At Booking.com our mission is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. With more than 1,000,000 room nights reserved daily across 29 million reported listings, it's critical that our Finance teams continuously innovate to make this mission a reality. The primary role of our Transformation Team is to provide Record-To-Report team with deep expertise in the areas of process innovation, change management, process improvements & project management to reach even greater success.
The Senior Project Manager possesses a strong project management background, excellent communication skills, with demonstrated experience leading medium to large projects, They have solid experience assessing business needs, developing the implementation strategy and leading end-to-end activities for their respective projects
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The role is responsible to work with senior stakeholders, as well as across Global/Regional/Site responsibilities. The role works with teams representing multiple sub-departments, and sometimes other departments within Booking.com as well. He/she is responsible for the success of the projects they lead, including but not limited to: requirements gathering and needs analyses, getting buy-in for concepts from senior-level stakeholders, end to end plan, risks and dependencies identification and management, presentations of findings & requests for support, leading the project team, administration of the project documents & supporting meetings, as well as constant alignment of their initiatives to the goals of Booking, the R2R department, and the teams they work with. The Senior Project Manager challenged to learn & adapt to new tools & technologies as a part of being a champion of change. This role supports the high velocity of change and enables an agile development environment where releases are frequency & impact many layers of the organization
This role may also get involved in running a strategy workstream from problem definition to delivering a solution including the implementation strategy or execute change management initiatives and communications plans.
The Sr Project Manager is responsible for the governance and project management initiatives within Record-to-Report and for the Company strategic initiatives that require Accounting support. The Sr Project Manager will ensure that the projects of R2R are managed in a consistent manner, whilst working with the business units & central functions within Booking.com to build engagement and where needed governance over decisions needed for work to be signed off.
The Sr Project Manager will also help the different teams to mitigate the project risks and dependencies to make sure there is progress towards the project's milestones. First and foremost, the Sr Project Manager will ensure the team's roadmaps/plans focus on agreed business priorities, dependencies and strategies - designed based on data and business needs, and deliver against the shared objectives & goals.
B.Responsible:
Craft Methodology and Standards:
- Apply structured methodology to and lead project/change management activities.
- Lead independently End-to-end (E2E) high complexity [Project] from scoping to execution, analysis, recommendation and implementation. Drive large business Projects that bring significant value to the business.
- Drives the project scoping and planning working with different teams and creating associated documentation.
- Brings clarity to sponsor, teams and stakeholders by defining and documenting program objectives, requirements and success criteria, KPIs, roadmap/E2E planning, risk and dependencies, cost estimates and in general program deliverables.
- Drive project (s) plan execution, ensuring project objectives are met on agreed timelines.
- Track and report progress.
- Ensure a project closing and correct handover to Business as usual.
- Design and implement project governance and delivery structure to ensure efficient delivery, communication and decision making
- Maintain project management frameworks & templates and follow up if needed with any improvement feedback.
- Drive the progress and successful delivery of initiatives that bring significant value to the business. They are the driving force that collaborates with multiple teams to ensure that teams deliver significant change to the business covering the full scope, on agreed timelines and budget (where applicable).
- Primary point of contact for the Project(s) related queries. Maintain high-level of engagement among geographically-diverse stakeholders through social channels, email, facilitation & setup of virtual meetings & classroom settings, as well as individual in-person meetings Ability to work and productively interact with different stakeholders up to Director level.
- Define and measure the success metrics of the Project(s)/Workstreams in scope.
- Lead independently workshops to support the delivery of the Project(s).
B.Skilled:
- Background in Finance and Accounting
- 5- 8 years Strong Project Management Experience. Preferably having a background in Agile Project Management
- PMP or Agile Project Management or equivalent certification is preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma Belt Certification preferred.
- With limited supervision, ability to use quantitative and qualitative data to drive decision making
- Familiar with change management approaches; good understanding of the change curve and process
- Communication of the project insights and recommendations across all stakeholders
- Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships (both within a team and with wider stakeholders. Ability to work effectively and influence up to Senior Managers and DIrector Level
- Highly organized and structured and make sure all processes run smoothly and in a reliable manner.
- Be able to lead, motivate, and manage stakeholders and project teams to achieve organizational goals. They also should be able to influence and steer senior management and groups. Challenge assumptions and ability to adapt or generate imaginative and innovative ideas
- Flexibility and the ability to function well within ambiguity and in a constantly changing environment.
- Ability to solve complex problems with minimal supervision. They are able to break up a complex problem into actionable and easy to understand solutions. They are hands on and drive solutions to problems in partnership with the involved parties.
- Sr Project Managers make sure the project's outcomes are in line with customer needs and/or expectations
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