IT Project Coordinator

Role purpose

Responsibilities

• Coordinate IT project activities from initiation to closure; monitor schedules, milestones, deliverables, and resource allocation.
• Identify risks, issues, and bottlenecks and drive mitigation actions; facilitate communication across stakeholders, vendors, technical teams, and project managers.
• Track progress and prepare status reports, dashboards, and management updates; support governance, change management, and documentation.
• Coordinate Statements of Work, deliverable tracking, vendor performance, and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Use project delivery and collaboration tools and maintain complete, accurate documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 6+ years coordinating or supporting mega IT projects.
• Strong understanding of Waterfall, Agile, or Hybrid IT project lifecycle methodologies.
• Experience with Oracle Unifier, P6 EPPM, or Aconex.
• Experience identifying project pain points and implementing practical solutions to maintain delivery schedules.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, Asana, Monday.com, or similar tools.
• Good understanding of IT contracts, Statements of Work, vendor management, and commercial obligations.
• Strong organizational, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred qualifications

• PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum Master, or equivalent project management certification is preferred.
• Experience with software development, infrastructure, ERP, cloud, or digital transformation projects is preferred.

Workplace and contract

• The posting describes the role as on site in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• The posting identifies the position as a fixed-term contract.