Purpose
Leading the digital transformation office (DTO) to accelerate the development and consistent execution of key digital initiatives. To implement a rigorous digital portfolio management system into the organization through transparency, accountability and a sense of urgency; To drive continuous digital transformation.
Team
We believe that “through sports we have the power to change lives”. And Digital is the most powerful tool we have to touch the lives of our consumers.
In Digital, we are the pioneers that build the vision that enables those digital connections. As individuals we are creative, confident and collaborative in our agile approach. As a team, we’re function at speed, are empowered to make change, and are obsessed with creating quality for our consumers.
Key Accountabilities
* Drive end-to-end execution of Digital Transformation.
* Lead results-oriented rigorous project management team, driving accountability and a sense of urgency across organization. Guiding business partners towards achievement of relevant timelines and milestones.
* Steer cross-functional synergy identification to capture efficiencies and appropriate organizational resource allocation.
* Lead documentation and transition to daily operations, ensuring successful integration of digital transformation initiatives
* Drive implementation of consistent processes and approaches; ensuring best practices are shared across the company
* Build strong, high integrity business relationships with key stakeholders, challenging the status quo upwards as well as downwards
* Enable fact-based decision-making, creating transparency through the creation of regular status and project KPI reporting.
* Steer overall digital transformation communication and change strategy to ensure alignment of organization and culture.
* Ensure buy-in of top management and manage escalation of conflicts.
* Build and lead a highly engaged team and provide the platform for long term, cross-functional careers
Key Relationships:
* Digital Leadership Team
* Digital team leads
* Global Markets Stakeholders
* Respective business function
* HR Management
* Corporate Communications
Knowledge, Capabilities and Experience
* Strategic mindset with strong executional abilities
* Change management capabilities
* Strong project and process management skills
* Strong ability to work under pressure; resilience
* Solutions orientation, adaptability and ability to deal with ambiguous situations
* Experience managing multiple complex international projects
* Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills
* Capability to reduce complexity and to identify / manage dependencies
* Organizational design and development experience would be an advantage
* Extensive knowledge of Digital Ecosystem, including a vision of future opportunities and challenges preferred.
* Strong influencing and communication skills; a keen interest and desire to build connections among people that goes beyond support, strong integrator skills
* Ability to inspire, coach, lead and set framework for performance and growth, excellent leadership skills.
* International mind-set and English fluency
Education and Experience
* MBA or advanced degree in a field related to change, project management, Digital, or IT.
* 10+ years of in-depth experience related to digital project management, consultancy or similar.
* 5+ years of professional experience in managing transformation projects
* Experience working with stakeholders at various seniority levels as well as subject matter experts.
* 5+ years of experience in leading a team
* Strong MS-Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
* Ability to travel, domestic or international, as required