Elham Mohammed
Bahrain/Seef Area
Summary
Strategic, results-driven PMO professional with 8+ years of experience delivering complex telecom programs. Proven in aligning portfolios with business goals, optimizing resources, and implementing governance frameworks to ensure successful delivery. Skilled in project performance reporting, value realization, Budget Control, forecasting, risk management, and stakeholder engagement, with a strong focus on driving measurable results and informed decision-making.
bAn accomplished professional with strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills. Experienced in leading high-performing cross-functional teams, solving complex problems through analytical thinking, and managing multiple priorities effectively. Adept at facilitating group discussions, driving collaboration, and translating data into meaningful insights that enable management to make strategic decisions and improve overall business performance.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Strategy & PMO
Zain Bahrain
Seef, Manama
2023.07 - 2026.05
- Managed a portfolio of multiple Transformative projects with a combined budget exceeding $30M, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
- Managed CAPEX and OPEX planning and reforecasting for a $100M+ portfolio in a highly dynamic telecom environment, delivering agile financial insights that supported rapid decision-making.
- Spearheaded the implementation of a centralized supportive PMO, resulting in a significant improvement in project delivery timelines.
- Integrated risk reviews into Project Lifecycle, enabling proactive identification, escalation, and mitigation of critical project risks, which improved visibility for executive stakeholders and significantly reduced unplanned project delays.
- Collaborated with senior leadership to prioritize projects, aligning them with business goals and customer needs.
- Standardised project management practices by developing and enforcing clear policies, enhancing consistency and compliance across projects.
Technology Strategy and PMO Team leader
Zain Sudan
Khartoum , Sudan
2018.01 - 2023.06
- Developed and implemented 5-year technology strategy for network evolution and IT architecture, enhancing infrastructure scalability and fostering service innovation.
- Aligned technology strategy with the PMO by embedding checkpoints and technology risk reviews into project lifecycle gates, increasing alignment notably.
- Led budgeting and forecasting for a $100M CAPEX investment, including associated OPEX planning and dynamic reforecasting in a highly volatile economic environment; enabled strategic investment decisions through scenario modeling, maintaining financial control and alignment despite market fluctuations.
- Directed cross-functional teams (engineering, commercial, finance, operations) to evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, achieving successful implementation and generating CAPEX savings.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management Information Systems
Ahfad University
Sudan2013-04
Executive MBA - Business Administration
Esade Business School
Spain2024-12
Skills
- Project & Programme Management
- PMO governance
- Strategic portfolio management
- Performance reporting
- Budgeting & forecasting
- Financial Oversight
- Risk Management & Mitigation
- KPI tracking
- Data analysis
- Resource optimisation
- Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
- Cross-functional leadership
- Change Management
- Problem Solving & Analytical Thinking
- Multitasking & prioritisation
- Facilitation & Collaboration Skills
Certification
PMO Certified Practitioner (PMO-CP)
Intrests
Diversity & Inclusion Champion - Zain Group
Timeline
Technical Strategy & PMO
Zain Bahrain
2023.07 - 2026.05
Technology Strategy and PMO Team leader
Zain Sudan
2018.01 - 2023.06
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management Information Systems
Ahfad University
Executive MBA - Business Administration
Esade Business School