Senior Delivery Manager – Technology & Digital Transformation

About the role

We are seeking a senior Delivery Manager to lead technology‑enabled transformation programmes for a large international events and media organisation in Dubai. You will act as a strategic business partner, translating corporate strategy into actionable road‑maps and ensuring delivery excellence across multiple brands and events.

Key responsibilities

• Lead complex transformation programmes from discovery through implementation, adoption and benefits realisation.
• Establish and mature enterprise‑wide PMO, portfolio governance and delivery frameworks while avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Partner with senior executives, Product, Technology, Finance and business leaders to drive prioritisation, investment, risk and delivery decisions.
• Coach Product Owners and teams in Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean and hybrid delivery environments.
• Manage dependencies, suppliers, budgets, risks and competing priorities across multiple teams and platforms.

Required profile

• Significant experience leading complex technology, digital transformation or enterprise‑scale programmes.
• Proven track record building or maturing PMO/portfolio governance capabilities.
• Strong executive stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Commercial understanding of budgets, investment cases, resource planning and benefits realisation.

Required skills

• Lean
• Kanban
• Agile, Scrum
• Hybrid delivery environments
• PMO portfolio governance
• Jira
• Confluence