VP - Secure Intelligence System Cluster- PMO

Company: EDGE Group PJSC

Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast. Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.

Together, we are shaping the future.

The Vice President – Cluster PMO is responsible for leading portfolio governance and strategic delivery across the Cluster, ensuring that entity portfolios, major programmes and critical business priorities are aligned to Cluster objectives and executed with appropriate oversight and discipline.

The role provides Cluster leadership with an integrated view of portfolio performance, priorities, risks, dependencies and delivery confidence, enabling timely decision-making and intervention where required.

Working across multiple entities and senior stakeholders, the VP – Cluster PMO drives consistency in governance, strengthens accountability for execution and ensures that Cluster-wide priorities and commitments are effectively translated into delivery.

• Provide strategic oversight of the combined portfolio across all Cluster entities.
• Ensure priorities are aligned to Cluster objectives and appropriately sequenced against available capacity and resources.

• Provide senior oversight of major programmes and initiatives to ensure progress against agreed outcomes and commitments.
• Drive timely resolution of significant delivery issues, risks and dependencies.

• Set and maintain effective governance and performance management across the Cluster portfolio.
• Ensure consistent visibility, accountability and reporting across entities and programmes.

• Provide Cluster leadership with clear, consolidated insight on portfolio performance, risks, priorities and areas requiring intervention.
• Support informed decision-making through timely analysis, challenge and recommendations.

• Drive coordination across entities and functions where priorities, programmes or dependencies span organisational boundaries.
• Ensure alignment on strategically significant and high-impact initiatives.

• Strengthen PMO capability, standards and ways of working across the Cluster.
• Drive continuous improvement in portfolio discipline, reporting quality and programme management maturity.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Project/Programme Management, Strategy, or a related discipline
• Experience with in defence, technology, engineering, government or another highly regulated / programme-intensive sector; experience operating at Group or enterprise level
• 15+ years’ experience across programme management, portfolio management, PMO, strategy execution or transformation, including significant senior leadership experience in a complex, multi-entity environment
• Recognised project or programme management certification such as PMP ...

• Portfolio management, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, change management or strategy execution certification

Launched in November 2019, the UAE's EDGE is one of the world's leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to position the UAE as a leading global hub for future industries, and to creating clear paths within the sector for the next generation of highly skilled talent to thrive.

At EDGE, the real investment goes beyond compensation. Through our dedicated learning academy and digital learning platforms, employees have access to extensive opportunities to develop new skills, deepen their expertise, and advance their careers. Combined with the freedom to innovate,…