93 Global Project Management jobs in Saudi Arabia

Overview

Role Summary: The Project Coordinator will play a key role in supporting strategic initiatives across Qiddiya's Development & Delivery function. This position is responsible for coordinating tasks, tracking progress, preparing reports, and facilitating communication between teams to ensure smooth and timely project execution.

Responsibilities

• Project Coordination & Delivery Support
• Assist in planning, organizing, and tracking strategic projects and initiatives
• Support the development of work plans, timelines, and progress reports
• Maintain accurate project documentation including meeting notes, risk logs, and status updates
• Collaborate with different departments to gather information and ensure alignment on deliverables
• Administrative and Executive Support
• Prepare presentations, reports, and briefing materials for leadership and stakeholder meetings
• Follow up on action items and deadlines in coordination with internal teams
• Assist in day-to-day tasks and special assignments as directed by the CDU Leadership
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Serve as a communication link between CDU and other departments for assigned projects
• Support coordination with corporate functions (HR, Finance, IT, Legal, etc.) to facilitate project needs
• Schedule and help facilitate meetings, capturing key outcomes and follow-ups
• Reporting & Monitoring
• Track project performance using project management tools and provide updates to supervisors
• Support the preparation of regular summary reports highlighting progress and challenges
• Help identify risks or issues and escalate as needed to maintain project momentum

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration, Governance, Project Management, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum 6-9 years of experience in project coordination, management consulting, or a similar support role
• Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); Experience with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Asana, or equivalent) is preferred

Core Competencies

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• High attention to detail and problem-solving mindset
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive information

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

#J-18808-Ljbffr

Role Summary:

The Project Coordinator will play a key role in supporting strategic initiatives across Qiddiya's Development & Delivery function. This position is responsible for coordinating tasks, tracking progress, preparing reports, and facilitating communication between teams to ensure smooth and timely project execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Coordination & Delivery Support
• Assist in planning, organizing, and tracking strategic projects and initiatives
• Support the development of work plans, timelines, and progress reports
• Maintain accurate project documentation including meeting notes, risk logs, and status updates
• Collaborate with different departments to gather information and ensure alignment on deliverables
• Administrative and Executive Support
• Prepare presentations, reports, and briefing materials for leadership and stakeholder meetings
• Follow up on action items and deadlines in coordination with internal teams
• Assist in day-to-day tasks and special assignments as directed by the CDU Leadership
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Serve as a communication link between CDU and other departments for assigned projects
• Support coordination with corporate functions (HR, Finance, IT, Legal, etc.) to facilitate project needs
• Schedule and help facilitate meetings, capturing key outcomes and follow-ups
• Reporting & Monitoring
• Track project performance using project management tools and provide updates to supervisors
• Support the preparation of regular summary reports highlighting progress and challenges
• Help identify risks or issues and escalate as needed to maintain project momentum
  
  

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration, Governance, Project Management, or a related field.

Experience: Minimum 6-9 years of experience in project coordination, management consulting, or a similar support role

Technical Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Asana, or equivalent) is preferred
  
  

Core Competencies:

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• High attention to detail and problem-solving mindset
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive information

#J-18808-Ljbffr

Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate shall be responsible for setting a plan to manage a large technical security C4I project. To achieve this goal, the candidate is expected to carry out the following activities:

1. Implement project management processes, procedures, tools, and the skill level of the resources, compare them against industry standards, identify the gaps, and brief the senior management on the findings.
2. Develop a plan to streamline the project management processes and procedures, enhance the project management tools, and improve the skill level of the project management personnel.
3. Control the project using Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Earned Value Management, and Project Control Methods that incorporate tracking by use of Microsoft Projects or Primavera.
4. Present the plans to the senior management and get approval to proceed.
5. Implement the approved plan using a team of project resources; such a team or multiple sub-teams are expected to be part of the plan. The candidate shall act as the Project Manager for implementing the plan. At a minimum the team/sub-teams are expected to carry out the following activities:
1. Streamline project management processes and procedures ensuring appropriate participation of all stakeholders; recommend organization restructuring if necessary.
2. Ensure appropriate Project Management tools are available or recommend procurement of appropriate tools if the current tools are not adequate.
3. Develop a detailed plan to enhance project management skills of the project management personnel. The plan shall primarily consist of training for the assigned personnel. The training may include in-house training, outside (in-Kingdom or abroad) training including Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from Project Management Institute (PMI).
6. Brief senior management on successful completion of the plan.
7. Develop a mechanism to evaluate and assist the Project Management Personnel to solidify their skills. The candidate shall evaluate/assist in the following activities, which are to be carried out by the Project Management Personnel - this is not an exhaustive list:
1. Review of Statement of Work from Project management perspective with focus on impact analysis, acceptance criteria, etc.
2. Review and approval of the project plan submitted by vendor/contractor with particular emphasis on dependencies and risk analysis.
3. Monitoring the progress against the project plan, identifying the potential and actual issues and risks, and taking corrective action.
4. Ensuring the vendor meets the acceptance criteria and achieving stakeholder acceptance of the product.
5. Holding regular meetings with the vendor/contractor, keeping the management up to date on the project progress, and ensuring all stakeholders are properly engaged at an appropriate level.
6. Generating/maintaining project management related documentation.

Job Specification

Qualifications
The candidate shall have a minimum of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Electrical, Electronics, Communications, or Computer Engineering, or Computer Science. He must be a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute (PMI) or equivalent. He must be proficient in the use of desktop applications in general and in MS Project or other Project Management Tools in particular. He must have excellent writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Experience
1. The candidate shall have a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience as Project Manager/Program Manager in deploying C4I Systems, Security Operations Centers, Telecom Networks, and major IT systems/applications.
2. The candidate shall have experience in developing and maintaining detailed project plans or reviewing and approving the project plans submitted by vendor/contractor.
3. The candidate must have experience in managing multiple projects. The experience must include coordination, scheduling, assigning, follow up, and monitoring project activities.
4. The candidate must have experience in project management methodologies in general and PMI Project Management Methodology in particular.
5. The experience must include developing training course materials, conducting On-the-Job Training (OJT), and imparting formal and informal training.
6. The candidate must have experience in developing project management reports for the management or the project sponsor.
7. The candidate shall have experience in managing project deliverables in line with the project plan, recording and managing project issues, and escalating the issues where necessary.
8. Experience in developing and implementing a plan to enhance Project Management capability of an organization is highly desirable.
9. Military background or Security experience is a plus.

Information Technology and Services - Riyadh 11393, Saudi Arabia

#J-18808-Ljbffr

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!
When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with intelligent, diverse people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We've got what you're looking for.
**Job Description:**
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented **Executive Advisor - Program Management** to join our team! In this role you will get to advise and consult on a series of major programs in Saudi Arabia. 
The Executive Advisor shall provide oversight, monitoring, and strategy and delivery advice for program management programs in the Kingdom that will include, but not be limited to, the following:
+ Working closely with our client to provide high-level advice on development and delivery of projects across all functions.
+ Reviewing program management strategies and development/delivery plans.
+ Provide insights into program and project efficiency across all project stages and supply chains.
+ Provide support in understanding how interaction with all stakeholders, especially relevant authorities, is being managed and can be improved.
+ Be part of a high-level group working closely with the client to improve development and delivery performance and have a positive impact on project finances. This will include project reviews and follow-ups to recommended improvements.
+ Will be responsible for preparing executive presentations for our client, detailing strategic, project, and business plan opportunities, setting out findings, recommendations, and follow-up actions.
**What You'll Be Doing:**
+ Part of a team reviewing and analyzing company, program, and project performance, systems, and processes.
+ Working closely with the client team to review program and project performance.
+ Using your superior SME knowledge to pinpoint root causes and recommend solutions for development and delivery improvements across all program and project functions.
+ Analyzing high-level project financial performance and advising on improvements.
+ Part of a team collating and reviewing company, program, and project information.
+ Visiting sites and company offices to meet with the company, development, and delivery staff to review program and project delivery and performance.
+ Part of a team analyzing company, program, and project specifics, leading to observations, findings, and recommendations for improvement.
+ Part of the team following up on the successful close-out of agreed recommendations.
**What Required Skills You'll Bring** :
+ Excellent oral and written communication skills, including submissions and presentations to C-suite level.
+ Ability to lead/coordinate small, high-level SME teams.
+ Proven stakeholder management skills to C-suite and national representation levels.
+ Proven record of accomplishment as a successful Executive in Program Management Projects.
+ 20+ experience in the industry.
+ Experience in Collaborative Project Management or Delivery Partnerships.
+ Advanced negotiation and problem-solving skills.
+ University bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a similar field required.
+ Project Management or Construction Management certification or registration.
**What Desired Skills You'll Bring:**
+ University MSc level degree desirable.
+ GCC experience very desirable.
Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!
Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to .
About Us
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.
Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.
For more about Parsons, visit parsons.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Develop IT PMO Strategic plan and KPIs

Focus on optimizing IT investment, while also looking for opportunities to make IT and business processes more effective and efficient

Understand various ways for building program/project dashboards and reporting

Develop IT PMO new processes

Advise IT executive management on how to perform enhancement activities on methodology, processes, governance, tools and templates

Share best practices from inside & outside SABIC IT organization with IT executive management

Identify, categorize and assess IT Project Mangers skills & levels across all IT functions

Provide gap analysis between the available IT Project Managers skills and the skills needed/required

Motivate, coach and influence IT Project stakeholders on use of the defined and the to be processes, methodologies and tools

Has at least two professional certifications in Program/Project Management

Company description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organisations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Overview

As Senior Program Director, you will lead large-scale, multi-dimensional initiatives enabling your clients Digital Business Transformation. You will partner with senior client executives and ultimately be accountable for the overall strategic shaping, planning, implementation, and effectiveness of work for client engagements. You will guide globally distributed teams to deliver successful software outputs and meaningful business outcomes for clients while influencing change

Responsibilities

Your Impact:

Act as the primary Engagement Lead for delivery of large-scale and complex programs for client’s digital business or engineering transformation programs

• Facilitate internal teams and advise clients to connecting solutions and integrating processes to ensure program development is in line with broader goals and objectives of the program

• Define processes and tools needed by teams across all programs enabling successful program implementation and delivery

• Provide guidance on consistent application of project management methodologies that align with strategic plans

• Partner with clients to plan, evolve, and formulate a customer-focused digital business transformation (DBT) strategy; seed, estimate, and facilitate budget planning for value based digital business transformation engagements

• Track and evaluate the delivery metrics of the product teams within the engagement and facilitate continuous improvement to improve flow, quality, and value realization

• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to clients to transform their business by guiding internal leaders and external senior stakeholders on engineering and digital business transformation methods and approaches

• Own or liaise with the Executive PMO to communicate program executional metrics, risks, issues, and dependencies

• Articulate engagement commercial metrics including client outcomes, leakage, burn rate, revenue & margins, etc. to support account health and drive account-level planning within the industry vertical

• Deliver thought-leadership around industry, process, PMO, delivery, and technology on behalf of the organization

Qualifications

Your Skills & Experience:

• Experience with a distributed delivery model, leading diverse teams, and collaborating in a multi-cultural environment for end-to-end engagements

• Experience in the Travel & Hospitality industry or has experience working on projects related to this sector.

• Program management experience in scaled digital implementation leading high performing teams within IT and consulting environment

• Effective systems thinking skills and ability to identify interconnectivity across multiple streams of work

• Demonstrated experience navigating a large organization, showcasing the ability to influence with storytelling and data

• Comfortable with C-suite reporting relationships and presenting to C-level executives, senior business leaders, and technology leaders

• Knowledge of best practices in design thinking/user-centered design (e.g., user research, hypothesis-driven development, prototyping, and usability testing)

• Experience with a variety of methodologies like scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe etc.), waterfall, and hybrid

• Effective leadership, analytical skills, and negotiation skills

• Effective conflict resolution skills

Additional information

Set Yourself Apart With:

Fostering innovation and creative problem solving backed by a strategic fact-base

• A passion for creating unprecedented customer experiences and innovative digital businesses

• Experience in engaging and coaching c-level clients in highly strategic, critical business initiatives

• Published thought leadership that pushes an industry leading POV on industry sector, technology, delivery, or organizational evolution

• Deep experience in one or more of our industry verticals

• CSM, CPSO, SAFe certified

A successful candidate acts as a fair and trusted strategic advisor for clients. You solve problems quickly – but for the long term, by leading teams to have a measurable impact on the client’s business. Your breadth and depth of highly strategic execution and political savviness enables you to effortlessly traverse complex organizations and supplier landscapes

#J-18808-Ljbffr

Senior Director Agile Program Management - Travel & Hospitality

Join to apply for the Senior Director Agile Program Management - Travel & Hospitality role at Publicis Sapient

Senior Director Agile Program Management - Travel & Hospitality

Join to apply for the Senior Director Agile Program Management - Travel & Hospitality role at Publicis Sapient

Job Description

As Senior Program Director, you will lead large-scale, multi-dimensional initiatives enabling your clients Digital Business Transformation. You will partner with senior client executives and ultimately be accountable for the overall strategic shaping, planning, implementation, and effectiveness of work for client engagements. You will guide globally distributed teams to deliver successful software outputs and meaningful business outcomes for clients while influencing change

Job Description

As Senior Program Director, you will lead large-scale, multi-dimensional initiatives enabling your clients Digital Business Transformation. You will partner with senior client executives and ultimately be accountable for the overall strategic shaping, planning, implementation, and effectiveness of work for client engagements. You will guide globally distributed teams to deliver successful software outputs and meaningful business outcomes for clients while influencing change

Qualifications

Your Skills & Experience:

• Experience with a distributed delivery model, leading diverse teams, and collaborating in a multi-cultural environment for end-to-end engagements
• Experience in the Travel & Hospitality industry or has experience working on projects related to this sector.
• Program management experience in scaled digital implementation leading high performing teams within IT and consulting environment
• Effective systems thinking skills and ability to identify interconnectivity across multiple streams of work
• Demonstrated experience navigating a large organization, showcasing the ability to influence with storytelling and data
• Comfortable with C-suite reporting relationships and presenting to C-level executives, senior business leaders, and technology leaders
• Knowledge of best practices in design thinking/user-centered design (e.g., user research, hypothesis-driven development, prototyping, and usability testing)
• Experience with a variety of methodologies like scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe etc.), waterfall, and hybrid
• Effective leadership, analytical skills, and negotiation skills
• Effective conflict resolution skills
  
  

Additional Information

Set Yourself Apart With

Fostering innovation and creative problem solving backed by a strategic fact-base

• A passion for creating unprecedented customer experiences and innovative digital businesses
• Experience in engaging and coaching c-level clients in highly strategic, critical business initiatives
• Published thought leadership that pushes an industry leading POV on industry sector, technology, delivery, or organizational evolution
• Deep experience in one or more of our industry verticals
• CSM, CPSO, SAFe certified
  
  

A successful candidate acts as a fair and trusted strategic advisor for clients. You solve problems quickly – but for the long term, by leading teams to have a measurable impact on the client’s business. Your breadth and depth of highly strategic execution and political savviness enables you to effortlessly traverse complex organizations and supplier landscapes

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organisations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Seniority level

• Seniority level Director

Employment type

• Employment type Full-time

Job function

• Job function Project Management and Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Publicis Sapient by 2x

Get notified about new Senior Director Program Management jobs in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .

Director - Retail Project Management (RES312) Sub Award and Partners Capacity Building Manager – HIGHLAND RESILIENCE ACTIVITY: ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

Responsible for the functionality and use of the data, at the domain level and in ensuring that the data is properly defined and used throughout the enterprise. Focus on management of the operational activities around
maintenance of Master Data and providing relevant support to the business teams or projects as required.

**Essential Responsibilities and Duties**:
2.Works closely with data stewards in different organization entities divisions to assure proper data management.
3.Collaborates with business stakeholders and Data & Analytics Services Division to ensure the implementation of rules and policies of Data governance.
4.Designs and constructions of data architectures that enable well-integrated transactional, collaborative and analytical systems.
5.Implements corrective actions to resolve data quality problems.

**Education**:
PhD, Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline is required.

**Experience Required**:
Four (4) years with PhD, seven (7) years with Master’s or nine (9) years with Bachelor’s Degree of related experience.

**Other Requirements(Certificates)**:
N/A.

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential-and excitement for the journey ahead.
As a Partner Development Manager Intern, you will recruit, onboard, and manage relationships with Microsoft partners; differentiating the value of partnering with Microsoft versus competitors. You will align partners to strategic accounts and identify market opportunities through industry analysis and intelligence.
As a Partner Development Manager Intern, you will develop and support partner business plans, skill growth and industry presence, and analyze business metrics to assess performance and identify areas for growth.
At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You'll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
**Responsibilities**
**Location: Riyadh**
**Start Date: January 2026**
**About:** **Ru'aa Program** is Microsoft's program tailored for **Saudi Nationals** , aiming to accelerate Saudi employability and create market impact through early in career recruitment, and skilling programs.
**Program overview:** Microsoft Ru'aa Internship is a paid six-month training program that offers globally recognized technical and professional certifications & skills, and on-the-job training to include mentoring, coaching, job shadowing and real-life scenario assignments.
**Program Details: The 6 months, full-time** program is divided into two key phases (Phase 1 - Onboarding & Skilling, Phase 2 - On The Job Training)
**Phase one** : _Onboarding & Skilling Bootcamp (1 month)_
+ Onboarding and introduction to Microsoft's mission, culture, strategy & structure.
+ Technical skilling to obtain globally recognized Microsoft technical certifications.
+ Professional and soft skilling courses including project management, change management, effective interpersonal skills, creativity and innovation, and time management.
**Phase two:** _On-the-job training (5 months)_
+ Joining as a **PDM Intern** for on-the-job shadowing and training.
+ Mentorship and coaching sessions.
+ Supporting Microsoft teams in digital transformation projects.
+ Advanced technology trainings including AI, Machine Learning & Cloud Computing.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Leads the creation of a strategic vision rooted to the partners impact and potential across segments, and will generally serve partners that are smaller or startups. Demonstrates an expert understanding of the partners business and conveys the value of partnering with Microsoft based on the business opportunity and possible competition.
+ Contributes to Business Design briefings advising partner leadership on building a high-impact Microsoft Services practice. Develops and executes forward-thinking partner business plans that develop partner business and support cloud consumption and digital transformation. Considers short- and long-term goals and performance expectations based on partner capabilities.
+ Leverages internal resources to develop Go-to-Market (GTM) and co-selling strategies that define activities and expectations to meet Microsoft and partner sales goals. Prioritizes accounts for developing GTM strategies. Advises partner on meeting various program, sales, and tech requirements.
+ Leverages and recruits new partners to grow business. Identifies opportunities to sell Microsoft products and services.
**Qualifications**
**Minimum Qulifications**
+ Currently pursuing/ completed a Bachelor's/ Master's Degree in Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering, or related field (OR must be recent graduates or recently graduated).
+ Saudi nationality.
+ Legally authorized to work in Saudi Arabia (Legally authorized = Has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit).
+ Fluency in English.
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Passion for technology and customer obsessed.
+ Displays stakeholder and relationship management.
+ Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical and presentation skills.
+ Technical Certification (e.g., cloud technology- Azure) are preferred but not required.
#EiP #MCAPSEiP #RuaaProgram
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .