Job Requisition ID: 159091

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A\xe2\x80\x9drab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world\'s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group\'s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview of the role

The role is focused on ensuring Blue is a sustainable, innovative and agile digital business, the senior manager will work very closely with Blue Rewards stakeholders (leadership team and other functional team members) and with stakeholders across other Al-Futtaim divisions and functions to ensure that strategic projects & initiatives are completed to plan and that business benefits are identified, and organizational change is effectively sustained, to ensure our business is future-ready.

The role will help to enable a value-driven approach to managing projects, that emphasizes collaboration, speed, and efficiency and minimizes waste that\'s applied across all areas of the organization.

What you will do

• Lead program management and coordinate activities for transformation programs
• Ensure quality of analysis, activities, and deliverables for strategic initiatives, including the development and validation of business cases and detailed transformation plans
• Help syndicate analysis, results with all stakeholders and manage relations and expectations
• Ensure correct implementation of transformation plan across various initiatives and streams
• Prepare regular reporting and progress updates - for the blue leadership team and board meeting preparation
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to proactively drive momentum of the transformation
• Support with the annual strategy cycle and building out of strategic initiatives with the Blue Leadership stakeholders
• Helps define financial and non-financial impact of initiatives and projects
• Ongoing tracking of progress of key initiatives which are part of the strategic roadmap
• Create data-driven insights for decision making
• Implement best practice standards in reporting & governance
• Ongoing tracking of progress of key initiatives which are part of the strategic roadmap
• Create data-driven insights for decision making
• Implement best practice standards in reporting & governance

Required Skills to be successful

• Strategy analysis
• Project, Program & Portfolio management
• Benefits & Value management
• PMO office management
• Business & Digital Transformation

What equips you for the role

• Graduate with any business or technical degree from a reputable institute.
• Minimum 6-8 years of professional experience, with at least 3 years of strategy / business consulting experience
• Experience in front office / growth strategy, business model generation & benefits realization is preferred.

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Additional Internal Information:

• Reports to: Director - Technology & Digital Strategy
• Band: I

Note:-

You must have been an Al-Futtaim employee for at least 18 months in order to be considered.
You must inform your HRBP in confidence of your application.
Please note that this vacancy may be advertised externally in the next week so apply without delay.

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