Global Director – Project Management (Logistics, Freight Forwarding & Technology)
by DP World in Logistics & Supply Chain
Reporting to the Senior Vice President, PMO, the Global Director – Project Management (Logistics) at DP World leads and drives international, complex programs across the logistics division, owning project management for a global portfolio of Freight Forwarding product and technology initiatives (e.g., NPM/QT within TiAB) from strategy through adoption to achieve on-time, high-quality delivery and measurable outcomes. The role aligns Global, Regional and Group Technology teams across ocean FCL/LCL, air, and value-added services to standardize ways of working, harden master data/governance, and scale capabilities globally. It chairs the Freight Forwarding Communities roadmap council (Ocean, Air, VAS, Events & Milestones, Consolidation flows) to translate business strategy into a single JIRA-governed backlog and quarterly roadmap, set Gate 0–2 acceptance criteria and BRD quality standards, manage dependencies and release calendars, and de-duplicate work to drive timely releases. Accountabilities include PMO leadership, portfolio hygiene, JIRA/Confluence standards (workflows, statuses, labels, DOR/DOD, dashboards), publishing release notes and change impacts, and operating with data-driven metrics (throughput, cycle time, burn-up, defect escape rate). The director orchestrates operating rhythms with Regions, Product/Engineering, Procurement/Pricing, Finance, Legal/Compliance, and Ops Excellence; resolves technical and organizational blockers in cross-pillar, legal/compliance, and cybersecurity contexts; runs plan-of-record, critical path, and Plan A/Plan B scenarios for major drops (e.g., CRv3.1/3.2); and provides clear, concise executive status via a single source of truth (scorecards/OKRs) and SteerCo/Board readouts, ensuring governance, quality assurance, and continuous improvement across a fast-paced global portfolio.