Transformation Assurance Director

About the role

Power International Holding is looking for a Transformation Assurance Director to provide independent oversight of its group‑wide transformation programme. Reporting to the Chief EPMO Officer, you will work closely with senior leadership and programme owners to ensure milestones, outcomes and benefits are delivered as planned.

Key responsibilities

• Provide independent assurance across a complex, group‑wide transformation programme, validating milestone completion against evidence.
• Assess programme sequencing, interdependencies and critical paths to identify delivery risks and potential delays.
• Evaluate business readiness across people, processes, systems, data and ownership.
• Monitor benefits realisation against approved business cases and established performance metrics.
• Lead assurance forums, escalate risks and hold programme leaders accountable for delivery commitments.
• Lead and develop a team of three Transformation Assurance Managers.
• Establish and drive the effective, governed use of AI in transformation assurance, improving risk identification, progress monitoring and decision‑making.

Required profile

• 15+ years of experience in transformation, PMO or programme assurance, with at least 8 years in senior leadership (Director level) roles.
• Proven track record of assuring or turning around complex, multi‑year transformation programmes with measurable outcomes.
• Strong understanding of programme governance, stage gates, benefits management, business readiness and change adoption.
• Experience working with group leadership, executive sponsors and senior stakeholders in multi‑entity organisations.
• Experience in construction, real estate, infrastructure or similar sectors is preferred; Gulf or wider MENA experience is an advantage.

Required skills

• AI fluency – practical, hands‑on use of AI as a core working tool to validate progress, identify risks and support recovery planning.