Portfolio Manager

About the role

The Portfolio Manager is accountable for end‑to‑end delivery of banking programs and workstreams for an assigned client. The role ensures business, financial, quality and contractual commitments are met while maintaining a consolidated view of priorities, risks, dependencies, resources and performance.

Key responsibilities

• Own the portfolio roadmap, priorities, delivery plan, budget, resource plan and governance calendar.
• Align programs and projects with client objectives, contractual commitments and CoorB's business targets.
• Provide executive reporting on scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources, risks, dependencies and decisions.
• Lead portfolio governance, steering meetings, change control and escalation management.
• Hold Program and Project Managers accountable for delivery, quality, financial performance and timely escalation.
• Manage cross‑program dependencies, capacity constraints, vendors and delivery risks.
• Oversee release readiness, testing progress, defect trends, operational readiness and production stability.
• Own portfolio forecasting, invoicing readiness, utilization, revenue visibility, margin performance and commercial risks.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
• At least 10 years of project and program delivery experience, including 3+ years managing a complex portfolio.
• Banking or financial‑services delivery experience, preferably in digital banking or large‑scale technology transformation.
• Proven ability to manage senior client stakeholders, multidisciplinary teams, vendors, budgets and delivery recovery.
• Professional fluency in English; Arabic is advantageous.

Required skills

• Portfolio governance
• Software delivery lifecycles
• Agile delivery
• Hybrid delivery
• Testing
• Release management
• Risk management
• Financial management