Manager Strategy Program Delivery

1. Drive strategic alignment across the cluster with PMI 6+6 strategies and enablers through close guidance and collaboration with the management team and other key stakeholders at the regional and PMI level. Support translating these strategies into a cluster strategy paper / roadmap and importantly key programs and projects with clear scope, deliverables, and priorities.
2. Help build corresponding OGSM for MD, markets, and all key functions with corresponding KPIs and track progress.
3. In collaboration with project teams and management teams (as per projects), define project charters, milestones, investments / resources allocation, benefits, value realization plans and interdependencies.
4. Lead programs and projects’ portfolio management and provide oversight, from aiding decisions on new projects’ intake, prioritization, resource allocation, monitoring progress and reporting. With SFPs, this also means close collaboration and alignment with CPMs.
5. Collaborate closely with finance and project teams to define projects investments and resource requirements, understand / track financial benefits, ROI and to link into the budget / RF process.
6. Leverage on the PMO / PBO as a governance platform and decision-making / resource allocation vehicle for management. Support leadership of governance meetings to facilitate project initiation, status updates, rapid issue resolution and project closing.
7. Support project managers to use the correct project management methodologies and upskill team capabilities in project management through trainings and other coaching tools.

Key Requirements:
1. University degree in Business / Finance; Masters in Business / Finance is a plus
2. Minimum working experience in finance / strategy / commercial planning of 5-7 years
3. Ability to think several steps ahead and anticipate potential challenges and opportunities, as well as develop a plan that aligns with PMI’s overall goals.
4. Strategic reasoning and coinciding project management capability
5. Organized and methodical mindset, necessary for PBO implementation
6. Outstanding analytical skills and strong business acumen.
7. Effective time management to ensure productivity.
8. Curiosity and creativity; ability to think outside the box.