Project Manager - AI Led Initiatives - KSA📣 Job Ad
| Contract Type | Full-time | |
| Workplace type | On-site | |
| Location | Riyadh |
About the Role
SAP is seeking a Project Manager to lead AI-driven initiatives within the Saudi Arabian market. This role is integral to assisting customers in transforming their businesses through SAP implementations and AI-enabled solutions. The position involves shaping customer engagements, driving technology adoption, and fostering long-term partnerships in the Middle East. Due to local legal mandates in Saudi Arabia (Saudization), only Saudi nationals will be considered for this vacancy.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive the end-to-end delivery of complex projects involving multiple business units, partners, and vendors.
- Contribute to bid and proposal activities, defining delivery approach, governance, scope, and risk management strategies.
- Ensure alignment between customer business objectives and project outcomes, with a focus on AI adoption and value realization.
- Act as a trusted partner to customers, building sustainable relationships and ensuring high levels of satisfaction.
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional and cross-organizational teams to achieve quality outcomes in complex environments.
- Proactively manage risks, issues, and escalations, taking ownership of de-escalation and recovery.
- Contribute to the evolution of delivery models and long-term concepts to strengthen regional project execution.
Qualifications and Experience
- A minimum of 10 years of project management experience, specifically in delivering medium-scale, medium-risk projects.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional and distributed teams within a formal project management methodology.
- Hands-on experience managing full project lifecycle artifacts, including project charters, plans, schedules, budgets, financials, and reporting.
- Strong capability in project financial management, including tracking actuals, forecasting, and communicating financial status.
- Proven experience managing scope, quality, issues, and risks to ensure on-time and within-budget project delivery.
- Experience working within contractual delivery frameworks, including adherence to formal review and approval processes.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present delivery approaches to diverse audiences.
- Cultural awareness and experience working with customers and teams across different countries and nationalities.
- Fluency in English is required; proficiency in Arabic is considered a strong advantage.
Required Skills
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Collaboration
- Cross-cultural Communication
- SAP Implementations
- AI-enabled Solutions
- Project Delivery
- Bid and Proposal Activities
- Risk Management
- Issue Management
- Escalation Management
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Project Charter Development
- Project Planning
- Project Scheduling
- Project Budgeting
- Project Financial Management
- Scope Management
- Quality Management
- Contractual Delivery Frameworks
- Communication Skills
Work Environment and Location
This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. You will join a collaborative, international delivery environment that values trust, accountability, and partnership. SAP offers opportunities to grow experience by delivering complex, innovative initiatives, particularly in AI-driven transformation. The company is committed to inclusion, well-being, and flexible working models, ensuring everyone feels included and can perform at their best. SAP is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations.
Requirements
- For Saudis Only
- Requires +10 Years experience
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