Project Manager - Transformation Lead

Overview

• As the
• Project Manager Transformation Lead (2 Year Temporary Contract)
• , you will act as the lead for a HR technology transformation programme, owning the end-to-end delivery across the business.
• As the key interface between HR, the business, and technical development teams, you will translate business needs into clear technical requirements, drive alignment, and ensure solutions are fit-for-purpose.
• You will lead the change strategy, ensuring strong stakeholder engagement, effective communication, and a structured approach to implementation, adoption, and embedding of new systems and ways of working to deliver measurable business impact.
• Ensure regular review of project delivery performance, contributing to the improvement of systems, procedures, standards, quality and productivity across the department.
• Ensure on time, in scope and within budget delivery of assigned projects, managing projects through all stages to ensure outputs remain aligned to agreed project charters and business objectives.
• Scope and initiate projects in collaboration with internal stakeholders and support functions, agreeing project objectives, milestones, responsibilities and desired outcomes.
• Develop, maintain and manage realistic and properly resourced project plans, ensuring projects are reflected within departmental project registers and planning tools.
• Manage project stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle to support smooth implementation, alignment and timely realisation of business benefits.
• Ensure project delivery is achieved within agreed timeframes and budgets, driving efficiencies, cost optimisation and early delivery opportunities wherever possible.
• Ensure functional and system solutions meet agreed business requirements, customer expectations, corporate standards and documented acceptance criteria.
• Identify, assess and manage project risks and issues, implementing agreed mitigation and management strategies prior to implementation.
• Provide timely, accurate and appropriate project reporting and updates to Project Sponsors, stakeholders, steering committees and impacted business areas.
• Develop and coordinate implementation, training and go-live support plans across relevant departments and business units.
• Analyse, challenge and document business requirements to ensure proposed solutions meet business needs while identifying opportunities for improvement and added value.
• Lead and manage cross-functional teams, including business users, Emirates Group departments and third-party service providers, ensuring high quality, cost-effective and successful project delivery.