Program Manager

• Work closely with engineers, product managers, designers, researchers, data analysts, commercial leaders, and operations teams to conceptualise cross-functional initiatives with layered dependencies and plan their execution
• Organise and align multiple stakeholders — including third-party partners — to drive timely, accountable execution
• Develop a solid understanding of the technical architecture to exercise sound judgment on risks, trade-offs, and cross-team dependencies
• Drive progress transparency through structured communication of status, blockers, and upcoming milestones across all levels of the organisation
• Lead incident coordination, post-mortems, and closure of action items to build systemic resilience over time
• Own go-live orchestration for major launches — including rollout gates, rollback triggers, and cross-functional readiness sign-offs
• Track and flag resourcing risks to support delivery pace and quality
• Maintain the programme's source of truth: decision logs, dependency registers, and status documentation
• Contribute to process improvement within the programme scope — identifying friction points and proposing better ways of working
• Support and contribute to tools and dashboards that surface delivery health, pace, and quality for the Rides vertical
• Embed AI tooling into core programme workflows — synthesizing meeting intelligence, surfacing dependency risks, and maintaining high-quality stakeholder comms at pace — and actively raise the team's capability to do the same

What you'll need

• 5+ years of experience as a Program Manager in a fast-paced engineering organisation
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to understand distributed systems and architectural trade-offs
• Background in fundamental engineering concepts including SSDLC, testing methodologies, API monitoring metrics, and SLAs
• Proficiency with Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, or equivalent)
• Experience managing programmes with significant third-party integration dependencies
• Familiarity with programme management and analytics tooling (e.g. Jira, Confluence, dashboarding tools)
• Operationally fluent with AI tools: for programme synthesis, risk stress-testing, and communication
• Deep familiarity with the delivery complexity of programmes with significant external API and third-party integration dependencies — including SLA implications, incident ownership boundaries, and rollback constraints across organisational lines
• Strong communication skills — able to distil complex information clearly for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to work across multiple teams and manage cross-organisational stakeholders
• Proven ability to operate with confidence in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with frequent priority shifts
• Passionate problem solver who adapts their approach to evolving requirements and organisational contexts

What we’ll provide you

We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full time Careem colleague, you will be able to:

• Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues. - Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential. - Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day. - Work remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year. - Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.