PMO, Performance & Excellence Lead

About the role

We are seeking a PMO, Performance & Excellence Lead to manage the strategy execution system for an Abu Dhabi government entity. You will oversee the strategic portfolio, performance management and process excellence, providing leadership with an integrated quarterly view of initiative delivery and objective achievement.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain the strategic portfolio, including digital initiatives: plans, milestones, owners and stage‑gate status.
• Monitor delivery against baselines, escalating material risks, issues and dependencies to leadership and the portfolio board.
• Define delivery methods: business case standards, gate criteria, and planning and reporting templates.
• Run the portfolio board and strategy calendar, preparing agendas, decision materials, minutes and action tracking.
• Own the integrated quarterly review pack and recommend continue, adjust or stop decisions.
• Oversee the performance framework, annual target cycle, scorecard and government performance reporting.
• Challenge targets and results across business units and manage the continuous‑improvement programme.

Required profile

• 8–12+ years of experience in strategic PMO, portfolio management, performance management, strategy execution, operational excellence, transformation delivery or management consulting.
• Proven experience running stage‑gates and executive portfolio boards with real decision authority.
• Experience designing or running performance management frameworks and government performance reporting.
• Strong record of producing executive decision materials and challenging senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in business, management, engineering, economics, public policy or related field; PMP, MSP or Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Fluency in English required; Arabic strongly preferred.