The Project Manager will serve as the primary coordination point for senior stakeholder engagement and governance activities across some of the critical initiatives within R&D.
Key Responsibilities
Lead weekly project status meetings and provide concise executive updates on progress, risks, decisions, dependencies, budget, and outcomes.
Prepare governance materials for senior leadership, Steering Committees, DD&T leadership reviews, and RDoF governance forums.
Maintain and communicate RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions) logs and ensure timely escalation of critical items.
Drive decision-making by presenting recommendations, trade-offs, and mitigation plans to leadership.
Coordinate updates across business sponsors, value case leads, DD&T leadership, product teams, and implementation partners
Develop and distribute weekly and monthly executive dashboards highlighting delivery progress, value realization, financial status, KPI attainment, and key milestones.
Facilitate alignment sessions with senior stakeholders and ensure follow-through on action items and commitments.
Prepare materials for monthly reviews, portfolio governance reviews, and executive readouts.
Ensure transparency of project health, risks, and value realization metrics throughout the delivery lifecycle.
Desired Experience
Experience presenting to senior leadership and Steering Committees on strategic initiatives.
Proven ability to synthesize complex technical and business information into concise executive-level communications.
Expertise in creating status reports, financial summaries, and governance presentations.
Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills across business and technology organizations.
Strongly Desired Capabilities: Approximately 30–40% of the role is focused on governance, executive communications, stakeholder alignment, and reporting, and the remaining 60–70% focused on delivery execution, dependency management, budget tracking, vendor coordination, and value realization.