Project Management Officer

Customer provides quantitative services, consultancy, and products for financial and industrial clients, including a number of global Fortune 500 companies. We need a PMO to work in Riyadh.

Responsibilities

We are looking for someone who can operate as a PMO (Project Management Officer).

As a PMO, you will leverage your expertise in project management and financial services to enhance the efficiency and delivery of strategic initiatives. You will support governance, process optimization, and stakeholder coordination to ensure the successful execution of projects within the organization.

Skills

Must have

You will:

Drive the successful delivery of projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, and quality standards.

Oversee project governance, ensuring compliance with processes and best practices.

Monitor and track project progress, managing risks, dependencies, and potential roadblocks.

Facilitate communication between teams, ensuring transparency and alignment across stakeholders.

Support resource and capacity planning, optimizing team efficiency and workload distribution.

Manage status reporting to senior stakeholders, providing insights into project health, risks, and mitigation plans.

Continuously refine and enhance project management methodologies, driving operational efficiency.

Ensure seamless collaboration between technology, business, and finance teams to support smooth execution.

You bring:

Strong PMO/project management experience, with a proven track record of delivering complex projects on time and within scope.

Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and experience working within scrum-based environments.

Experience in project delivery, governance, and risk management, ideally within financial services or technology-driven projects.

Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, or similar project management tools.

Strong analytical skills, with the ability to anticipate and mitigate delivery risks.

Business fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.

You are:

A delivery-focused professional who ensures projects are executed effectively and efficiently.

Proactive and solution-oriented, identifying and resolving delivery challenges before they escalate.

A strong communicator, able to manage stakeholder expectations and facilitate cross-team collaboration.

Passionate about process improvement, continuously seeking ways to enhance project execution.

Nice to have

Managing Client

Negotiations skills

Experience in wealth management and fintech/software type of environment