Role: Involved in Financial planning, budgeting, forecasting Maintain and set up master data elements critical to FP&A planning processes Strong business planning knowledge Familiarity with SAP BPC master data structures is Plus Lead the sustain assurance process for the PPM product estate - including project & squad management, scheduling, costing, communication, change management & governance Own and maintain the Sustain Playbook, keeping it up to date and relevant and ensuring ongoing alignment with the Change and Technology teams ways of working / playbooks. Drive the adoption of the Sustain Assurance Methodology mandated by the Sustain Assurance Playbook to ensure products continue to meet customer expectations, technology performance standards Driving quarterly readiness reviews including tracking conformance metric tracking, set up of product operating committee stand up and resourcing of sustain team Coach cross functional teams to establish key conformance metrics to support readiness to move into sustain Manage, guide and develop the Digital Product Sustain analyst – working closely with them to manage the execution of the Sustain Assurance activities Provide leadership in the FBT and PPM as a subject matter expert in the Sustain Assurance processes, encouraging best practice, monitoring quality of execution and highlighting risks and opportunities to drive value The incumbent will be an effective leader, providing oversight and guidance of a small cross-functional squad executing Sustain assurance activities, as well as leading from the front in executing key elements of the assurance process Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, including product development, project management and operational delivery methodologies (e.g. DevOps) Experience leading stakeholders (Product Owners, Chief Product Owners,VPs) of all levels through end to end quality assurance processes, dealing with areas of ambiguity in the Sustain activity and managing stakeholder escalation and resolution independently Comfortable defining and implementing an assurance reporting framework, providing end to end visibility of the assurance process for a complex global function (PPM) Understanding of change management principles and experience in applying them in a PPM and digital context Experience of project management delivery techniques including both Waterfall and Agile Track record in setting up and managing governance forums effectively with stakeholders of all levels Organized and detail-oriented to manage their own tasks in the required timelines. Finance background, with grounding knowledge of end-to-end financial processes, particularly Analytics and Digitization processes. Able to describe and discuss industry challenges in leading business and technical transformation; can demonstrate an understanding of organization change dynamics and how these impact cultural change. Experience of leading a multidisciplinary team including business & technical stakeholders (preferably in energy or technology sectors) Determined, resilient individual able to proactively solve issues and challenges to achieve delivery Strong team player with ability to effectively communicate and collaborate in a global multi-cultural environment Strong Interpersonal Skills – able to create opportunities for improvement and problem resolution, energizing and influencing others to accomplish goals & initiatives, is aware of internal business relationships within the organization. Collaborative Style - provide demonstrable evidence of thriving in a team environment & of building positive, productive relationships that foster teamwork and cooperation among people and groups. Clear and concise communicator – able to build awareness and support of the wider Finance and Business community Able to make the abstract and complex simple – understanding complex system, data and workflow requirements and translating into simple language to enable business decision making and prioritization. Experience with digital transformation projects and process improvement initiatives. This role will have significant impact working with: Finance teams: supporting set up of system support teams, with input from Finance stakeholders Technology: Partnering with business SME on execute delivery towards a product sustain state Stakeholder management and influencing at all levels Ability to drive and lead others through change, resolving conflict, building alignment and dealing with ambiguity Compelling communicator – simple and clear (verbal and written) Ability to move between ‘big picture’ vision and down to individual activities maintaining attention to detail Customer centric able to support customer through sustainment journey Must have educational qualifications: Business/Finance Degree level or equivalent Preferred education/certifications: Degree level or equivalent in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology Minimum years of relevant experience: 8+ years of experience in a similar business area or industry ACCA, CIMA or equivalent financial qualifications Lean Six Sigma qualification (or equivalent) Certified scrum master (CSM) Preferred experience: Experience of:. working as a scrum master, project delivery lead Show more Show less