Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Transformation Leader to lead multiple projects and deliver project management expertise, ensuring adherence to deadlines and budgets.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record in all lifecycle phases of transformations of this size and complexity.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide leadership for multiple projects and deliver project management expertise, ensuring adherence to deadlines and budgets.
* Build strong engagement from the outset with senior leaders across all relevant business teams.
* Lead steering meetings to ensure key decisions are made, and that risks, issues, and dependencies are shared among all stakeholders.
* Challenge current processes and defend a simplified approach while obtaining buy-in from key stakeholders.
* Ensure suppliers/partners adhere to fit-to-standard principles, with exceptions following strict governance.
* Manage the transformation program, identify and manage dependencies between program and workstreams.
* Manage sign-off with third parties/system integrators and business stakeholders.
Qualifications and Skills
Essential Skills:
* Proven track record and experience in all lifecycle phases of transformations of this size and complexity.
* Ability to grasp business issues and assess technical impact.
* Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, meeting the pace of a dynamic organization.
* Outstanding stakeholder, people management, coaching, and leadership skills.
* Exceptional organization, planning, and time management skills – ability to manage a transformation with multiple initiatives simultaneously.
* Ability to manage multiple workstreams, conflicting priorities, differing reporting lines, and multi-site projects, as well as scope change and risk.
* Demonstrable experience and/or formal Project Management qualifications, tools, and techniques.
* Experience managing system integrators and other vendors within time, cost, and budget constraints.
* Pre-emptive, can-do/hands-on attitude, tenacious and motivated.
Additional Requirements:
* Minimum 5 years of relevant program management experience.
* Location: Portugal, preferably Porto or Braga.
* Language: Portuguese (fluent), English (advanced), Spanish is a bonus.
* Travel: 40–60% onsite in Porto or Braga required.