Program Manager

Reporting to the Head of New Business Projects, the key responsibility of this position is to implement a range of complex cross-functional business projects for AWP H&L globally which support the delivery of the Allianz Partners’ strategy 

What you do

•    Manage complex cross functional business projects through the full lifecycle 
•    Lead cross-functional and geographically disperse project teams
•    Prepare and maintain all documentation, including business cases, schedules, logs and reports
•    Manage issues, risks, dependencies and change control 
•    Work with sponsors and key stakeholder to identify and document goals and objectives
•    Foster strong working relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders
•    Negotiate with/influence internal and external stakeholders to achieve win/win situations 
•    Drive and challenge business units on how they will successfully roll out requirements 
•    Continually assess the business cases and the strategic alignment of projects 
•    Identify areas for improvement and lead and support the rollout of agreed improvements

What you bring

To be successful in this position you will need to have the following skills/experience:
•    10+ years’ experience of delivering projects in a fast-paced commercial environment 
•    Proven track record of delivering complex cross-functional business projects within established timeframes and budget
•    Experience of leading cross-functional project teams across multiple geographic borders and time zones
•    Ability to think strategically
•    Ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations, work under pressure and to tight timelines and work independently with minimal supervision
•    Pro-active and solution-oriented
•    Strong organisation, negotiation and influencing skills
•    Excellent spoken and written communication skills with the ability to deal confidently and appropriately with people at all levels of the organization.
•    Project Management qualification/certification
•    Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, MS Project
•    Fluency in English
•    Fluency in another language desirable
 

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55954 | Project Management | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Partners | Full-Time | Permanent

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