Project Management Officer

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world.

We are recruiting for a Project Management Officer to join our team in Dubai for a 1-year contract.

About the Role

Responsible, skilled and dynamic Project Management Officer to oversee a complex project, ensuring seamless coordination across multiple streams and timely execution of all tasks.

Main Tasks

1. Project Planning and Execution:
1. Enhance the comprehensive project plan outlining all tasks and interdependencies, timelines and milestones.
2. Coordinate with stakeholders across all relevant streams to ensure alignment and integration.
3. Monitor project progress and make adjustments as needed to meet deadlines and objectives.
2. Stakeholder Management:
1. Serve as the primary point of contact for all project stakeholders.
2. Facilitate regular steering committees to review project status, address issues, and ensure alignment.
3. Escalate unresolved issues in a timely manner to ensure they are addressed and resolved promptly.
3. Task Coordination and Follow-Up:
1. Assign tasks to team members, track their progress, follow up on pending tasks and ensure they are completed on time.
2. Develop and execute a communication plan to keep all stakeholders informed and engaged.
3. Identify and adapt existing procedures to fit the new company structure, identify and develop new procedures as needed to support the new company's operations.

Key Performance Indicators

Adherence to project timeline, budget management, stakeholder & employee satisfaction, adherence to legal and compliance regulations, monitoring of task completion rate, efficient mitigation of risks, timely escalation.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Project Manager, preferably in a corporate restructuring or company creation context.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple streams of work and coordinate across various departments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in project management software (e.g., MS Project, Jira etc).
• Preferably Arabic speaker.

Preferable holding Master's degree & PMP certification.

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.