
Virtusa
Project Manager – Scrum Master
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
- Urgent
Job expiry date: 30/03/2026
Job overview
Date posted
13/02/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 30,000 - 40,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
30/03/2026
Job description
The Project Manager – Scrum Master (Program Manager) role is a senior delivery leadership position responsible for overseeing and executing complex, multi-stream programs aligned with strategic business objectives. Based in Dubai, this position requires a highly organized and results-driven professional capable of managing multiple interdependent projects across diverse teams and stakeholders. The role combines strong program governance expertise with agile delivery leadership, ensuring initiatives are delivered within defined scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards. The incumbent will establish structured governance frameworks, define milestones and measurable success criteria, and maintain clear executive-level reporting to senior stakeholders. Acting as a bridge between business and technology teams, the Program Manager ensures alignment with organizational strategy, facilitates decision-making, resolves escalations, and proactively manages risks and dependencies. The role may involve vendor coordination and oversight of third-party partners, particularly within regulated environments such as banking or financial services. With a focus on driving measurable outcomes, enhancing collaboration, and promoting continuous improvement, the Program Manager plays a key role in enabling successful transformation initiatives and sustainable business value realization.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end program planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of complex initiatives
- Define and document program scope, objectives, timelines, milestones, and measurable success criteria
- Manage dependencies and interconnections across multiple projects and workstreams
- Track and control program schedule, budgets, resource allocation, risks, and issues
- Establish and maintain robust governance structures, reporting frameworks, and communication plans
- Provide executive-level status updates, dashboards, and strategic insights to senior leadership
- Drive issue resolution, facilitate key decision-making, and manage escalation processes
- Ensure program alignment with organizational strategy, policies, and regulatory standards
- Oversee vendor performance and third-party engagements where applicable
- Support organizational change management, stakeholder adoption, and transition activities
- Promote Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery practices based on project requirements
- Foster collaboration across cross-functional and geographically distributed teams
Experience & skills
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in project management with significant exposure to program management responsibilities
- 10+ years of overall professional experience preferred, including 4+ years in program leadership roles
- Proven track record delivering complex, multi-stream programs in technology-driven environments
- Strong expertise in program governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement
- Excellent leadership, communication, and influencing skills
- Experience managing cross-functional and distributed teams
- Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
- Experience in banking, financial services, or other regulated industries is advantageous
- Hands-on experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery frameworks
- Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, or equivalent are preferred