Senior Project Manager
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About the Role
Halian seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead digital transformation initiatives involving AI, cloud, and smart city technologies in Abu Dhabi. The role requires 8+ years of program management experience, fluency in English and Chinese, and expertise in government or public sector projects.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end delivery of complex digital transformation programs from strategy through execution and implementation
- Develop and manage transformation roadmaps, operating models, governance structures, and project delivery frameworks
- Drive initiatives involving AI, cloud services, data platforms, analytics, automation, and smart city technologies
- Establish and maintain effective project governance, reporting, risk management, and escalation processes
- Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, government authorities, vendors, and external partners
- Manage third party vendors and strategic partners, including contract oversight, SLA performance, KPI monitoring, and delivery assurance
- Facilitate workshops, requirements gathering sessions, prioritization meetings, and executive steering committee reviews
- Ensure alignment between strategic objectives, business priorities, and technology delivery outcomes
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks while ensuring compliance with local regulations and organizational standards
- Drive cross functional collaboration across technology, operations, business, product, compliance, and external delivery teams
Requirements
- 8+ years of project or program management experience delivering technology and business transformation initiatives
- Strong experience leading digital transformation projects within government, public sector, smart city, transportation, financial services, or large enterprise environments
- Demonstrated experience delivering AI, cloud, data, analytics, digital platform, automation, or enterprise technology programs
- Proven success managing multiple external vendors, partners, system integrators, and third party service providers
- Experience establishing governance frameworks, PMO structures, risk controls, and change management processes
- Strong stakeholder management experience working with executive leadership, C suite stakeholders, government entities, and cross functional teams
- Fluent English and Chinese (Mandatory)
- Experience working in UAE or GCC markets is highly preferred
Full Job Posting
Project Manager – Digital Transformation (AI, Cloud & Smart City)
- Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Experience: 8+ years
- Languages: Fluent English and Chinese (Mandatory)
- Seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex, high impact technology and business transformation initiatives across the UAE.
- Requires a strategic delivery leader capable of operating at the intersection of business, technology, and vendor ecosystems.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end delivery of complex digital transformation programs from strategy through execution and implementation.
- Develop and manage transformation roadmaps, operating models, governance structures, and project delivery frameworks.
- Drive initiatives involving AI, cloud services, data platforms, analytics, automation, and smart city technologies.
- Establish and maintain effective project governance, reporting, risk management, and escalation processes.
- Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, government authorities, vendors, and external partners.
- Manage third party vendors and strategic partners, including contract oversight, SLA performance, KPI monitoring, and delivery assurance.
- Facilitate workshops, requirements gathering sessions, prioritization meetings, and executive steering committee reviews.
- Ensure alignment between strategic objectives, business priorities, and technology delivery outcomes.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks while ensuring compliance with local regulations and organizational standards.
- Drive cross functional collaboration across technology, operations, business, product, compliance, and external delivery teams.
Required Experience
- 8+ years of project or program management experience delivering technology and business transformation initiatives.
- Strong experience leading digital transformation projects within government, public sector, smart city, transportation, financial services, or large enterprise environments.
- Demonstrated experience delivering AI, cloud, data, analytics, digital platform, automation, or enterprise technology programs.
- Proven success managing multiple external vendors, partners, system integrators, and third party service providers.
- Experience establishing governance frameworks, PMO structures, risk controls, and change management processes.
- Strong stakeholder management experience working with executive leadership, C suite stakeholders, government entities, and cross functional teams.
- Experience working in UAE or GCC markets is highly preferred.
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