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Project Manager - IT

Qatar Airways

On-site🇶🇦Doha, DA, QatarseniorPosted 4d ago

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Job description

General Information

Ref #

235268

Location

Qatar-Doha

Job family

Corporate & Commercial

  • Closing Date: 2026-09-14

Description

Job Purpose:

This role will be responsible for managing and successfully deliver assigned IT projects and solutions in compliance with the project standards and processes of the QR IT, to meet defined business requirements within agreed timescales and cost. Lead the Projects throughout the project phases from initiation to closure, technical delivery, support and enhancement of the complete solution. This includes managing application support within assigned LOBs. Contribute to Business – IT strategy and IT budgeting of the assigned line of business.

Your duties would include:

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of Digital Projects initiatives from inception through hypercare and transition to support.

  • Define project scope, objectives, success criteria, and delivery roadmap.

  • Establish project governance, milestones, dependencies, and release plans.

  • Ensure delivery within agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets.

  • Drive resolution of project issues, blockers, and escalations.

  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.

  • Manage product backlog execution in collaboration with Product Owners and Business stakeholders.

  • Track sprint velocity, burndown, team capacity, and release readiness.

  • Coordinate multiple Agile teams (PODs) working across concurrent workstreams.

  • Ensure Agile best practices are followed by onsite and offshore delivery teams.

  • Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate project progress, risks, and decisions.

  • Managed agreed work program and provide periodic updates to key business stakeholders

  • Drive procurement of new solutions and in obtaining internal alignment to complete technical evaluation and contract process

  • Manage relationships with SaaS providers (eCommerce platform, Search, CMS, Payments, DAM, PIM, CDN, etc.).

  • Monitor vendor deliverables, SLAs, KPIs, and contractual commitments.

  • Lead geographically distributed teams across multiple time zones.

  • Establish working agreements, communication plans, and delivery cadences.

  • Resolve cross-team dependencies and resource conflicts.

  • Maintain RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs.

  • Conduct regular risk assessments and develop mitigation and contingency plans. Escalate critical issues proactively and Manage third-party and vendor-related risks.

  • Prepare and manage project budgets and monitor budget consumptions

  • Track vendor invoices, contracts, and change requests.

  • Manage project financial reporting and benefits realization.

  • Ensure optimum utilization of project resources.

Key Accountabilities

  • Successful delivery of QDF Digital initiatives.

  • Achievement of project milestones and business outcomes.

  • Manage procurements process and ensure solutions are onboarded as planned

  • Effective vendor and stakeholder management.

  • High-performing Agile delivery teams.

  • Compliance with security, architecture, and governance standards.

  • Realization of business benefits and customer experience improvements.

  • Stable and reliable production deployments.

Be part of an extraordinary story:

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future and build the life you want while being part of an international community.

Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

Together, everything is possible.

Qualification

Qualifications:

We are looking for a passionate and experienced professional to join our IT - team. The ideal candidate should possess the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with Minimum 6 years project management experience required

  • Should have experience in handing large projects spread across different geographies

  • Should have good experience in procuring SaaS solutions and related cybersecurity and data protection considerations

  • Experience in Retail and eCommerce will be an advantage

About Qatar Airways Group:

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before. So, whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries and be part of a truly global community.

How to Apply

If you are interested in submitting your application and feel you are a good fit for this role, please complete our application form and upload your CV for our review and consideration.

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