Transformation Assurance Manager

Provide independent assurance across assigned transformation initiatives, validating progress, milestones, deliverables, and outcomes against evidence. Review initiative status, supporting documentation, and governance records to ensure reported progress reflects actual delivery. Assess interdependencies across initiatives and identify risks where delays or issues in one programme may impact others. Conduct business readiness assessments across people, process, technology, governance, and data dimensions. Monitor benefits realization and identify variances between planned and achieved outcomes. Challenge initiative owners, programme managers, and stakeholders on delivery status, risks, readiness, and benefits performance. Escalate issues, risks, and delivery concerns with evidence-based recommendations to Transformation Assurance leadership. Prepare assurance reports, executive summaries, stage-gate assessments, and governance packs for leadership review. Support transformation governance forums and ensure consistent reporting through approved data sources and assurance frameworks. Utilize AI tools to validate progress against source documentation, identify delivery risks, verify milestone completion, and improve assurance reporting efficiency. Analyze stakeholder feedback, communications, project documentation, and operational data to identify early signs of adoption or readiness issues. Promote best practices in transformation assurance, governance, benefits tracking, and programme oversight.

Desired Candidate Profile

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Project Management, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline. 10+ years of experience in Transformation, PMO, Programme Management, Change Management, Business Transformation, or Assurance functions. Strong experience in stage-gate governance, milestone tracking, benefits realization, programme assurance, and transformation oversight. Good understanding of PMO methodologies, project governance, change management frameworks, and organizational transformation practices. Proven ability to challenge senior stakeholders while maintaining productive working relationships. Experience assessing business readiness across people, process, systems, data, and operating model changes. Strong analytical skills with experience using dashboards, reporting tools, and data-driven decision-making methodologies. Experience supporting large-scale transformation programmes, strategic initiatives, digital transformation projects, or enterprise change portfolios. Construction, real estate, infrastructure, or multi-entity group experience is preferred. GCC/MENA experience is advantageous. Demonstrated practical use of AI tools for assurance reviews, progress validation, reporting, risk identification, benefits tracking, or transformation governance. Strong stakeholder management, communication, influencing, and executive reporting skills. Employment Type Full-time