Senior Manager IT Enterprise Delivery

About the role

As the Senior Manager – Enterprise Delivery you will lead the Enterprise Delivery Practice, establishing governance, standards and controls to ensure successful IT project delivery across Emirates Flight Catering. You will oversee the end‑to‑end IT project portfolio, provide executive visibility of health, risks and benefits, and partner with senior business and IT leaders to align delivery road‑maps with digital transformation goals.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the Enterprise Delivery Practice, defining frameworks, governance and controls.
• Oversee the full IT project portfolio, reporting on health, risks, dependencies, budgets and benefits realization.
• Chair governance forums, steering committees and project review boards to ensure strategic alignment.
• Drive portfolio planning, forecasting, budget oversight and resource optimisation.
• Manage large‑scale vendor‑led initiatives, ensuring compliance with contracts, SLAs and quality standards.
• Lead RFP processes, vendor evaluations, contract reviews and SOW negotiations.
• Govern enterprise‑wide delivery risk management and ensure audit and regulatory compliance.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Business or related field; Master’s degree advantageous.
• PMP or PRINCE2 Practitioner certification required; Agile certification (CSM, SAFe) preferred.
• 8+ years delivering complex IT projects and programmes; 5+ years leading multidisciplinary technology delivery teams.
• Proven experience managing enterprise portfolios, large‑scale transformations and vendor governance.

Required skills

• Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, PMI and PRINCE2 delivery frameworks.
• Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project and Confluence.