Job Description

About Edge

At EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives.

Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast. Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.

Based in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped.

Together, we are shaping the future.

About The Role

The Vice President – Cluster PMO is responsible for leading the Cluster-wide portfolio management function, providing oversight, governance and coordination across strategic programmes, major initiatives and entity portfolios.

The role enables effective execution of Cluster priorities by providing an integrated view of portfolio performance, supporting prioritisation and executive decision-making, and ensuring that key risks, dependencies and delivery challenges are addressed at the appropriate level.

Operating across multiple entities and functions, the role strengthens alignment, accountability and consistency in portfolio and programme management while maintaining delivery ownership with the relevant business and programme leaders.

Key Responsibilities

1. Cluster Portfolio Leadership

Provide strategic oversight of the consolidated portfolio across Cluster entities, ensuring alignment with business priorities and strategic direction.
Guide prioritisation across competing initiatives, taking account of business value, delivery complexity, risk and organisational capacity.

2. Strategy & Execution

Support the translation of Cluster strategy into an aligned portfolio of programmes, initiatives and delivery priorities.
Maintain oversight of execution against agreed priorities and ensure areas requiring intervention or executive attention are surfaced in a timely manner.

3. Governance & Assurance

Establish and maintain an effective governance framework across the Cluster portfolio, providing appropriate oversight, control and assurance.
Ensure major programmes and initiatives operate with clear accountability, decision rights and appropriate escalation mechanisms.

4. Performance & Executive Insight

Provide Cluster leadership with a clear and integrated view of portfolio performance, delivery confidence, risks, dependencies and emerging priorities.
Provide insight, challenge and recommendations to support executive decision-making and timely intervention.

5. Cross-Entity & Major Programme Oversight

Provide senior oversight across strategically significant, complex and cross-entity programmes requiring coordination beyond individual business boundaries.
Facilitate alignment across senior stakeholders and ensure material dependencies and delivery challenges are appropriately managed.

6. PMO Leadership & Organisational Capability

Lead the development and effectiveness of the Cluster PMO, strengthening portfolio management capability, governance maturity and delivery discipline.
Promote consistent standards, ways of working and accountability across the wider PMO community while recognising entity-level ownership and requirements.

Basic Qualifications

Experience within defence, technology, engineering, government or another highly regulated / programme-intensive sector; experience operating at Group or enterprise level
Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Project/Programme Management, Strategy, or a related discipline
15+ years experience across programme management, portfolio management, PMO, strategy execution or transformation, including significant senior leadership experience in a complex, multi-entity environment
Recognised project or programme management certification such as PMP, MSP, PgMP or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree, MBA, or equivalent postgraduate qualification
Portfolio management, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, change management or strategy execution certification

WHY CHOOSE EDGE

Launched in November 2019, the UAE's EDGE is one of the world's leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to position the UAE as a leading global hub for future industries, and to creating clear paths within the sector for the next generation of highly skilled talent to thrive.

At EDGE, the real investment goes beyond compensation. Through our dedicated learning academy and digital learning platforms, employees have access to extensive opportunities to develop new skills, deepen their expertise, and advance their careers. Combined with the freedom to innovate, strong career support, and the opportunity to collaborate with world-class talent from across the globe, EDGE is a place where you can continue to grow, keep learning, and turn ambitious ideas into meaningful outcomes.

Working at EDGE also comes with a package that genuinely reflects how much we value our people. Salaries are highly competitive and tax-free and, depending on your role and seniority, benefits can include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependents, and education allowances for your children.

CANDIDATE PRIVACY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

If you feel your skills, experience and potential are a strong match for a role, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement. We are genuinely interested in what you can bring to EDGE.

Any information you share as part of your EDGE candidate profile or job application will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy regulations.

EDGE is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing workforce. We believe every individual deserves to be treated with fairness, respect and dignity, and our employment decisions reflect that. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

As a global organisation, effective collaboration across international teams is central to how we work, so English proficiency is required for all roles unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

Please note that EDGE does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Any resumes in the absence of a formally executed agreement in place will be deemed the property of EDGE, and no placement fees or compensation will be payable in respect of such submissions.