SalemAlmarzooqi

STRATEGY EXECUTION | PORTFOLIO GOVERNANCE | PMO LEADERSHIP

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Professional experience

Lead enterprise PMO governance and portfolio oversight to enable the successful delivery of strategic healthcare transformation initiatives aligned with Abu Dhabi Executive Office requirements. − Govern strategic initiatives, ensuring effective oversight of delivery, risks, dependencies and governance. − Translate strategic priorities into approved programs and projects with clear governance and delivery frameworks. − Lead change governance, assessing business impact and recommending decisions across scope, schedule, cost and quality. − Advise executive stakeholders and project leaders to strengthen governance, execution and delivery assurance. − Deliver executive dashboards, portfolio insights and governance reporting to support informed decision-making. − Drive portfolio governance, financial coordination, risk management and compliance with Executive Office requirements.

• •Govern strategic initiatives, ensuring effective oversight of delivery, risks, dependencies and governance.
• •Translate strategic priorities into approved programs and projects with clear governance and delivery frameworks.
• •Lead change governance, assessing business impact and recommending decisions across scope, schedule, cost and quality.
• •Advise executive stakeholders and project leaders to strengthen governance, execution and delivery assurance.
• •Deliver executive dashboards, portfolio insights and governance reporting to support informed decision-making.
• •Drive portfolio governance, financial coordination, risk management and compliance with Executive Office requirements.

Led enterprise performance management and PMO to drive strategy execution across Group, Subsidiary, Department and Destination levels. − Designed and enhanced an enterprise performance framework aligning scorecards with corporate strategy across multiple organizational levels. − Strengthened KPI governance through executive dashboards, reporting frameworks and performance review cycles. − Enhanced the Enterprise PMO by standardizing governance, methodologies, portfolio reporting and delivery practices. − Partnered with leadership to drive performance reviews, accountability and Go-to-Green recovery planning. − Supported strategic planning and portfolio reprioritization to align initiatives with organizational priorities and capacity. − Collaborated with HR to align departmental scorecards with individual objectives and performance management.

• •Designed and enhanced an enterprise performance framework aligning scorecards with corporate strategy across multiple organizational levels.
• •Strengthened KPI governance through executive dashboards, reporting frameworks and performance review cycles.
• •Enhanced the Enterprise PMO by standardizing governance, methodologies, portfolio reporting and delivery practices.
• •Partnered with leadership to drive performance reviews, accountability and Go-to-Green recovery planning.
• •Supported strategic planning and portfolio reprioritization to align initiatives with organizational priorities and capacity.
• •Collaborated with HR to align departmental scorecards with individual objectives and performance management.

Led strategic planning and enterprise performance management to strengthen institutional effectiveness across ACTVET and its institutes. − Managed the enterprise performance management system, providing executive insight through KPI governance and institutional performance reporting. − Evaluated strategic and operational performance, translating analytical findings into actionable improvement initiatives. − Produced executive performance reports and data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making and organizational oversight. − Applied statistical analysis, benchmarking and institutional data to identify performance trends and improvement opportunities. − Strengthened organizational capability by enhancing performance governance and delivering strategic planning and performance management guidance.

• •Managed the enterprise performance management system, providing executive insight through KPI governance and institutional performance reporting.
• •Evaluated strategic and operational performance, translating analytical findings into actionable improvement initiatives.
• •Produced executive performance reports and data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making and organizational oversight.
• •Applied statistical analysis, benchmarking and institutional data to identify performance trends and improvement opportunities.
• •Strengthened organizational capability by enhancing performance governance and delivering strategic planning and performance management guidance.

Advanced ministry-wide strategy execution through KPI governance, PMO oversight and performance management. − Contributed to ministry-wide strategy execution through KPI governance and performance management. − Conducted strategic performance reviews, identifying gaps and recommending improvement actions. − Prepared executive reports and decision-ready insights to support leadership oversight. − Supported the Ministry PMO by strengthening project governance across the project lifecycle. − Conducted benchmarking and strategic analysis to inform organizational planning and continuous improvement.

• •Contributed to ministry-wide strategy execution through KPI governance and performance management.
• •Conducted strategic performance reviews, identifying gaps and recommending improvement actions.
• •Prepared executive reports and decision-ready insights to support leadership oversight.
• •Supported the Ministry PMO by strengthening project governance across the project lifecycle.
• •Conducted benchmarking and strategic analysis to inform organizational planning and continuous improvement.

Supported strategic communications and cross-government stakeholder engagement aligned with federal priorities. − Supported strategic communication initiatives aligned with government priorities and organizational objectives. − Fostered cross-government collaboration and stakeholder engagement to strengthen partnerships and strategic alignment. − Coordinated digital and internal communication activities, ensuring consistent messaging and governance.

• •Supported strategic communication initiatives aligned with government priorities and organizational objectives.
• •Fostered cross-government collaboration and stakeholder engagement to strengthen partnerships and strategic alignment.
• •Coordinated digital and internal communication activities, ensuring consistent messaging and governance.

Enabled digital banking delivery and operational continuity across enterprise channels. − Translated business requirements into digital banking enhancements in collaboration with IT and business stakeholders. − Led User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure solution quality and readiness before production deployment. − Supported service continuity by resolving digital channel issues and coordinating business-critical enhancements. EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS CMI Level 5 Award in Management and Leadership Chartered Management Institute (CMI) | Jun 2026 Project Management Professional (PMP) Project Management Institute (PMI) | Aug 2024 Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Project Management

• •Translated business requirements into digital banking enhancements in collaboration with IT and business stakeholders.
• •Led User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure solution quality and readiness before production deployment.
• •Supported service continuity by resolving digital channel issues and coordinating business-critical enhancements.

Strategic Capabilities Program Department of Government Enablement (DGE), Abu Dhabi Government | 2025 − Completed a six-month cross-government executive development program focused on strategic leadership, organizational capability and government excellence. − Awarded a Certificate of Outstanding Performance in recognition of exceptional achievement throughout the program. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT − PMP Exam Preparation Course | Aug 2024 − PMP Workshop | Apr 2024 − Information Security Awareness | Oct 2023 − Microsoft Power BI | Dec 2022 − Career Coaching Skills in HR | Oct 2021 − Statistical Sampling Methods | Nov 2020 TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Enterprise PMO & Portfolio Management − SmarterD (Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Platform) | Microsoft Project | Microsoft Planner Performance Management & Analytics − Power BI | SPSS | Advanced Microsoft Excel | Executive Dashboards Enterprise Collaboration − Microsoft 365 | SharePoint | Microsoft Teams

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