IT Specialist - PMO (Kirby)

Role Overview

IT Specialist - PMO at Alghanim Industries, Kirby. This role requires understanding of project management, organizational leadership, and communication skills to ensure all projects within the Digital portfolio are managed and delivered effectively.

Role Purpose

Ensure that all Digital portfolio projects are managed and delivered effectively through outstanding communication, strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders across business teams, IT teams, external vendors, and delivery partners.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Delivery

• Manage large technical projects, define project plans, set priorities, and manage resources.
• Report on process, progress, and results.
• Provide day-to-day planning, coordination, and project management across the software development and deployment life cycle.
• Act as an owner, be solution-focused and analytical, and drive projects from initiation to success.
• Demonstrate ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while delivering projects within agreed timelines.

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Provide the project team with direction and vision.
• Motivate individuals to perform, provide feedback, recognize strengths, and provide challenges.
• Partner heavily with multiple business and technology teams and interact at all levels of the company.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and maintain excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication.
• Manage software vendors, implementation partners, and third-party service providers.

Product Delivery & Coordination

• Work closely with the product management team in full synergy to ensure large-scale projects are delivered on time and up to expectations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading complex, product-oriented technology projects.
• Proven experience managing large-scale projects involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and products.
• Strong technical background with hands-on experience in software development and large-scale software systems.
• Experience working with SAP and/or other enterprise ERP systems.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or other recognized Project Management certification is preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, Asana, or similar platforms.
• Good understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Strong planning skills with the ability to provide realistic effort estimates and drive project execution through to completion.
• Outstanding communication skills with confidence to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Genuine passion for retail.