Marketplace Project Manager

Job Title: Marketplace Project Manager

Location: Abu Dhabi (On-site)ROLE OVERVIEWWe are seeking an experienced Marketplace Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of a marketplace project.

You will define project objectives, KPIs, scope, and deliverables; manage planning, budget, risks, execution, monitoring, and closure; and ensure successful handover to stakeholders. The ideal candidate is highly organized, comfortable managing cross-functional teams, and experienced in requirements scoping and change control.ROLE SCOPEProject Initiation: Define project objectives, KPIs, scope, purpose, and deliverables. Develop a project charter to formalize authorization.Project Planning: Develop detailed project plans covering tasks, timelines, resources, and dependencies. Create risk, communication, and quality management plans. Manage the project budget.Project Execution: Coordinate people and resources to implement the plan. Monitor and manage tasks and activities. Address and mitigate risks. Ensure effective communication and collaboration.Monitoring & Controlling: Establish processes for decision-making, escalation, and conflict resolution. Manage changes to scope, objectives, schedule, and costs. Track performance against the plan. Manage risks, issues, quality, and KPIs. Collect and analyze project data for informed decisions.Project Closure: Complete deliverables. Obtain customer/stakeholder acceptance. Close contracts and release resources. Conduct project review and document lessons learned. Hand over to client/stakeholders.Project Management Tools: Use digital tools for scheduling (e.g., Gantt charts), collaboration, and communication.Requirements Scoping Oversight: Support elicitation, categorization, prioritization, documentation, verification, validation, traceability, review, approval, baselining, and continuous monitoring of requirements.KEY REQUIREMENTSProven experience as a Project Manager, preferably on marketplace, platform, or technology projects.Strong knowledge of project lifecycle, budget management, risk management, quality management, and change control.Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and reporting skills.