Manager, Project Management

at  The Este Lauder Companies

GROW YOUR CAREER WITH THE ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES!

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. As the global leader in prestige beauty, we touch over half a billion consumers a year.
Our Company’s products are sold in over 150 countries and territories under the following brand names AERIN, Aramis, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Bumble and bumble, By Kilian, Clinique, Darphin, Donna Karan, DKNY, Dr. Jart+, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, Ermenegildo Zegna, Estée Lauder, GLAMGLOW, Jo Malone London, Kiton, La Mer, Lab Series, Le Labo, MAC, Michael Kors, Origins, Prescriptives, Smashbox, Tom Ford, Tommy Hilfiger and Too Faced.
Infused throughout our organization is a passion for creativity and innovation; a desire to push the boundaries and invent the unexpected.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The OneSource Finance PMO is a key role that manages the diverse set of projects across a global, regional and local environment, towards the following responsibilities and areas of work:

• Employ strong critical and strategic thinking throughout the life cycle of a project.
• Lead multiple projects of different complexity, size, and across multiple functions.
• Create and lead teams, monitor project progress, set clear deadlines & accountability, solve issues that arise, manage budgets, manage risks, ensure customer satisfaction, and evaluate project performance.
• Ensure the successful completion of projects.
• Manage and lead the project at different stages until a successful completion.
• Identify, define, and embed new project methodologies / processes and tools.
• Identify, develop, and execute change management & communication plans.
• Assess global initiatives and how to leverage on our current processes and identify synergies within existing initiatives
• Ensure the right processes are followed with operational discipline by developing workflows, Kaizens and root cause analysis.
• Testing and implementation of new processes, ideas and/or technologies.
• Identify, analyze and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets and support appropriate process and/or improvements.

Qualifications

Job Specifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing projects of different natures (process re-engineering, service placements, app development, etc), preferably at a multi-national company
• Experience driving and monitoring performance, including balanced metrics, and reporting frameworks.
• Ability to lead a team and manage multiple people effectively.
• Basic knowledge of business processes and how they connects/interacts with the stakeholders.
• Data and SLA commitment driven supporting scalable solutions to support an ever-changing business environment in a Global Business Service organization
• Continuous improvement and service-oriented mindset; consistently reviews processes and procedures to achieve synergies, drive efficiency and effectiveness and, improve client experience. Works across customer groups and other OneSource work streams.
• Strong project management, team management, and client management skills.
• Experienced professional with ability to anticipate team needs and maintain a professional demeanor.
• Ability to communicate effectively, exercise good judgment in decision making, understand and synthesize complex issues, and support the execution of business strategy.
• Strong capability to build & execute change management and communication plans
• Strong technical skills in Microsoft Office (power point, excel, word, visio), Project management tools (Jira)
• Strong finance acumen and experience using SAP, or equivalent.
• Strives for excellence in execution, thinks strategically & critically and builds collaborative relationships.
• Ability developing and implementing consistent procedures in a service environment.
• Strategic planning, decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in a multicultural environment.
• Great organizational skills.
• Data Visualization & Data Analytics skills (preferable)
• Creates an accountability and “own it” culture.
• Ability to lead without authority

Licenses and Certifications:

• Employ strong critical and strategic thinking throughout the life cycle of a project.
• Lead multiple projects of different complexity, size, and across multiple functions.
• Create and lead teams, monitor project progress, set clear deadlines & accountability, solve issues that arise, manage budgets, manage risks, ensure customer satisfaction, and evaluate project performance.
• Ensure the successful completion of projects.
• Manage and lead the project at different stages until a successful completion.
• Identify, define, and embed new project methodologies / processes and tools.
• Identify, develop, and execute change management & communication plans.
• Assess global initiatives and how to leverage on our current processes and identify synergies within existing initiatives
• Ensure the right processes are followed with operational discipline by developing workflows, Kaizens and root cause analysis.
• Testing and implementation of new processes, ideas and/or technologies.
• Identify, analyze and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets and support appropriate process and/or improvements