The role:
The main purpose of the role is to lead cross functional projects focusing on the services provided by the Convatec Business Services (CBS) and including new system implementations and continuous process improvement. Scope of projects include strategic, tactical, cross-functional with degrees of complexity dependent on scale and impact. Projects are cross-functional and can span geographies and different specialties (Finance, HR, Transition). The role requires an ability to lead a complete project cycle including the analysis of business requirements, development of business cases, building of implementation and resource plans and leading of initiatives’ execution and stabilization. The role will manage projects or processes with limited oversight from manager. Sets objectives and priorities for own job to meet the objectives or goals of projects and assignments. As a member of CBS PMO team, you will be expected to mastermind, outline and execute projects or programs in accordance with agreed upon deliverables, timings and budgets.
Key Responsibilities:
Strong technical knowledge of project management skills, techniques and processes.
Ability to use knowledge, data and experiences to evaluate solutions and provide recommendations
Manage full project life cycle ownership: implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously. Work with stakeholders and the development team to agree scope, implementation timescales and budget for new initiatives.
Understand interdependencies between different business units and functions and work creatively and analytically drive action and solutions while maintaining alignment with PMO objectives and goals. Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
Responsible for checking systems and processes, adjusting and implementing recommended enhancements to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area. Problems and issues faced may require understanding of several factors but typically are not complex and are solved through drawing from prior experiences, with analysis of the issues.
Explain policies, practices and procedures to parties within and outside of own job function. May have responsibility for communicating with parties external to the organisation (e.g., customers, vendors, etc.). Occasionally required to influence others to follow practices and procedures.
Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables
Support and participate in PMO efforts to develop practices, templates, policies, tools, training and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the Operations
Demonstrate a strong collaborative mindset and be able to work with other Project Managers and teams, both internally across functions and externally
Effectively communicate with and to a diverse audience, at multiple levels within the company using a variety of communication formats, e.g. presentations, meetings, reports
Self-motivate and self-start to navigate internal processes, develop proficiency with relevant systems, and overcome barriers to effectively implement new materials or processes.
Enhance department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
Interview users and Business stakeholders to gather and document business requirements and produce business specifications for new initiatives
Act as a communication conduit between the business and the developers translating requests for business requirements into specifications for development team
Provide support for team members in requirement definition and documentation
Ensure resource availability and allocation for development, testing, implementation, and stabilisation
Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and…