Transformation Assurance Manager

Power International Holding is seeking an experienced Transformation Assurance Manager to strengthen oversight of group-wide transformation initiatives, ensuring milestones are supported by evidence, business readiness is assessed effectively, and expected benefits remain on track.

This is an assurance-focused role, not a delivery role. You will independently assess the progress and readiness of assigned initiatives, identify risks early, challenge reported status where necessary, and provide clear, evidence-based insights to senior leadership. You will typically oversee four to five transformation initiatives within a group-wide programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Validate milestones and deliverables against supporting evidence, ensuring reported progress reflects actual achievement.
• Monitor dependencies across transformation initiatives and identify risks that could affect programme outcomes.
• Assess business readiness across people, processes, systems, and data.
• Track expected benefits, identify deviations from planned outcomes, and escalate concerns early.
• Challenge initiative owners and programme leads constructively, using evidence to support findings and recommendations.
• Prepare assurance reports and management packs, contribute to transformation forums, and maintain consistent, governed status reporting.
• Use dashboards and governed data to monitor progress, identify emerging risks, and support informed decision-making.
• Apply AI-assisted tools to strengthen evidence tracking, analyse issues, and improve the efficiency and accuracy of assurance activities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in programme management, PMO, transformation, or assurance, with direct responsibility for delivering or assuring complex change initiatives.
• Strong understanding of stage-gate reviews, milestone tracking, benefits realisation, and business readiness assessments.
• Working knowledge of change management, PMO practices, and business adoption.
• Proven ability to assess transformation progress independently, identify gaps, and challenge reported status with supporting evidence.
• Experience explaining a transformation initiative personally delivered or assured, including the challenges raised and the resulting improvements or decisions.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to maintain constructive relationships while addressing difficult issues.
• Comfortable working with dashboards, governed data, and technical teams to support AI-enabled assurance processes.
• Experience in construction, real estate, infrastructure, or multi-entity organisations is preferred. Gulf or wider MENA experience is an advantage.

AI Fluency – Essential

Demonstrated, practical use of AI as a core working tool is mandatory. Candidates must provide specific examples from their own professional experience, such as using AI to:

• Verify reported progress against supporting documents and identify milestones marked complete without sufficient evidence.
• Identify emerging risks or signs of business readiness issues through the analysis of project information and communications.
• Prepare and review assurance reports, with every finding verified against the original source.