Manager, Commercial Strategy & Planning PMO

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The Manager Commercial Strategy & Planning PMO will play a pivotal role in driving alignment discipline and execution across the Commercial and Partnerships organization. This role is responsible for shaping and maintaining the consolidated commercial and partnerships plan overseeing the project intake and prioritization process and ensuring cross-functional initiatives are delivered effectively. The ideal candidate brings a strong PMO background exceptional data literacy and the ability to navigate complex interdependencies to enable informed and timely decision-making.

What youll be doing

• Own and maintain the consolidated Commercial & Partnerships plan ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and strategic objectives.
• Lead the intake evaluation and prioritization funnel for commercial projects enabling transparent decision-making on scope resourcing and timing.
• Establish and continuously enhance PMO governance standards frameworks and operating rhythms.
• Monitor and manage the progress of key commercial initiatives tracking milestones risks and interdependencies across teams.
• Drive comprehensive status reporting delivering clear data-driven insights to leadership and stakeholders.
• Ensure cross-functional teams are aligned on project requirements timelines and expectations.
• Liaise closely with Product and Technology teams to ensure a joined-up approach across commercial product and technical roadmaps.
• Coordinate dependencies and timelines to ensure commercial needs are integrated into product planning and delivery processes.
• Proactively identify risks issues and business impacts across the commercial portfolio ensuring early escalation and mitigation planning.
• Map and manage operational and strategic interdependencies to safeguard delivery and minimize disruption.
• Coordinate change management efforts for major commercial initiatives ensuring stakeholders are engaged informed and prepared.
• Support the adoption of new ways of working by aligning teams on processes timelines and expectations.
• Utilize PM tools and analytics to monitor performance identify trends and support scenario planning.
• Build and manage dashboards and reporting mechanisms to enable data-driven decision-making across the Commercial & Partnerships team.
  

What we need from you

• 35 years experience in a PMO strategy or program/project management role (preferably within commercial partnerships or revenue-focused environments).
• Demonstrable experience managing portfolio planning project intake prioritization processes and governance frameworks.
• High proficiency with PMO and collaboration tools (e.g. Smartsheet Asana Jira MS Project or similar).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret manipulate and present data effectively.
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and drive alignment in complex matrixed environments.
• Excellent communication facilitation and presentation skills.
• Strategic Thinking & Planning
• Project & Portfolio Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Data Literacy & Insight Generation
• Risk & Dependency Management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking
• Organizational Agility
  

Desirable skills

• Experience in a commercial strategy or go-to-market planning function.
• Exposure to change management methodologies or certification (e.g. Prosci) is an advantage.

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• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans retirement programs parental leave adoption assistance and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.

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• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you with access to over 20000 courses on our learning platform leadership courses and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups centered around common identities or initiatives to discuss challenges obstacles achievements and drive company awareness and action.

• And much more!

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