Sentinel are recruiting for an experienced Project Manager for a government digital programme in Doha. The programme brings services from many government and private-sector organisations into one citizen-facing mobile app, used by people across Qatar. The first release is in progress, with more services to follow.
The programme is growing fast and its project management office is still being set up. We want to hear from strong delivery project managers, and from senior candidates who have built or led a PMO.
What you’ll do
- Manage software projects from start to delivery, working with development teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners and suppliers
- Plan scope, milestones and dates, and keep plans current
- Track dependencies, risks and issues, and escalate what needs a decision
- Control scope changes and report progress to stakeholders, including senior government audiences
- Check readiness before go-live and hand over to operations and support
- For senior candidates: help design the programme’s methods, processes, tools and reporting, and coach teams to use them
What you’ll bring
- At least 5 years in project management, including 3+ years delivering software or digital projects with agile teams
- Experience working with many stakeholders, including non-technical ones
- Strong planning, risk and dependency management
- Jira and Confluence, or similar tools
- Clear written and spoken English
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
A strong advantage
- 10+ years’ experience, including leading several agile teams at once
- Setting up or leading a PMO in a large programme, ideally in government, banking, telecoms or another regulated sector
- Programme or change management experience (e.g. PgMP, MSP, Prosci)
- PMP, PRINCE2, or a Scrum certification
- Experience with mobile apps or digital services
- Arabic
The details
- Location: Doha, Qatar, fully onsite
- Some extended or weekend hours may be needed in the weeks before go-live
