Effective business partnering

Manages the engagement with key stakeholders above and between Portfolios;
Owns the success of the Portfolio, business value and landing of the change in all parts of the organisation;
Partner with functional leadership team to address resistance or frictions for change, identify change agents and catalysts that underpin the full adoption & utilisation of products.
Champion the adoption of new mindsets, behaviours, and working practices that support digital transformation and organizational agility

Portfolio Leadership

Accountable for delivering the Products within scope, time and budget; Balances the need for fast and flexible delivery with long term sustainability & efficiency goals
Establish a clear vision and value propositions that Commercial Portfolio supposed to deliver, ensure alignment with the company’s strategic commercial goals , and effectively communicate to team and cross-functional stakeholders
Establish and enforce robust governance frameworks for project delivery, including standards, methodologies, and performance metrics
Lead annual and quarterly portfolio planning and review processes with commercial leadership to continually drive the portfolio vision and recognition for value creation
Manages Product budget decisions as well as financial risks and opportunities;
Empowers the Product Owners and the Product Teams to deliver successfully; Resolve impediments that goes beyond the Portfolio that could impact the team’s success

Team Management

Provide clarity, governance and tool to support the team in initiative approvals, decisions documentation, follow-up, resolving blockers and tracking performance
Fosters an environment in which team members work together and motivate each other to perform in engaged and high-performing teams.
Lead, develop and upskills Product Owners and Product Managers in the team – build holistic capabilities combining technical and business partnering domains

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor or Master degree in Business Administration, information technology, engineering or a related discipline
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS: Good command in English, both written and spoken
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 8+ years of working experience in the related functions with minimum 3+ years in the management role
ADDITIONAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
- Proven experience in managing a team of teams
- Excellent leadership skills
- Strong problem solving and communication skills
- High degree of resilience and an ability to deal with ambiguity, stress and the ability to shape & carry the Portfolio. Turning it around where needed
- Able to navigate and reconcile divergent stakeholder views to avoid delay or impact on product delivery
- Able to build trusted relationships with key stakeholders through credibility, trust, and rapport at all levels, both within and outside of the organisation
- Strong understanding of business and processes
- Navigate senior relationships and support effective decision making throughout the products

Head of Commercial Digital Portfolio

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