Program Manager

Program Manager - for Change and Transformation - Financial projects

Very interested in speaking with Program managers with the following skills:
5+ years experience of change management, ideally on finance projects such as procure to pay, order to cash etc.
Experience of working across Pan-European shared services or international environment.
Senior Stakeholder management experience
Experience within a consumer products/manufacturing company is advantageous
Strong communication skills - English is essential.
Must be prepared to travel for a couple of days per month - within Europe.

For this role we are looking for someone who has a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field (eg Business Administration, Finance), additional project management or Finance certification is a plus

Duties;

Project Management:
*Overall responsibility for project execution (based on design) managing quality, costs, time and people
*Managing effective and enjoyable collaboration between project team members, process managers, OpCo representatives and IT
*Preparing and enforcing decision making and risk management and escalation
*Continuously refine the project approach based on learnings to fit the transformation strategy

Change Management:
*Jointly drive and execute engagement with stakeholders.
*Act as primary point of contact for the team and stakeholders concerning project planning, decision making (documentation) and deliverables.
*Manage the project interaction with other projects and operational performance
*Engage the functional organisation to align on planning, capacities and delivery
*Share and celebrate best practices

People Management
*Coach the project team members
*Stimulate learning and continuous improvement by evaluations and direct interventions
*Connect team members to collaborate and align on progress