Al-Futtaim Hiring for Assistant Vice President – Underwriting Projects Job at Dubai Full Time

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 Arab 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 organization 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

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans activities/tasks that will deliver the desired results and oversees day-to-day work and monitoring of progress towards goals. Ensures resources are optimally sourced and deployed.
• Drive the execution of projects while acting as the liaison between business teams and technology delivery teams
• Defines the business case with input from stakeholders. Identifies and gains agreement on project objectives, scope, timing, and resources with IT.
• Provide hands-on project management during all phases – Analysis, Design, Development, System and End to End Testing, Implementation, and Post Implementation.
• Conducts project meetings and prepares regular reports to communicate the status of projects to stakeholders
• Escalates and works to resolve issues that serve as roadblocks and/or place project objectives at risk.
• Performs project close-out steps to include identifying lessons learned/best practices to inform the success of future projects. Applies continuous improvement methodologies throughout the project management lifecycle.

• Lead the project management capability for a select set of assigned high-priority strategic roadmap initiatives
• Ensure assigned strategic roadmap initiatives exhibit all the dimensions of a robust strategic initiative (e.g., business case, scoping, KPIs, key milestones, execution plan)
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope
• Reporting to the Chief Underwriting Officer, you will be a thought leader among internal teams

Requirements:

• Strong experience in managing cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to grasp complex technical concepts easily and be able to participate in high-level technical discussions.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to make decisions based on metrics rather than just judgment.
• Strong business analysis skills with ability to synthesize business processes and lead functional discussions pertaining to the project with functional and business members.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, motivation, and facilitation skills.
• Project Management Certifications such as PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master preferred.
• This position would suit an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated person with good oral and written communication skills.
• Strong ability to adapt and address unique challenges in collaborative and creative ways.
• Displays advanced communication, organizational, analytical, critical thinking, and team building skills as well as advanced presentation, influencing, and relationship management skills.

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