Lead Strategy & Transformation

Job Purpose:

• Taking charge of planning and overseeing projects, from ideation through to completion
• Serving as liaison officer between senior management, regional project team and (local) project executers
• Ensuring mitigation of potential risks that could endanger a project's successful completion

Key Responsibilities:

• Acts as a project management platform/methodology champion and first point of contact for (local) project teams
• Facilitates and drives project management processes (e.g. risks and escalated issues calls, change requests, etc.)
• Continuously reports project status and actively adds/updates issues, risks and tasks based on project progress/status
• Contributes to development of project business case, charters and milestone plan incl. appropriate signoffs
• Supports in preparation for decision (body) meetings (e.g. steering committee)
• Performs project health assessments and raises concerns to project manager and/or escalates to sponsor as required
• Improves delivery by sharing lessons learned from similar projects within the project ecosystem
• Facilitates end-of-project reviews

Required Qualifications:

MBA

Required Skills & Experience:

• 7 to 8 years of (financial) business decision support experience
• Strong communication skills in English
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Familiarity with project methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.) and project management tools (MS Project) preferable
• Ability to lead wokrstreams and roll-out initiatives independently
• Energetic, passionate and results oriented
• Strong team player with positive working attitude

What the Role Can Offer You

• Independent and self-paced working environment
• Working directly with Henkel Consumer Brands India Business Head and the leadership team
• Runway for career opportunities within Business Controlling as well as commercial area