PMO & Operating Model Design Consultant

Riyadh
Permanent
Full-time

17 days ago
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Our client, a leading organization in Saudi Arabia, is establishing a high-impact Results-Delivery Office (RDO) to enhance strategic initiative monitoring and delivery. We're seeking an experienced PMO expert to design and implement a world-class governance framework tailored to regional requirements.Role PurposeProvide end-to-end expertise across diagnostics, operating model design, and governance architecture to ensure the new RDO can effectively monitor, steer, and escalate strategic initiatives while embedding best-practice PMO standards.Key Objectives * Current-State Assessment: Deliver evidence-based diagnostic of existing strategy-delivery capabilities, benchmarked against leading organizational PMOs

Target Operating Model & Governance: Design future-state RDO structure, processes, decision rights, and templates that integrate seamlessly with existing organizational layers
Implementation Roadmap: Translate design into phased, resource-loaded plan with milestones, KPIs, and risk mitigations

RequirementsEducation & Credentials

Bachelor's in Engineering, Business, or Public Administration (MBA or Master's in Project Management preferred)
PMP certification plus at least one of: PgMP, PMI-PfMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or MoP
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt advantageous

Experience

10+ years establishing or transforming PMOs/RDOs
Minimum 3 engagements in public sector or GCC region
Proven experience designing governance frameworks covering decision rights, escalation, KPIs & risk control
Demonstrated track record delivering diagnostics and operating model design in multi-stakeholder environments

Core Competencies

Strategic Analysis & Benchmarking: Distilling complex qualitative & quantitative inputs into clear insights
Operating Model Engineering: Organizing people, processes & data flows into coherent, scalable frameworks
Governance Design: Establishing decision authorities, cadence, RACI and reporting standards that drive accountability
Stakeholder Engagement: Building trust across senior leadership, external partners, and technical teams
Risk-Informed Planning: Integrating risk registers, mitigation tactics, and scenario thinking
Communication Excellence: Producing bilingual deliverables, facilitating workshops, and presenting to executive boards

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