility into project milestones, time, cost/budget, and strategic progress.
• Synthesize complex data into actionable insights for senior leadership.
• Prepare materials for Executive-level reviews as required.

Governance & Operating Rhythm

• Design and institutionalize governance forums and review mechanisms (e.g., monthly business reviews, steering committees, portfolio reviews).
• Develop standardized templates for reporting, review decks, and status updates.
• Ensure disciplined follow-through on decisions and action items.

General Responsibilities

• Support the Executive Director in driving operational rigor and transformation oversight.
• Bring structure, discipline, and governance to ad hoc and high-priority projects.
• Identify process improvement opportunities to enhance execution maturity.

Required Skills To Be Successful:

• Strategic thinking with strong execution orientation.
• Structured problem-solving and analytical rigor.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive presence.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.

What Qualifies You For The Role:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Technology, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in project/program management, PMO leadership, or enterprise transformation roles.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional strategic programs.
• Strong exposure to executive reporting and governance structures.

About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate
The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across MENA. With high-quality residential, business, retail, tourism, educational and healthcare developments, the master developer caters to the diverse needs of cities and communities in the region. From origination, conception, development, sales, procurement and construction of mega-projects and the leasing, operation and management of these projects after completion, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has been developing and managing owned landbanks, unlocking the economic potential of the region and contributing to future development for more than 40 years. 
Our focus is to enable and invest in meaningful relationships to make our properties the best places to live and work, build additional products and services and enable partnerships to create true value to our customers throughout their entire experience with us.
AFGRE is responsible for master planning of all projects in its portfolio, including two large scale mixed use destinations: Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City.