Senior Program Manager Job

Date: 13 May 2025

Job ID: 319686

Location:

Riyadh, SA

Job Family: Project Management

ROLE PURPOSE

The aim is to state the overall significance of the job from the organization’s perspective.

Responsible for planning, implementation, and tracking of a Programs, which in most cases contains short-term projects and long-term projects as well as an operational improvement aspect, also manages the Profit & Loss of his Program by monitoring and controlling all aspects of the Programs to meet the objectives of the Department and Elm, also starts to have Managerial, Budgeting & Strategic Responsibilities assigned as part of the role responsibility, according to the policies and procedures followed within ELM.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & ACTIVITIES This section describes the principal outputs required from the job.
Key Accountabilities	Key Activities
Daily Operations	Implement the day-to-day operations assigned for the Department / Section to ensure compliance with the established standards and procedures Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices taking into account ‘international best practice’, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement Prepare reports of Department / Section timely and accurately to meet company and department requirements, policies and standards
Strategic Planning	Contribute to the Strategy of the Department and Division Ensures the implementation of Departmental Strategy and any related plans
Budgeting	Contribute to the Department Budget by working with all related functions Assist Program Managers and Senior Project Managers in allocating the required budget for their engagements Monitor the Financial Performance of the Programs
Program Planning	Ensures that the Scope is properly defined Ensures that stakeholders know when the Kick Off occurs and Program Ends Create the Program Management Plan in accordance to Elm Practices Allocate the Resources to the tasks within the Program Plan Work with Finance and SAP system for all Procurement needs for the Program Work with Legal for any Contractual action or clarification Work with Privacy for any work that has possible Privacy Risk Identify the Program Objectives in which the Program will be Evaluated and Accepted
Program Budgeting and Staffing	Working with Finance and PMO to assign Program Budget both in SAP and EPM Involve the Proper Functional Manager for Resource loading and hiring in accordance to the Mobilization Period in the Plan Ensures that Functional Manager always has back-up for the resources in case they become unavailable for whatever reason
Program Controlling	Communicating with Stakeholders both Internally and Externally with Program Updates and Weekly Progress Reports Updating Program Progress on EPM properly Ensuring that all Program Artefacts are uploaded in EPM properly Monitor Resources Utilization on Program Monitor Budget and Program Profit & Loss on a timely basis Monitor Program Cash Flow Document Program Issues and provide Mitigation Identify Program Risks and provide Mitigation Informing Account Managers when Deliverables are closed for billing purposes
Program Closing	Ensure that all deliverables are signed off by the client Ensure that all PMO checklist is met and closed Ensure that Program Financials are all closed and Profit & Loss is calculated Document all Lesson Learned and place it in EPM Conduct a session share the Lessons Learned with others
Information Security	Ensures that all aspects of the Program including all Programs adheres to Elm Privacy and Security policies Educate all subordinates about the process and need of Information Security
Policies, Processes and Procedures	Recommend Improvements whenever is possible to the right channel Ensures that Teams are following Elm processes in all areas

JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Academic and professional qualifications	Bachelor degree in Information Technology or MIS, Master’s Degree in Information Technology or MIS is plus
Years and Nature of Experience	10+ Years of relevant experience in a related industry