Senior Delivery Manager - Public Sector

Who You'll Work With

You will be based in Riyadh or Jeddah.

Our core mission is to help organizations across the public sector implement transformations and build organizational and employee capabilities in the process. As the Kingdom continues to work towards delivering Vision 2030, we are committed to combining our implementation capabilities and global expertise of McKinsey & Company to help make this bold ambition a reality.

Your Impact

You’ll take full ownership of one large-scale public sector transformation or 3-4 medium projects concurrently, structuring the scope and managing the project plan, resources and budget.

In this role you’ll actively manage client relationships to ensure high client satisfaction. You’ll lead the project team on the ground, monitoring and evaluating team performance, and actively developing team members by providing regular feedback and coaching.

You will strive to build client capabilities through continuous, on-the-job coaching to ensure sustained impact beyond the end of the project.

You’ll act as a subject matter expert in your chosen service line, combining broad experience with strong problem-solving abilities to derive business insights and solid recommendations for clients.

You’ll strengthen the firm’s knowledge base by codifying learnings from projects, and coaching less tenured colleagues.

You’ll contribute to the growth of Delivery Assurance bath externally by preparing business proposals for potential clients; and internally by supporting organizational activities such as recruiting, performance evaluations and trainings.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• Undergraduate degree in business, economics, engineering or a related field with an outstanding academic record; MBA or other advanced degree is a plus
• 8+ years of consulting/public sector experience, with a clear record of achievement and proven drive for personal growth
• Demonstrated track record in one or more of the following key service offerings organizational development (including org. design/set up, talent management, etc.), transformational delivery (driving large transformational programs), and productivity and performance improvement
• Ability to successfully manage complex programs or multiple projects, or medium to large department/business unity with P&L responsibility
• Superior problem solving and relationship building skills, including a demonstrated high level of client service commitment
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and with people across all levels of an organization
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively in English and Arabic
• Willingness to travel, predominantly within the Kingdom