Job description

The PMO Analyst in Corporate Services (Blue Rewards) at Al-Futtaim supports key Enterprise IT portfolio initiatives from initiation through delivery and implementation, ensuring governance and controls are implemented and monitored effectively. Working directly with project managers and business solution managers—especially on large projects—the role contributes to quality reviews, coordinates activities to support quality objectives, evolves processes and templates across the lifecycle, rescues projects when required, and measures business benefit delivery against approved business cases. Core scope includes developing the IT Project Standards guide by gathering input from stakeholders; managing the delivery of small to medium-sized IT projects on time and on budget; supporting large-scale group and transformational programs to maintain aligned plans; building and maintaining a repository of processes and templates to capture best practices; implementing governance standards across the portfolio with status tracking and deliverables monitoring; ensuring accurate financial controls for tracking, monitoring, forecasting, and budgeting of project expenditures; compiling project metrics to assess success and process adherence; maintaining a Lessons Learned repository from Post Project Reviews; identifying and managing cross-functional risks; conducting audits and quality checks at key intervals and post-project; handling project launch timings and approvals with accurate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reporting; conducting Project Completion Reviews and maintaining a Process Compliance Index; supporting businesses on PMIS (Workfront) and other tools; aiding resource management and ensuring control systems integrate essential data; coordinating regular reporting cycles and governance arrangements; performing project financial reviews and postings; and verifying monthly vendor invoices, revenue recognition, and divisional profit and loss postings. The role requires advanced use of project management methods and tools (including Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel), strong communication and interpersonal skills, rigorous financial control and governance capabilities, and experience compiling metrics related to project success and process adherence.