Manager Special Projects

Team: Special Projects

Activity: Full-time

Role grade: Manager (6)

Direct reports: 0

Indirect reports: 0

Reporting to: Director Special Projects

Role location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Job Purpose: As Manager Special Projects you will be responsible for leading and managing high-impact strategic and projects. The role acts as a central coordination point across internal teams, external entities, committees, and stakeholders to ensure successful project planning, alignment, execution, and reporting. This role also supports executive-level initiatives by driving stakeholder engagement, facilitating committee operations, preparing executive presentations, and providing structured decision support on key business topics and strategic initiatives.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead and manage special projects and ad-hoc initiatives across the organization.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to define project objectives, requirements, timelines, and deliverables.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, government entities, committees, and strategic partners.
• Drive engagement and communication with executive-level stakeholders and facilitate alignment across functions.
• Define project phases, milestones, governance structure, and follow-up mechanisms to ensure smooth execution.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status updates, reports, and executive summaries to leadership.
• Prepare high-quality presentations, reports, briefing materials, and decision-support documents for leadership and committees.
• Support leadership in strategic discussions, cross-functional initiatives, and organizational priorities.
• Facilitate coordination between different entities and ensure timely closure of action items and deliverables.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and gaps within projects and proactively recommend solutions.
• Ensure projects are executed in alignment with organizational objectives, governance standards, and stakeholder expectations.
  
  
  

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Project Management, or any related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Project Management, Strategic Initiatives, Stakeholder Management, Executive Office, Consulting, or related fields.
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong project management and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects and executive-level initiatives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in both Arabic and English.
• Strong presentation development and storytelling skills.
• Ability to engage confidently with senior leadership, committees, and high-level stakeholders.
• Strong reporting and executive briefing capabilities.
• Knowledge of governance, committee management, and secretariat functions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, especially PowerPoint and Excel.
• Understanding of the esports industry ecosystem is a plus.
  
  
  

Benefits

• Relocation support
• Transportation allowance
• Competitive compensation
• Housing allowance
• VIP medical insurance
• Opportunity to work on a new exciting project with a group of passionate professionals. You will get the freedom to excel and make a real impact
  
  
  

Diversity disclaimer

Our mission is to build a diverse organization where our members, regardless of background or identity, have a sense of belonging. We genuinely believe that thanks to creating a collaborative environment where different perspectives are valued, we can achieve more. Together, we want to reshape the boundaries of what is achievable in the esports domain.