Senior PMO & Business Transformation

About FlyAkeed

• FlyAkeed is an online platform that helps people book flights and hotels easily. We started in 2017 and
• are based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Our travel solution simplifies the process of planning and handling
• work-related travel.

Highlights

• Current funding stage: Series A
• FlyAkeed is supported by: PIF subsidiary Sanabil Investments, Elm, Artal Capital, Alrajhi Partners.
• The Senior PMO & Business Transformation is a senior strategic partner to the CEO, responsible for
• translating organisational vision into structured, measurable execution across the business. This role
• carries the CEO’s mandate to drive cross-functional alignment and holds the organisation accountable to
• its strategic commitments. It operates at the intersection of strategy and delivery, ensuring the right
• work happens in the right order, that initiatives are coordinated effectively, and that nothing important
• falls through the cracks. The scope is enterprise-wide: project and programme management, agile
• delivery governance, business transformation, AI-enabled process improvement, and strategic initiatives
• as directed by the CEO.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Support to the CEO: Serve as the primary operational partner to the CEO, translating strategic priorities into clear plans, owners, and timelines.
• PMO Leadership: Establish and lead the FlyAkeed PMO function, including standards, frameworks, and governance practices.
• Portfolio Management: Maintain a portfolio view of all initiatives, surfacing interdependencies, risks, and resourcing conflicts.
• Agile Governance: Own the FlyAkeed Agile Playbook, overseeing Scrum Masters and monitoring sprint health and delivery performance.
• Business Transformation: Lead process improvement initiatives across technology, product, operations, customer success, HR, and finance. AI Enablement: Lead the adoption of AI-enabled tools and workflows within PMO and operational functions.
• Quality & Risk: Maintain oversight of quality practices across squads, including defect management and release readiness.
• Systems Governance: Own Jira configuration, workflow design, and integrations with tools like Slack, GitHub, and Notion.
• Team Development: Directly manage and develop Scrum Masters and the PMO Coordinator.
• Leadership Experience: Significant experience in senior PMO leadership, project management, or operational leadership across multiple functions.
• Transformation Track Record: Demonstrated success leading business transformation, agile adoption, or operational improvement in technology companies.
• C-Suite Partnership: Experience as a strategic partner to executives with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• People Management: Proven experience managing and developing delivery practitioners and project coordinators.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong Jira configuration and administration experience across multiple project types.
• AI Familiarity: Comfort using AI tools as applied to project management and workflow improvement.
• Cultural Adaptability: Ability to work across culturally diverse and geographically distributed teams.
• Educational/Consulting Background : Prior consulting or advisory experience is considered an advantage.