First Abu Dhabi Bank
Program Manager, CB, PB and Marketing Portfolio
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 15 - 20 yrs
Job expiry date: 28/11/2026
Job overview
Date posted
14/10/2026
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 40,000 - 50,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package + relocation
Experience
15 - 20 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
28/11/2026
Job description
Choosing the right projects, funding them wisely and making sure they deliver real value is the purpose of this Program Manager role in FAB's CPMO, covering the CB, PB and Marketing portfolio from FAB Business Park in Abu Dhabi. Business and function CPMO Project Portfolio Managers report to you, and the portfolio itself has to stay aligned with corporate strategy, on time and within budget. Each month you prepare and run the Portfolio Governance Committee, bringing portfolio health, key issues and clear recommendations to executive level. Annual demand, prioritization with the Value & Reporting team and financial reviews with the 360 Value team shape what gets funded. A master resource plan and a master delivery plan, built with the Change and Integration & Governance teams, keep skills, dependencies and timelines visible. Benefits are defined in business cases up front and tracked after go-live, with completed projects handed to Value & Reporting. Executives and delivery teams also look to you for coaching on portfolio thinking and PMO practice. Expect to bring 15 or more years of experience, including 10 in portfolio management and 5 overseeing large programmes in banking IT or a PMO, plus PMP or PRINCE2 and SAFe certification.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Oversee governance of the CB, PB and Marketing project portfolio
- Align the project portfolio with corporate strategy and quantifiable business value
- Enforce adherence to the bank's governance processes, reporting and committees
- Run the monthly Portfolio Governance Committee, reporting portfolio health, key highlights and recommendations to executive level
- Monitor portfolio-level risks and issues and give senior management and Executive Committees timely visibility
- Advise senior management and the Executive Committee with portfolio insights and recommendations
- Track system adoption and benefits realisation after go-live
- Optimize investment and resource allocation across the portfolio
- Establish governance frameworks for disciplined execution and controlled change
- Define portfolio dashboards, KPIs and reporting structures
- Embed clearly defined benefits in business cases from the outset
- Steer delivery teams toward business outcomes
- Plan the portfolio with Business, Technology, Enablement and Control teams
- Initiate the annual demand process with stakeholders outside the CPMO
- Prioritize demand with the Value & Reporting team and consolidate requirements
- Review portfolio financials with the 360 Value team
- Build a master resource plan with the Change Team
- Develop a master plan for the portfolio with the Integration & Governance team
- Resolve interdependencies quickly with Business, Technology, Enablement and Control teams
- Supervise and develop the Business and Function CPMO Project Portfolio Managers
- Coach executives and delivery teams on portfolio thinking and PMO maturity
- Educate stakeholders outside the office on PMO processes and templates
- Transition closed projects to the Value & Reporting team for value tracking
- Present portfolio status reports at governance forums
Experience & skills
- Hold a university degree in Technology, Management or equivalent
- Bring 15 or more years of total experience
- Offer at least 10 years managing portfolios, project governance and delivery
- Show at least 5 years overseeing or running large programmes of work
- Draw on experience working with Banking IT or a PMO
- Lead a team of 5 to 10 people
- Possess PMP, PRINCE2 or an equivalent certification
- Add SAFe or another agile certification
- Apply Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid delivery methodologies across multiple concurrent programmes
- Translate large volumes of data into clear executive reports with recommendations and options
- Engage and challenge SVP-level stakeholders constructively
- Protect highly confidential information with integrity
- Have an MBA or equivalent master's degree (preferred)