Position Overview:
The Coca-Cola Company is looking for an EMEA Portfolio Management Office (PMO) Lead to support the Director, Governance, Communications & Special Projects to ensure effective ways of working and ensure delivery outcomes across the Digital Services teams serving our EMEA region to drive value for our business.
This role works closely with all the EMEA Digital Services Leadership team and Product Owners across EMEA, as well as the Product Development & Engineering Team. The successful candidate is a detailed and results oriented self-starter, with excellent project management, programme management and organisational skills. They will focus on optimising processes and deliver improvement plans to ensure our delivery commitments are met.
The role will lead IT business planning, budget, portfolio tracking and oversee the execution and delivery of all our pipeline across our Digital Services Organisation in EMEA. This role may also support special projects and in this case, will be responsible to translate business/corporate needs into product features and functionality to drive growth objectives. They will be accountable for leading cross-functional teams to deliver these strategic projects according to plan.
The successful candidate will be accountable for maximizing the delivery of the Regional Delivery Centre (RDC) – establishing the right governance, optimizing our processes, and increasing throughput of delivery to achieve even more value for our business stakeholders.
What You’ll Do for Us:
The Product Lead key responsibilities are across the following areas:
Lead and drive the Project Management Office for our portfolio of programmes across EMEA
Lead and drive resource demand planning activities and capacity planning
Critically assess project data to identify potential challenges / trends
Drive and implement standardised process improvement initiatives
Responsible for communication of our deliverables on a quarterly basis with our main Stakeholders across EMEA
Develop and deliver progress reports, documentation, and presentations
Provide strong governance oversight and leadership to project teams
Facilitates change management, adoption, and delivery with the Delivery Service Leads and Product Owners.
Collaborates with key stakeholders, product teams, and product development and engineering teams to implement new ways of working and resolve delivery/budget issues.
Manage the Digital Services Budget across the team and works closely with Delivery Service Leads to keep on track of our financials, delivery dates and reporting.
Ensure that the Digital Services Team EMEA follows strong product management and agile ways of working.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent required
Formal Project Management qualification (Prince2, PMP, CSM)
5+ years’ experience in program management in a multinational corporate environment
Data, Digital or IT Product Management and Agile/DevOps experience
Financial and procurement experience - managing budget, purchase orders, contracts
Demonstrated ability to manage and work with 3rd party vendors
Attention to detail and strong sense of ownership
Self-starter - able to work independently with a proven desire and ability to learn on-the-job
Excellent communication and organizational skills; facilitation skills with ability to influence change at higher levels
Demonstrated ability to understand technical approach & drive technical discussions
Proven analytical skills - can process information quickly to drive decisions in a timely manner
Comfort in holding team members accountable for achieving their goals
Leads by example, creates a sense of urgency, energy and ownership
Strong sense of self-awareness, can relate well, learn quickly and adapt to changes in fast-paced environment while remaining calm under pressure
Experience working in multinational companies with global, cross-functional teams
What We Can Do for You:
Purpose Driven: Purpose driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products.
Global Connections: Allows you to develop, enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.
Community of Belonging: We’re an organization that believes our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered, lets you bring your best self to work.
Skills:
Budget Management; IT Product Management; Purchase Orders; DevOps; Analytical Thinking; Agile Methodology
Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.
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