Project Manager-AI & Emerging Technology POCs - Dubai - Full time

Project Manager-AI & Emerging Technology:

Mandatory: Airline domain

Resource Communication should be excellent

• The Innovation PM will own end-to-end delivery of the Innovation's POC pipeline under IT Strategy, Governance & Innovation.
• Responsibilities include: intake and prioritization of POC requests; planning and running sprint cadences for POC execution alongside Enterprise Architecture delivery resources; coordinating with external vendors and partners on POC engagements; preparing and running stakeholder demos and quarterly reporting; and managing the graduation handover of successful POCs into business-funded implementation through the DBC lifecycle.
• The role is central to fund utilization tracking and reporting against KPIs (POCs initiated/completed, graduation rate, cost per POC).
• Agile/Scrum delivery management; stakeholder management across business and IT; vendor and external-partner coordination; POC-to-production handover experience (DBC lifecycle or equivalent stage-gate process);
• Exposure to AI/ML or emerging-technology programs; reporting and governance; budget and fund utilization tracking.
• The Innovation PM will own end-to-end delivery of the Innovation's POC pipeline under IT Strategy, Governance & Innovation. Responsibilities include: intake and prioritization of POC requests; planning and running sprint cadences for POC execution alongside Enterprise Architecture delivery resources; coordinating with external vendors and partners on POC engagements; preparing and running stakeholder demos and quarterly reporting; and managing the graduation handover of successful POCs into business-funded implementation through the DBC lifecycle. The role is central to fund utilization tracking and reporting against KPIs (POCs initiated/completed, graduation rate, cost per POC).

Agile/Scrum delivery management; stakeholder management across business and IT; vendor and external-partner coordination; POC-to-production handover experience (DBC lifecycle or equivalent stage-gate process); exposure to AI/ML or emerging-technology programs; reporting and governance; budget and fund utilization tracking

Skill Set

Years of experience - 10+

Proficiency Rating ( 0-5) , 5 Being Highest

Experience: 5 to 8 years as Project Manager

The Innovation PM will own end-to-end delivery of the Innovation's POC pipeline under IT Strategy, Governance & Innovation.

Mandatory: Airline domain

Responsibilities include:

• intake and prioritization of POC requests
• Planning and running sprint cadences for POC execution alongside Enterprise Architecture delivery resources
• coordinating with external vendors and partners on POC engagements
• Preparing and running stakeholder demos and quarterly reporting; and managing the graduation handover of successful POCs into business-funded implementation through the DBC lifecycle.
• The role is central to fund utilization tracking and reporting against KPIs (POCs initiated/completed, graduation rate, cost per POC).
• Agile/Scrum delivery management
• stakeholder management across business and IT
• vendor and external-partner coordination; POC-to-production handover experience (DBC lifecycle or equivalent stage-gate process)
• exposure to AI/ML or emerging-technology programs; reporting and governance;
• Budget and fund utilization tracking

Skills Required
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