Initative Manager, Initative & Transformation - DFW Preferred

The Transformation Initiative Manager is responsible for managing initiative working teams across a portfolio of initiatives.  This role will function as a liaison between the working teams and the TIO and will engage with key stakeholders from design process to launch, implementation and scaling.  The Initiative Manager will organize, manage and communicate with working team to drive progress and meet initiative milestones.   

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading the working team of tech and functional area partners, and managing pipeline of other initiatives?

• Defines scope of initiative pilots, develops work plan to include objectives, major/minor milestones, timelines, identifying key stakeholders, and monitoring project to scale

• Manages work plan schedule throughout the initiative lifecycle to track progress and make necessary adjustments for any changes or workflow improvements

• Prepares initiative update documentation including  KPI reports, current state presentations, and other related information for the various assigned initiatives.

• Pushes Initiatives relentlessly forward by supporting, coaching and challenging Initiative working team and other stakeholders?, and getting input from initiative sponsors

• Responsible to make sure each functional area partner is successful in owning his/her initiative during scaling and that the entire working team collectively reaches the target?

• Holds self and others accountable for committed actions during and outside TIO meetings?

• Helps working team members problem-solve the initiatives and coaches them on technical skills (business cases, implementation plans) and soft skills (project management, stakeholders management, communication)?

• Role models mindsets and behaviors required for transformation?

• Liaises with Transformation Office on behalf of the initiative working team

• Acts as the communications point between the initiative working team (functional area partners, sponsors, stakeholders) and the TIO?

• Elevates working teams’ content requiring TIO Exec Committee decisions/updates to achieve required decisions and next steps??

• Enables cross-functional collaboration

• Organizes meetings with finance and other workstreams involved in initiative execution??

• Ensures all initiatives go into implementation phase and the expected planned values are achieved?

• Ensures functional area partners get the right attention from the relevant stakeholders needed for implementation?

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Proven project management experience as typically demonstrated through 3+ years of related experience; ability to drive results through and with others

• High performing individual with deep industry knowledge and strong network within initiative workstreams

• Ability to coach individuals to execute planned delivery?

• Business process analysis, optimization, and modeling experience desired

• Excellent implementation and value delivery skills?

• Desires to accelerate their career path through a challenging and rewarding experience?