# Portfolio Manager — Lifera

Canonical: https://jobxdubai.com/jobs/li-4478871347-portfolio-manager
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Type: full_time · Level: lead
Monthly salary: AED 9,800 to 11,760 per month (estimated, not employer-stated) (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-10-15
Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/portfolio-manager-at-lifera-4478871347?_l=en

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## Description

Main Purpose:

The Portfolio Manager coordinates delivery oversight and portfolio performance across assigned portfolios, programs, subsidiaries and functions. The role consolidates project and program information, challenges delivery status, manages cross-project dependencies and prepares governance, escalation and decision inputs, while Project Sponsors, Program Leads, Project Managers and Business Owners retain their defined delivery and outcome accountabilities.

Area of responsibility:

• Coordinate delivery oversight across assigned portfolios, programs, subsidiaries, functions and Group projects.

• Maintain the consolidated view of projects, programs, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions and benefits.

• Validate and challenge project and program RAG status, forecasts, recovery actions and reporting quality.

• Consolidate project updates into program and portfolio performance views.

• Maintain integrated program roadmaps and monitor cross-project dependencies and decision requirements.

• Lead the weekly Project Delivery Review for assigned areas and support the Portfolio & Program Review.

• Prepare governance packs, escalation inputs, decision requirements and recommended actions.

• Coordinate with Project Sponsors, Program Sponsors, Program Leads, Project Managers and Business Owners to resolve information gaps and progress actions.

• Direct and quality-assure the work of assigned EPM Specialists.

• Escalate material exceptions to the EPM Director through the defined governance route.

• Support project intake, placement, tiering, onboarding and gate-readiness reviews.

• Identify portfolio resource constraints, delivery conflicts and improvement opportunities.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Management, or a related field

• Master’s degree is preferred

• PMP, PgMP, PfMP, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent certification preferred

Work experience:

• 9–11 years of relevant experience across project, program, portfolio, EPM or transformation management

• Experience coordinating complex cross-functional portfolios or programs and preparing executive governance reporting

Required skills:

• Project and portfolio coordination

• Delivery planning and tracking

• EPM governance and controls

• RAID and RAG management

• Reporting and dashboarding

• Stakeholder coordination

• Risk, issue, and dependency management

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## Requirements

9–11 years of relevant experience across project, program, portfolio, EPM or transformation management; Experience coordinating complex cross-functional portfolios or programs and preparing executive governance reporting; Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Management, or a related field; Master’s degree is preferred; PMP, PgMP, PfMP, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent certification preferred.

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