Manager - Strategy & PMO

Grade: L3 Location: Islamabad, Pakistan Division: Enterprise Solutions

Role Purpose

Support the Head PMO-Enterprise Solutions in driving strategic priorities, enterprise-wide transformation programs, executive governance, and cross-functional initiatives. The role will serve as the central coordination point between Business Units, Corporate Functions, and Executive Leadership to ensure alignment, accountability, timely execution, and effective decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Initiative Management

• Drive planning, execution, and tracking of strategic initiatives sponsored by the President and Executive Leadership Team.
• Develop project plans, governance structures, milestones, dependencies, and success metrics.
• Monitor progress and proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and mitigation actions.

Executive Governance & Leadership Support

• Prepare executive dashboards, strategic presentations, briefing materials, and management updates.
• Coordinate leadership reviews, steering committees, business reviews, and executive forums.
• Ensure effective tracking and closure of executive action items and key decisions.

Cross-Functional Program Coordination

• Drive alignment across Business Units, Technology, Finance, Commercial, Regulatory, and Corporate Functions.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and ensure clarity of ownership, timelines, and deliverables.
• Resolve cross-functional dependencies and execution challenges through structured governance.

PMO Operations & Sales Cadence Governance

• Maintain centralized tracking of strategic projects, key initiatives, and leadership commitments.
• Support weekly governance forums, deep-dive sessions, and follow-up mechanisms to ensure execution discipline.
• Ensure consistency in reporting standards, project documentation, action tracking, and management visibility.

Transformation & Organizational Priorities

• Support enterprise transformation programs and special projects assigned by executive leadership.
• Conduct research, benchmarking, and coordination activities required to support strategic decision-making.
• Lead ad hoc initiatives and high-priority assignments requiring executive-level coordination.

Jazz is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering, or related discipline (MBA preferred).
• 5–8 years of experience in Strategy, PMO, Transformation, Corporate Planning, Consulting, or Program Management.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Telecom, technology, consulting, or large enterprise experience preferred.

Key Competencies

• Strategic planning and execution.
• Program and project management.
• Executive communication and presentation skills.
• Stakeholder management and influence.
• Governance and performance tracking.
• Problem-solving and structured thinking.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel proficiency.

Why join JazzWorld?

As a certified Top Employer, JazzWorld reflects workplace standards benchmarked against leading global organizations, demonstrating our commitmnet to creating an environment where people can thrive and perform at their best. Our teams are driven by the belief that every JazzWorld employee should be inspired to live better every day, enabled by forward-looking leadership, an open culture, meaningful work, and continuous opportunities to learn and grow.

Our core values - Customer Obsession, Truthful, Innovation, Collaboration, and Entrepreneurial shape how we think, decide, and lead. They encourage us to challenge convention, act with accountability, work as one team, and create solutions that truly matter for our customers and communities.

As Pakistan's largest digital operator, JazzWorld serves over 100 million through connectivity, digital services, financial inclusion, entertainment, and insurance. Joining us means being part of transformation at a national scale; expanding access, unlocking opportunity, and building a more connected digital future.

At JazzWorld, everything we do is rooted in one shared ambition. This purpose defines how we work, the progress we enable, and the difference we strive to make every day a Better Life For All.