Project Manager - Digital Applications Group 42

Overview:

We are looking for a highly organized and proactive Project Manager to lead and deliver cross functional digital transformation initiatives across the group. The role will oversee end to end project execution including planning, governance, stakeholder alignment, risk management, vendor coordination, and project reporting. The ideal candidate should be detail oriented, structured, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple senior stakeholders.

G42 is a technology holding group and a global leader in creating visionary artificial intelligence for a better tomorrow. Born in Abu Dhabi and operating worldwide across industries, G42 is on a mission to build the Intelligence Grid for the AI-native societies of today and tomorrow. From molecular biology to space exploration and everything in between, G42 realizes exponential possibilities today.

Responsibilities:

Project Planning and Delivery

• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Manage scope, milestones, dependencies, and overall delivery to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Facilitate requirement gathering and documentation with business and technical teams.
• Drive issue resolution and maintain clear tracking of risks, decisions, and actions.

Stakeholder Management

• Engage regularly with business leaders, product owners, and technical teams to ensure alignment.
• Prepare and present project updates, dashboards, and progress reports to leadership.
• Manage expectations and ensure transparent communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Vendor and Partner Coordination
• Work closely with implementation partners, system integrators, and external vendors.
• Track deliverables, manage SOWs, review timelines, and escalate delays or bottlenecks.
• Coordinate UAT, training activities, and go live readiness with all parties.

Governance and Documentation

• Maintain project documentation including project charters, RAID logs, change requests, meeting notes, and status reports.
• Ensure compliance with internal governance, procurement processes, and audit requirements.

Qualifications:

• 5 to 8 years of experience in project management within digital transformation, enterprise applications, or technology implementation.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).
• Experience working with cross-functional teams across HR, Finance, IT, Procurement, or ERP ecosystems.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Solid analytical capability with strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience preparing leadership facing decks, reports, and status summaries.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and work with tight timelines.
• PMP or Prince2 certification preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Structured and detail oriented.
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to anticipate risks.
• Comfortable interacting with senior stakeholders.
• Collaborative, calm under pressure, and solution focused.

What we look for

At G42, we look for people who share our ambition to build a future to believe in. You see opportunities in complexity and move with pace to turn vision into reality. You think big, act decisively, and embrace AI as a catalyst for progress. You build trust through collaboration, seek out diverse perspectives, and turn ideas into tangible impact. You challenge assumptions, simplify the complex, and work with intention. Above all, you take ownership for outcomes, for growth, and for shaping solutions that matter to our customers, communities, and the world.