The work is challenging, highly visible, global, and cross-functional in nature, requiring business acumen and seasoned leadership skills. Success will require a strong understanding of both HERE's business and our operational model and processes. The Director, Transformation Programs will partner with workstream leads and executive sponsors to drive rigorous execution, measurable outcomes, and alignment with the HERE2020 strategy across all transformational activities.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
Lead a portfolio of Business Transformation workstreams for the HERE2020 Transformation Office and drive transformative activities across the company.
Drive successful planning and execution of HERE2020 transformational activities across multiple simultaneous efforts.
Report on the HERE2020 transformation workstream progress to executive management.
Effectively track and report on project implications, developments or key trade offs to executive management to ensure HERE2020 workstreams meet stated objectives. Make recommendations on how to best deal with any resulting challenges.
With the workstream sponsor and stakeholders, develop workstream charter and define targets and timelines.
Participate in cross-functional initiatives and working teams as required.
When required, drive a workstream as the workstream owner through planning and execution stages.
Balance functional requirements with the needs of HERE's business overall.
Represent the Transformation Office and the HERE2020 transformation agenda in various HERE forums.
Interface with communications teams to ensure strategic alignment and messaging.
Build and maintain strong relationships with executive management and functional groups across HERE.
Serve as an ambassador to company at large for HERE2020 Transformation.
Qualifications
10-15 years experience in operational and strategic roles in fast-moving work environments, demonstrating both excellent business and operational acumen.
Strong program management background, including demonstrated experience in driving large cross-functional programs through successful completion in a software development environment.
Strong relationship building, influencing, communication, and facilitation skills.
Excellent presentation skills and proven ability to present to executive management.
Creative, smart thinker, with a proven ability to scale steep learning curves quickly.
Structured problem solving skill set.
Experience working in highly distributed organizations in companies with global reach.
Consultative approach, excellent listening skills. Ability to work with individuals from many different backgrounds.
Demonstrated take-charge attitude.
Attention to detail and ability to execute against tight timelines.
Strong operational and organizational skills, proven multi-tasker.
Effective change management skills.
Passionate about HERE and driven to succeed; "whatever it takes" attitude.
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