Project Manager

Gulf Business Solutions (GBS) is the leading information and technology solutions provider in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Since we started as a business more than thirty years ago, we have grown to an enterprise supported by over five hundred employees, with a rich portfolio of products and services ranging from printing systems to end-to-end digital transformation solutions. GBS enables organizations and businesses in their journey to a digitalized business environment with cutting edge Information and Technology Solutions. We source and select only the most advanced products and solutions through the many strategic partnership we’ve developed over the years with some of the world’s leading technology companies. GBS represents GCG-Enterprise Solutions and CNS Middle East, operating as an umbrella company for both brands in KSA.

We are recruiting an experienced Professional Level project manager to manage all phases of the project lifecycle, including initialization, resource planning, risk management and stakeholder management.

This is a client facing role and candidates must be experienced in managing multiple work streams simultaneously using both agile and Waterfall methodologies with the capability to learn and implement new technologies.

Candidates must also be able to demonstrate their capabilities in meeting project milestones, schedules, project, product and people management and deliver end to end Infrastructure, Cloud, Software development, and managed services projects.

Job Responsibilities:

Project Delivery Planning

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents,
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis
• Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools. 
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involve parties throughout project life cycle.

Manage and control Project Execution

• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyse results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises and devise contingency plans.
• Build, develop and grow any business relationship vital to the success of the project.

To ensure that the Quality Management System is implemented and maintained to evaluate where continual improvement can be made.

• Maintain proper documentation of the project and keep them in a safe location
• By the end of the project, update a lessons learned document with all lessons learned from the project in order to be avoided in the future projects.
• Manage stakeholder throughout the project
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholder in a timely and clear fashion.
• Maintain review meetings with all stakeholders to assure proper communication.
• Assure customer’s expectations are met through proper communication.
• Maintain customer’s satisfaction through proper customer relations management.

Manage Projects Resources

• Determine and assess need for additional staff/ and or consultants and make the appropriate recruitment if necessary during project cycle.
• Delegate task and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.

• 7+ years in managing and executing large scale, cross-functional, complex projects/programs
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT or Engineer
• PMP Certified

Skills & Professional Requirements:

• Communication Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Resource management Skills
• Knowledge of agile methodology is highly desirable.
• Strong Knowledge of Revenue management.
• High attention to details including effective customer communications and proven ability to manage multiple, competing projects simultaneously
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated experience engaging and influencing senior leaders, Vendors, clients across functions including an ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams.