Summary
The role reports to the LDC Adopt Region APMAJC Finance Lead.
About the Role
Major accountabilities:
- Lead the deployment of LDC Releases of functional business processes in a standardized and scalable manner.
- Collaborate with functional team members to understand and execute the agreed scope of each release.
- Define, allocate and coach the resources required for successful in-country deployment and delivery.
- Work with Adopt Lead to ensure seamless interaction of expertise areas and activities above country.
- Adhere to the LDC template and the confirmed LSTRs in the Deployment process area.
- Identify, assess, mitigate and escalate the risks of business implementations with the Business or Function Process Lead, and monitor any locally triggered projects.
- Engage with internal stakeholders on functional and deployment deliverables.
- Support user acceptance testing to enable local organization endorsement and support for positive "Go" decision.
- Facilitate effective collaboration between Functional and Business experts (e.g. country, NOCC, HUB, etc.) to achieve sustainable process solutions.
- Define clear roles and responsibilities for each stakeholder group and communicate them effectively.
- Monitor the progress and quality of the Final Adopt activities and provide timely feedback and guidance.
- Ensure that the risks and issues are properly identified, assessed, mitigated and escalated as needed.
Key performance indicators:
- Completion of LDC deliverables according to communicated plan
- Satisfaction with quality of delivered outcome
- Stakeholder engagement
Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:
- At least 5 years' experience in country or NOCC functional role
- Experienced working with global teams in a virtual setup, and managing x-functional projects
- Ability to engage, influence and drive change with senior stakeholders across Finance
- Indepth knowledge of processes within functional area
- Managing a team directly or indirectly
Skills:
- Good understanding of Functional processes
- Business transformation and change management
- Project risk management
Languages:
- Fluent in English.
Education:
- University Degree preferably in Finance or Business Administration
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