Transformation Project Manager - Peterborough, United Kingdom - Concept Resourcing

Concept Resourcing

Verified Company

Peterborough, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Transformation Project Manager

Hybrid Pattern of Working - travel into London or Peterborough once every 2 weeks

3-6 Month Contract

Our Client has a mission to become the leading B2B integrated technology solutions provider in the markets that we serve.

Enabling, supporting and accelerating our ambitious plans to grow from a £1.35bn business to £5bn by 2026 requires a major programmeof transformation; understanding the needs of our customers, partners & coworkers, redefining & optimising our operating models and modernising our business systems.

Business Transformation is establishing enterprise-wide strategic alignment, with a vision to redefine new ways of working by encouraging agility, transparency and ownership to anchor transformation.

Through bold and rapid decision-making, governance, andpractical knowledge and support, it will do this.

With this in mind, Project Delivery will play a pivotal role in challenging the status quo and enabling the successful delivery of transformative initiatives.

We seek a Project Manager to join our Transformation Management Office (TMO) to lead and manage the execution of one or more key transformation initiatives, including: Operating Model, Process Re-engineering, Enterprise Data and Business Systems.

In this role you will act as a Project Manager within the Transformation Management Office enabling project delivery in collaboration with our broad and ambitious Business Transformation team.

Working with autonomy in a fast paced, dynamic environment, this role will engage with functional teams including Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Corporate IT, Coworker Services and Operations to:

Use creative and effective approaches to drive projects forward with an emphasis on supporting the teams through changes and achieving the best outcomes
Coach, encourage and hold people to account for delivering their responsibilities within projects
Carry out 'change impact assessments', plan and implement project change initiatives across the project portfolio
Use experience gained within a business analysis context to understand 'asis' processes for the purposes of documenting and reengineering processes
Facilitate workshops and planning sessions with a variety of stakeholders
Develop a range of business analysis and project management documentation to help stakeholders on their transformation journey
Develop, maintain and drive project plans and prepare regular reporting on projects
Monitor and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies whilst escalating as required
Ensure Project Delivery governance is followed and help to define/optimise delivery standards and processes
Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across team
Write compelling business cases to support specific transformation projects
Actively contribute to developing a positive culture of continuous improvement across the organisation

Knowledge and Experience

5+ years in a Project Management role
Strong experience in leading change management initiatives
Good working knowledge in a range of business analysis techniques and methodologies including process mapping and analysis, service design and facilitation of meetings and workshops.
Solid understanding of project management methodologies, frameworks, processes, tools and industry best practices
Experience in leveraging tools to enable project management, issue tracking and reporting
Strong analytical skills and problem solving skills
Effective written and verbal communications including ability to explain complex concepts in simple terms to stakeholders as required
Excellent at managing upwards and outwards, with the ability to bring stakeholders 'on the journey'
Working experience in handling multiple projects simultaneously
Excellent planning and task management skills
Proven experience in facilitating workshops and program planning sessions
Experienced in key areas of business analysis including requirements elicitation, situation analysis, use case development, process mapping, process evaluation, benefits mapping etc
Experience of working with business stakeholders across multiple businesses, markets and support functions