Project Manager

Do you want to love what you do at work? Make a real impact? Help shape experiences that transform how people connect, celebrate, and engage with events?

Are you excited to work with a team that challenges the status quo, breaks away from the ordinary, and builds what's next?

If yes, you're in the right place.

[link removed] is one of the leading event ticketing and experience platforms, known for its innovation, agility, and ability to scale. We've powered some of the largest events in the region, with over 2 billion SAR in ticket sales and now we're expanding globally.

Role Overview:

The Project Manager is accountable for planning, coordinating, and delivering cross-functional initiatives across product, engineering, operations, and external stakeholders. The role ensures projects are executed with strong governance, predictable timelines, controlled scope, and clear stakeholder visibility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end project planning: scope, milestones, timeline, and deliverables
• Establish and maintain project governance cadences
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver milestones on time and to agreed quality standards
• Track and manage dependencies across internal teams, vendors, and external partners
• Manage scope changes through structured change control, ensuring alignment on impacts to timeline, cost, and delivery capacity
• Facilitate delivery execution rhythms (working sessions, weekly check-ins, steering/leadership updates as needed)
• Maintain high-quality documentation: project plans, schedules, meeting minutes, stakeholder updates, and handover packs
• Ensure deliverables meet defined acceptance criteria and are operationally ready for go-live
• Produce concise project dashboards and executive summaries highlighting delivery confidence, risks, dependencies, and key decisions
• Use project management tools such as Smartsheet and/or Odoo Projects for planning, tracking, and reporting
• Demonstrate working knowledge of Jira to collaborate with product/engineering teams (read boards, interpret epics/stories, track progress and dependencies)
• Support intake reviews and ensure projects follow PMO governance standards before major commitments or releases
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying recurring delivery friction points and proposing pragmatic process enhancements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field
• 4–7+ years of experience in project management within a technology, SaaS, platform, or implementation environment
• Proven track record delivering cross-functional projects involving engineering and product teams
• Hands-on experience using Smartsheet and/or Odoo Projects for project planning, tracking, and reporting
• Working knowledge of Jira (required) to interface with engineering teams and interpret delivery artifacts
• PMP Certification is required; additional related certifications are nice to have
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence without direct authority

Nice to Have

• Experience in ticketing, events, travel, hospitality, or high-volume consumer platforms
• Experience delivering integrations (APIs, partners, third-party vendors)
• Exposure to multi-market launches, localization, or operating in international delivery teams
• European language skills are a plus; English required

Originally posted on Himalayas