Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives

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This position is part of our Software & Advanced Safety & User Experience segment.

Summary:

The role of the Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives is a program management and execution position operating as a member of the AS&UX Critical Initiative Delivery PMO (CID PMO). The AS&UX CID PMO is responsible for governance, oversight and execution support over AS&UX’s most business-critical initiatives. This position will work closely on these large non-standard projects and programs across the enterprise to ensure the initiatives are executed effectively, remain aligned to organization strategy and are delivered successfully.  

The Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives will also help to implement and maintain methods, tools and execution standards to all programs in their portfolio and as appropriate to specific projects, ensuring that stakeholders have the tools and knowledge to achieve their goals.  They will perform health checks, create remediation plans and monitor compliance to methodology and management of their portfolio.  

This  role has significant interactions with key leaders in the Aptiv management team engaged in portfolio governance and execution. The position will interact regularly with the business and corporate program teams responsible for content development and deliverables.  The position will also directly interact with the business leaders responsible for sponsorship and execution of the programs
 
This role will report to the Senior Director, Executive PMO and will be located in Boston, MA, USA.  

Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities of this position are related to providing execution support and governance on ASUX’s most business critical programs and projects. 

Some of the specific responsibilities of this role include:

• Support program execution and proactively monitoring the program performance from definition through completion. Depending on program scope and objectives, tasks might include
• Providing and tailoring program governance and support framework, templates and tools for program management and reporting   
• Coordinating program delivery including completion and collation of weekly reports, action items and deliverables 
• Reviewing content with CID PMO Leader to ensure that content is ready for executive review.  Provide timely feedback to business teams regarding messaging and anticipated Executive team questions.
• Performing analyses in support of overall program 
• Assessing critical path and program risks/issues and aligning with stakeholders to deliver flawless execution
• Quantifying and tracking realization of expected benefits defined in business cases
• Providing support for lessons learned
• Acting as trusted advisor to CID PMP Leader, providing timely feedback and guidance as required 
• Representing CID PMO in project/ portfolio-related meetings, ensuring that key relationships with stakeholders are effectively maintained and advanced
• Act as primary liaison between CID PMO and the programs in assigned portfolio by  
• Maintaining library of document, action items, reports/ deliverables and other collateral 
• Preparing health checks for assigned portfolio (status of key actions, critical path, issues/ risks, progress vs. KPIs, etc.) 
• Communicating meeting schedules and agendas with stakeholders as well as following up with stakeholders as required 
• Escalating risks/ issues    
• Contribute to the identification, implementation and continuous improvement of project management processes, methods, tools, guidelines and standards in order to establish a stable framework that supports all project teams and stakeholders to improve the probability of successful project delivery.

Must Haves (Basic Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, operations, engineering, information systems, business administration or related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in business/industry.
•  Demonstrated experience in working with diverse teams.
• Proficiencies in PMO productivity applications, including Project, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams 

Nice to Haves (Preferred Qualifications):

• PMP certification would be highly valued.
• Excellent analytical, strategic conceptual thinking, strategic planning and execution skills
• Strong business acumen, including industry and domain-specific knowledge

About Advanced Safety & User Experience
Advanced Safety & User Experience encompasses our deep expertise in centralized computing platforms, advanced safety systems and automated driving, while acknowledging the growth in areas that enrich the in-vehicle experience.

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