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About the SMO Manager Role at alfanar

alfanar is seeking a dedicated SMO Manager to lead its Strategy Management Office in Riyadh. This full-time position is central to developing, implementing, and monitoring the organization's strategic plan, ensuring a cohesive alignment between strategic objectives and operational execution. The SMO Manager will play a critical role in supporting performance management and enabling informed decision-making across all departments, specifically ensuring business plans align with alfanar electric's strategy.

Key Strategic Responsibilities

The SMO Manager's primary responsibilities focus on driving strategic initiatives and ensuring organizational alignment:

• Coordinate with executive leadership to develop and periodically update the organization’s strategic plan.
• Lead strategic planning workshops and alignment sessions across departments.
• Ensure departmental plans and initiatives are fully aligned with overarching corporate objectives.
• Design and implement corporate performance management frameworks, including KPIs and the Balanced Scorecard.
• Monitor and analyze the execution of strategic objectives, providing insights through regular performance reporting.
• Lead performance review sessions and propose corrective actions to address gaps.
• Establish and maintain SMO governance frameworks, policies, and reporting standards.
• Prepare executive-level reports and dashboards to communicate strategic progress and performance.
• Manage documentation and version control for all strategic planning materials and updates.
• Contribute to the management of the strategic project portfolio, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities.
• Work closely with the PMO (if applicable) to monitor project timelines and deliverables.
• Assist in prioritizing initiatives based on strategic value, feasibility, and organizational impact.
• Serve as a strategic liaison between senior leadership and various business units.
• Support the internal communication and dissemination of strategic goals and initiatives.
• Promote engagement and foster alignment among stakeholders to drive strategy execution.
• Continuously benchmark and assess best practices in strategy management to enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Promote a culture of strategic thinking, performance accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.

Operational and Organizational Development Responsibilities

Beyond strategic oversight, the SMO Manager holds broader responsibilities for operational excellence and organizational development:

• Recruit, recognize, and cultivate high performers, exposing them to create a robust second line of management.
• Recognize low performers and guide them to improve or manage their release.
• Treat subordinates equally without discrimination, basing assessment criteria on performance leading to planned results.
• Ensure availability of a delegation of authority matrix with sufficient delegations as per company policy.
• Take full responsibility for operations as per the job description and required deliverables, considering general company guidelines.
• Anticipate problems and take necessary proactive steps to prevent them.
• Make necessary and proper timely decisions.
• Deliver required results in a timely manner with required quality and cost.
• Make a tangible difference to the area of operation and exceed business expectations.
• Transform corporate goals into business plans.
• Plan, follow-up, and execute annual or development plans.
• Monitor plan performance, initiate action to strengthen results, and take corrective action accordingly.
• Provide periodic work progress reports.
• Responsible for monitoring and controlling budgets and expenses to achieve optimum cost efficiency.
• Develop the organizational structure according to current requirements, considering future and development plans.
• Ensure availability of job descriptions for all job roles and deployment.
• Develop and coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, and procedures.
• Seek automation opportunities as much as possible.
• Be conversant and able to navigate through IT solutions, especially those relevant to the job and business.
• Promote automated systems and their full utilization to spread their culture.
• Act according to quality as alfanar’s prime competitive advantage.
• Adapt to new and alternative techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.
• Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment as per standard regulations.

Experience and Qualifications

Candidates for the SMO Manager position should demonstrate a strong background in strategic management and leadership:

• A minimum of 5-10 years of relevant experience in strategy management, performance monitoring, or a related field.
• Proven ability to lead strategic planning processes and drive alignment across an organization.
• Experience in designing and implementing corporate performance management frameworks.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks, policies, and reporting standards.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing teams and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Work Type and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offering an opportunity to contribute to a leading organization.

Application Process

Interested candidates are invited to apply. Further details regarding the application process will be provided upon inquiry.