Permanent - Business planning program manager - Galway, Ireland (3 days onsite every week)

Job Type: Permanent

Job Location: Galway, Ireland

Job Title: Business Planning Program Manager

Work Mode: Hybrid - 3 days onsite

No visa sponsorship, only candidates with valid work authorization only can apply

Experience: Mid-level experience

Job Description

Stakeholder Governance Program Management

• Supports Digital Experience stakeholder management processes across 10+ global, internal stakeholder groups including 70+ individual key contacts from senior executive to independent contributors.
• Work with DE stakeholder and communications managers to continuously update engagement planning schedule and create, update, and share stakeholder engagement timelines; ensure stakeholder engagement plan is aligned to Digital Experience program office and development cadence.
• Manage cross-stakeholder action tracking and reporting system (Smartsheet); prepare reports and executive-level slides reporting progress and timelines for stakeholder commitments.
• Function as secondary stakeholder contact for Digital Experience Strategy & Value team members; facilitate inquiries and actions with guidance from Strategy team.
• Proactively identify and make improvements to stakeholder governance and tracking process.

Long-term Planning Business Requirements Program Management

• Work with Digital Experience Strategy & Value and PMO office to document and program manage stakeholder engagement related to annual fiscal planning process.
• Document and continuously update timelines, actions, and status reports related to defining, prioritizing, and value alignment associated with stakeholder business requirements.
• Manage cross-stakeholder requirements gathering tooling and summaries for stakeholders and Digital Experience team members.
• Work with Strategy and Value team members to schedule, prepare, and manage planning workshops with stakeholders and Digital Experience teams as needed such as product management, architecture, and engineering.
• Support Strategy & Value team members with creation of consistent executive-level templates and summaries.

Knowledge & Skills

• Experience in program management roles or like roles/businesses; experience working within product development, product management, and/or business planning organizations required. 
• Exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to interact with director-level staff.
• Able to successfully operate within complex technical concepts and disciplines.
• Ability to successfully manage projects affecting more than three organizations or enterprise-wide.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Visio, and SmartSheet.
• Projects are global; requires management of projects requiring advanced scheduling and coordination on a global time clock to meet stakeholder needs. Evenings and/or early mornings required depending on location.