Job title
Program Manager EPMO
Ref #
225697
Location
Qatar - Doha
Job family
Corporate & Commercial Closing date: 08-Sep-2025
About the Role
An exciting opportunity to join the Qatar Airways Group Continuous Improvement and Transformation Department as Program Manager EPMO. This role will lead and/or support Group programs and initiatives (strategic and operational) in collaboration with an assigned portfolio of divisional and departmental PMO teams. This role ensures governance, compliance with project-related criteria, and execution discipline, while maintaining strong collaboration with the Corporate Development, Transformation and Process Excellence teams to integrate strategic initiatives, optimize processes, and drive continuous improvement across the organization.
Your duties would include:
Assist in establishing and governing the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) as a central oversight function for QR Group programs, ensuring structured execution and governance.
Position the EPMO team as the "go-to" business partner for the assigned portfolio of departments and divisions, supporting them in implementing, measuring, and improving their plans and the associated benefits (KPIs, OKRs)
Ensure EPMO tool is universally adopted across functions and integrated with the wider development lifecycle in complex departments
Enforce governance through EPMO's sprint cycles for the assigned portfolio, ensuring all streams (strategic and operational) are transparently tracked, measured, and continuously refined based on lessons learned and on the actual maturity of the different divisional / departmental PMO teams
Ensure that program management streams have roadmaps with clear milestones, ownership, benefits (KPIs/OKRs) and risk management protocols to maximize execution success
Implement a continuous improvement process for program management practices
Act as a program management partner for involved Heads of Department, providing tools and resources for project status, risks, and issues, involving the Transformation business partners as appropriate
Lead internal engagement and integrated road mapping initiatives, embedding program management as an integral part of business-as-usual operations
Foster strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring their needs and expectations are met through effective communication and collaboration
Support Corporate Development, Financial Planning & Analysis and Business Finance to make sure that leadership and board-level reporting and collateral documentation/information are provided on time and with high quality standards
Support capability-building initiatives, ensuring teams across the organization are trained in program management principles and execution discipline, across the divisional/departmental PMO teams
Support identification of risks and barriers to program management, working with business leaders to develop effective mitigation strategies
Maintain a comprehensive knowledge repository of program management best practices, templates, and tools for use across the organization
Be part of an extraordinary story
Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You'll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.
Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what's never been done before.
Together, everything is possible.
Qualifications
We are looking for a passionate and experienced professional to join our Continuous Improvement and Transformation team. The ideal candidate should possess the following:
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 8 years of job-related experience
5+ years of experience in enterprise program management, project governance, and leadership reporting within medium-large multinational organizations
Proven track record of leading large-scale programs or projects with significant scope and leadership visibility.
Strong understanding of financial principles related to project/program budgeting
Stakeholder management expertise matured in complex multi-cultural organizations.
About Qatar Airways Group:
Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We've grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don't slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what's never been done before. So, whether you're creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.
How to Apply
If you are interested to submit your application and feel you are a good fit for this role, please complete our application form and upload your CV for our review and consideration.
About Qatar Airways Group
Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We've grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don't slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what's never been done before.
So whether you're creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.