Manager GBS Project Management

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible to lead E2E projects, by planning, managing, and execute all key initiatives from initiation to closure, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and budget (where applicable).
• Ensure collaboration with cross-functional teams in GBS and/or others, to gather requirements, define project objectives, and develop detailed project plans.
• Monitor project progress and performance, identifying and addressing risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals, expectations, and deliverables.
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs.
• Analyze the impact of change initiatives and develop preventive and corrective measures to ensure adoption
• Facilitate project meetings, including kick-off sessions, status updates, and lessons learned reviews.
• Ensure effective communication throughout the project lifecycle to all relevant stakeholders, according to the Project Services reporting process.
• Support continuous improvement efforts within GBS by identifying opportunities to enhance processes and optimize ways of working.
• Maintain and ensure project documentation is up to date, as per our delivery standards, including status reports, risk logs, action plans, and project dashboards.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of project management methodologies and best practices within the GBS organization.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• GBS Leadership Team
• GBS Transition Management team
• Functional Service Leads
• Hub Leadership team
• Process Owners (Process Excellence teams)
• Operations Leads
• Tech and Global IT
• Suppliers

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Broad knowledge and experience in Project Management principles and methodologies (e.g.: Agile, Waterfall)
• PMI certification would be a plus
• Experience in change management, business process optimization or continuous improvement initiatives (knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma or VSM would be a plus).
• Knowledge in the most common Change Management theories & practices
• Project management capabilities with demonstrated success completing multiple cross-functional and cross-business projects.
• Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate at various levels, including senior leadership.
• Experience working closely with cross-functional teams and balancing competing workloads.
• Self-motivated with the ability to not only work in a group/individual setting but able to drive action and independently with little to no direction.
• Pro- active (engaging & impact-oriented) mindset, ability to think end-to-end with a global mindset
• Ability to be self-directed while working under tight deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a multi-team environment to achieve consensus decisions, always having adidas consistent growth in mind
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze issues, develop solutions, and implement effective changes.
• Excellent organizational skills, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English in a business setting
• Proficiency in, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project), Jira and Smartsheet.

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function
• University degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Information Technology, or a related field
• 5 plus years of experience in project management, preferably within a GBS, shared services, or related environment.
• Experience in technology implementation projects, particularly within a finance environment is strongly preferred.

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..

OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.