Global Project Management Strategist

Job Description:

• Lead the implementation of standardized processes and tools to enhance community animation.
• Oversee daily operations of a PMO team, manage program artifacts, and establish effective processes.
• Collaborate with Program Managers to support governance forums and provide strategic management reports.
• Animate a team of Squad Leaders to foster knowledge sharing and expertise.
• Offer coaching and guidance to Squad Leaders on international functional management.
• Develop and maintain a robust governance framework, including regular reporting and decision-making processes.
• Enhance the use of metrics and analytics for J2R program status monitoring.
• Support relationships between the PMO team and Project Managers across the program.
• Facilitate onboarding of new team members.
• Provide stakeholders with timely and detailed information for decision-making purposes (status, stage gates, risks, financials etc.).
• Identify potential areas of significant risk in conjunction with Steering Committees and Program Executives and Squad Leaders.
• Monitor compliance with status reporting and summarize for required governance forums ensuring accurate status submissions.
• Share knowledge and provide additional support or deep dive when necessary.
• Manage stakeholders within GSC International Collaborate with Change Manager on day-to-day basis (special focus on BT management -consolidation / action plan / anticipation)
• Support animation with central functions of GSC International to enable faster anticipation and preparation of sites thru J2R
• Contribute to decision-making and deployment of methodologies and tools to support initiatives globally.
• Work with a global team of experts to gather needs based on knowledge acquired by connecting with sites and Squad Leaders' requirements.
• Continuously improve the efficiency of deployments through a robust cycle of lessons learned.
• Evaluate the coherence of deployment roadmaps in terms of scope, speed, cost, risks and determine deploy indicators to track status including value creation.
• Drive GSC International roadmap planning (J2R Migration; quality, costs timeline) in partnership with GSC, Data, Finances, FO stream including inter-dependencies
• Monitor the path and interdependencies between programs (e.g Manhattan with different squad Leaders)
• Develop, propose, budget, source, implement and control resources to successfully deploy digital initiatives.
• Manage track the overall program financials, actively managing the forecast, budget actuals.
• Provide expertise and support on ERP project management.

Decision Making:

• Make informed decisions that significantly impact projects, escalating unresolved issues according to project/program governance structure.
• Be deadline-driven, highly organized, and able to multitask.

Problem Solving:

• Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills, including logical reasoning, creative thinking, and ability to untangle complex issues.
• Effectively communicate complex ideas verbally and in writing.
• Identify, drive, and lead problem-solving and issue management for project deliverables.
• Sustain project team adherence to program and expected deliveries.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of methodology.

Collaboration:

• Exhibit teamwork and independent thinking skills.
• Identify and manage cross-functional interdependencies.
• Prepare and present analysis, insights, and recommendations to assist governance forums with decision-making.
• Demonstrate key facilitation skills.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience working with project management software and tools.
• Excellent leadership and mentoring skills.