Senior Program Manager
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About the Role
Core42 is hiring a Senior Program Manager to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage complex programs across the delivery lifecycle. The role requires 10+ years of program management experience, strong leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
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Responsibilities
- Manage the delivery of complex programs across onsite and offshore models, ensuring milestones, risks, dependencies and outcomes are actively tracked
- Coordinate cross functional delivery teams, providing structure, follow up and clarity to support effective execution
- Coordinate the delivery ecosystem across technology and partner environments, connecting global and virtual project teams
- Support internal and external stakeholders through delivery complexity, maintaining focus on agreed business outcomes
- Build and manage relationships with senior stakeholders, aligning expectations and escalating risks or decisions where appropriate
- Prepare clear program updates, governance inputs and decision materials for senior stakeholders
Requirements
- 10 12+ years of program management experience with proven delivery impact
- Proven track record of supporting or managing successful, end to end, complex programs
- Strong leadership, communication and people skills
- Experience bringing stakeholders across multiple business units together
- Strong negotiation, problem solving and conflict management skills
- Solid understanding of business financial practices and program financials
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About the Role
- The Senior Program Manager enables successful outcomes through end to end coordination of cross functional teams across Core42's delivery ecosystem.
- The role manages complex programs across the full delivery lifecycle, helping remove barriers, align stakeholders and keep the business outcome as the primary goal.
Responsibilities
- Manage the delivery of complex programs across onsite and offshore models, ensuring milestones, risks, dependencies and outcomes are actively tracked.
- Coordinate cross functional delivery teams, providing structure, follow up and clarity to support effective execution.
- Coordinate the delivery ecosystem across technology and partner environments, connecting global and virtual project teams to support successful program delivery.
- Support internal and external stakeholders through delivery complexity, maintaining focus on agreed business outcomes.
- Build and manage relationships with senior stakeholders, aligning expectations and escalating risks or decisions where appropriate.
- Prepare clear program updates, governance inputs and decision materials for senior stakeholders.
Qualifications
- 10 12+ years of program management experience with a proven ability to drive delivery impact.
- Proven track record of supporting or managing successful, end to end, complex programs.
- Strong leadership, communication and people skills, with the ability to influence across functions.
- Experience bringing stakeholders across multiple business units together and prioritizing focus toward project goals.
- Strong negotiation, problem solving and conflict management skills.
- Solid understanding of business financial practices and program financials, with the ability to support financial governance and reporting.
Required Skills
- Senior stakeholder management
- Program coordination and delivery management
- Financial tracking and governance support
- Negotiation and conflict management
- Communications and interpersonal skills
- Analytical and problem solving
- Risk, dependency and issue management
What working with Core42 Offers
- Competitive Salary
- Yearly Bonus
- Exclusive Discount Cards with Esaad and Fazaa
- Premium Family Insurance including dental, vision and life
- Learning & Development access to top tier platforms
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