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.