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Job Purpose
The Delivery Lead is accountable for end-to-end delivery of projects and programs within a region, ensuring consistency in execution, adherence to scope, and alignment with strategic business goals. This role emphasises empowerment, ownership, and accountability, requiring proactive decision-making, resource optimisation, and cross-functional leadership. Operating as a Player-Manager, you will actively lead key projects while managing a team of Project Managers and Product Consultants.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid working model: on-site three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). Up to 50% international travel required.
Key Responsibilities
Program & Project Delivery Ownership
- Own full end-to-end delivery of projects within assigned program, ensuring on-time, on-scope, and on-budget execution
- Establish and drive best practices in project execution, ensuring alignment with organisational goals
- Provide guidance to Project Managers on risk identification and mitigation before impact on delivery
Presales Support
- Lead presales activities by providing expert delivery input into solution design and delivery approach
- Develop accurate effort estimates, resourcing plans, and implementation timelines for commercial proposals
- Create and validate detailed Scopes of Work, clearly outlining assumptions, deliverables, risks, and dependencies
- Participate in RFx processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ) with Sales, Product, and Technical teams
Standardised Delivery Process & Change Management
- Ensure consistent application of delivery processes across the program
- Enforce Change Management processes from project scoping to final delivery
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimise delivery efficiency
Resource Management & Revenue Forecasting
- Ensure revenue forecasts are met as per agreed budget
- Align reported actuals (timesheets) with resource forecast inputs
- Proactively report risks around revenue deviation to VP of Delivery
- Optimise resource utilisation across assigned programmes and act as escalation point for resource conflicts
People Leadership & Team Empowerment
- Actively manage key projects while leading a team of Project Managers and Product Consultants
- Provide mentorship, guidance, and career development opportunities for direct reports
- Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and high performance within the delivery team
Stakeholder Management & Collaboration
- Partner with Account Managers, Sales, and Business Support to align project execution with customer expectations
- Act as key escalation point for project-related challenges, ensuring swift resolution
- Strengthen cross-functional collaboration to drive customer success and long-term partnerships
Critical Competencies
- Empowerment & Ownership: Takes full responsibility for project and program outcomes while empowering teams to make decisions
- Strategic Leadership & Problem-Solving: Balances big-picture thinking with hands-on project management using data-driven insights
- Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Works effectively with internal teams and external customers to drive aligned execution
- Decision-Making & Change Management: Proactively drives decisions supporting project success and champions structured change management processes
Qualifications & Experience
- Strong domain banking knowledge essential across payment and digital solutions
- Proven experience in program delivery, project management, or PMO leadership
- Strong background in resource forecasting, risk management, and stakeholder collaboration
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing direct reports, including Project Managers and Consultants
- Expertise in delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid models)
- Experience in change management and process standardisation across multiple projects or regions
- Strong financial acumen to manage budgets, forecasting, and cost control
- Fluency in Arabic, English, and French
Success Metrics
- Projects delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
- Adherence to standardised delivery processes and change management best practices
- Efficient resource utilisation and forecasting accuracy
- Employee satisfaction, retention, and performance of direct reports
- Quality stakeholder engagement, issue resolution effectiveness, and customer satisfaction scores
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