.Digital & Technology Project ManagerJob Description:Purpose of the role: The Project Manager delivers against strategic priorities in the PM CoE hub. PM has overall responsibility for successful delivery including initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure. Key skills such as Stakeholder management, influencing and communication will be essential to success in this role. This role will lead the delivery of low to high complexity projects with multiple work streams or deployments. The Project Manager should have proven success of large transformation initiatives and an Agile mindset; obsessed with achievingbusiness outcomes and accelerating time to value.Top Accountabilities:Plan, Organise & Communicate: Develop and manage project timeline and schedule. Proactively anticipate impacts of the current and future project phases. Translate project plans into business speak ensuring clear communication with stakeholders.Risk, Issue & Dependency Management: Anticipate risks and issues, use problem solving and collaboration skills to mitigate risks and resolve issues. Work with stakeholder groups to identify dependencies bringing risks issues into your project. Communicate risks and issues clearly to stakeholders at all levels (where appropriate).Financial Management: Senior Project manager is accountable for end to end project financial planning and management. Quarterly spend must be confirmed against business outcomes. Monthly financial management processes must be followed.Own end-to-end project delivery: Inspire and lead the team to deliver against the plan and timelines. Create collaboration across diverse team members with different individual styles and backgrounds. Hold project team and stakeholders to account, having difficult and constructive conversations where they are required. Influence where needed to move the project forward.Accountable for a project with rigorous governance: Establish at the outset a clear & robust project governance model. Use the project governance to drive decisions, outcomes, engagement and management of stakeholders. Follow the Diageo PACE methodology and work with Delivery Partners including data privacy, IM&S, EA & COEs to ensure project compliance in these high-risk areas.Deliver business outcomes: Ensure stakeholders are engaged behind the project outcome. The team and stakeholders understand the agenda and are clear on what they need to do to deliver against it. Be resilient and resourceful, solve problems as they arise.Manage Change: Understand the wider impact of project and change implementation. Gain buy in and sponsorship at the correct level to support product implementation. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure there is an awareness of the need for change, desire to support the change, knowledge and ability to receive and adopt the change delivering project benefits
