IT Project Manager - Telecom Industry - 10-Month Engagement
MENA Consultant
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Riyadh
Contract type: Contractor

Location: Riyadh, KSA.
Years of Experience: 8-10 years.
Project Duration: 10 months.
Working Arrangement: on-site.
Language Requirements: Fluency in Arabic & English (written and spoken).
Starting Date: July 1st.
We are seeking a skilled IT Project Manager with a strong background in the telecom industry to lead the delivery of complex IT initiatives over a 10-month engagement. The ideal candidate will be PMP-certified, adept at managing cross-functional teams, and capable of ensuring timely and efficient project execution. This role requires a proactive leader who can closely monitor progress, manage risks, and ensure alignment between IT and business stakeholders.
Experience in full lifecycle system implementation—from planning and requirements gathering through deployment, testing, and post-go-live support—is essential to successfully drive project outcomes and ensure value realization.
Key Requirements
Years of Experience: 8-10 years.
Project Duration: 10 months.
Working Arrangement: on-site.
Language Requirements: Fluency in Arabic & English (written and spoken).
Starting Date: July 1st.
We are seeking a skilled IT Project Manager with a strong background in the telecom industry to lead the delivery of complex IT initiatives over a 10-month engagement. The ideal candidate will be PMP-certified, adept at managing cross-functional teams, and capable of ensuring timely and efficient project execution. This role requires a proactive leader who can closely monitor progress, manage risks, and ensure alignment between IT and business stakeholders.
Experience in full lifecycle system implementation—from planning and requirements gathering through deployment, testing, and post-go-live support—is essential to successfully drive project outcomes and ensure value realization.
Key Requirements
- Proven experience managing IT projects within the telecom industry.
- PMP certification is mandatory.
- Demonstrated expertise in full end-to-end system implementation lifecycle, including planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and transition to operations.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong experience in tracking daily project progress, highlighting delays and blockers.
- Demonstrated ability to escalate risks, dependencies, and issues to leadership in a timely manner.
- Proficiency in stakeholder engagement across both business and IT functions.
- Strong understanding of project milestone planning, with the ability to define and enforce go/no-go criteria.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in both Arabic and English.
- Lead and manage the end-to-end delivery of IT projects within the telecom domain.
- Track and report daily progress, identifying key issues, risks, and blockers.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across business units and IT to ensure alignment and timely delivery.
- Escalate any critical risks or dependencies to the Delivery Lead / Engagement Lead.
- Define, communicate, and monitor go/no-go criteria for all major project milestones.
- Ensure project documentation is accurate, complete, and aligned with organizational standards.
- Support governance reporting and contribute to regular project review sessions.
- Drive the full system implementation lifecycle, ensuring thorough planning, execution, and operational readiness.
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