Penta Consulting
Senior Project Manager
Dubai, UAEPosted 2 days ago
- Salary
- AED 35k–45k a month· Michael Page
- Job type
- Full time
- Level
- Lead
- Field
- Engineering & Technology
- Work mode
- On site
About the role
Are you an experienced Senior Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering complex Cisco infrastructure, networking, and transformation projects? We are supporting a leading global organisation seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of large-scale Cisco-focused initiatives across enterprise and service provider environments. You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of critical Cisco projects, working with technical teams, stakeholders, vendors, and customer leadership to ensure successful execution from planning through to deployment and handover. Key Responsibilities • Lead the delivery of large-scale Cisco networking and infrastructure projects • Manage project scope, budgets, timelines, risks, and resources • Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and business stakeholders • Drive customer engagement and executive-level reporting • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards • Manage project governance, change control, and escalation processes Required Experience • 8+ years of Project Management experience • Strong background delivering Cisco-related projects • Experience across Enterprise Networking, Data Centre, Security, or Collaboration technologies • Proven success managing multi-country or global deployments • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills • Experience working within complex technical environments Desirable Skills • Cisco Data Centre (ACI, Nexus) projects • SD-WAN and Network Transformation programmes • Security technologies including Cisco Secure Firewall and ISE • Network Automation (Cisco NSO, Ansible, Python) • Experience within telecommunications, enterprise, or systems integrator environments Certifications PMP, PRINCE2, Agile or equivalent project management certification preferred Cisco certifications are advantageous
Requirements
- 8+ years of Project Management experience
- Strong background delivering Cisco-related projects
- Experience across Enterprise Networking, Data Centre, Security, or Collaboration technologies
- Proven success managing multi-country or global deployments
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience working within complex technical environments
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of large-scale Cisco networking and infrastructure projects
- Manage project scope, budgets, timelines, risks, and resources
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and business stakeholders
- Drive customer engagement and executive-level reporting
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards
- Manage project governance, change control, and escalation processes
Skills
- Cisco Networking
- Enterprise Networking
- Data Centre
- Security
- Collaboration technologies
- SD-WAN
- Network Transformation
- Cisco Secure Firewall
- ISE
- Network Automation
- Cisco NSO
- Ansible
- Python
- PMP
- PRINCE2
- Agile
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