Programme Senior Manager

Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change. Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future. The Program Senior Manager will be directly responsible for providing leadership and executing a large EPM implementation within the client’s larger Oracle financial transformation program. This will include defining the roadmap and implementation strategy, as well as the processes to deliver successfully. You will act as the go-to person for all work streams at the senior client stakeholder level, including at C-suite. This role will also perform the day to day project management/administration tasks, including budget management, invoicing and updating project plans. Responsibilities: •  Exhibits a strong ability to handle multiple demands with a sense of urgency, drive, and energy •  Works well in a fast-paced environment, including adapting to change, with the ability to deliver on time •  Ability to lead and manage cross-functional, multi-cultural teams •  Ability to motivate successful team behavior, especially at the team leadership level •  Excellent prioritization skills •  Knowledge of standard processes for IT solution delivery, including but not limited to, project management, and solution development life cycles •  Ability to obtain results through influence and collaboration •  Ability to define processes and re-engineer as appropriate •  Ability to develop business cases and cost models for services •  Ability to negotiate agreements and commitments for service •  Makes quality decisions without having all the information at hand; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty •  Ability to effectively manage a project throughout its lifecycle, from initiation to deploy •  Creation and management of project schedules, including MS Project Plans •  Creation of status reports for Steering Committee meetings to facilitate decision making •  Daily management of project leads, which may include client resources •  Daily management and escalation of project control processes, including task management, RAID, scope/change control and quality control •  Project budgeting and management of budget, which includes liaison with multiple internal and external stakeholders •  Support staffing process, including assisting with functional on-boarding of new project, providing instruction on project processes & tools •  Close management of test strategy and execution •  Facilitates team building activities Additional consulting responsibilities may include: •  Provide leadership to practice and team direction on engagements beyond individual contribution •  Lead business development efforts •  Develop others by sharing expertise, coaching, and mentoring •  Ensure overall work product quality by leveraging expertise across the organization •  Be perceived as an internal expert resource with strong industry and/or service line knowledge Key Personal skills: •  Excellent verbal and written communication skills •  Support teamwork and collaboration •  Ability to work under pressure and to tight timelines •  Ability to coordinate activities across multiple work streams •  Work with minimal to no supervision •  Logical thinker and problem solver •  Ability to coach and mentor others •  Ability to take initiative and be an effective decision-maker •  Excellent time-management and prioritization skills Candidate Requirements: •  Huron requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to this position or equivalent work experience •  PMP, PRINCE2 or similar professional qualification •  10+ years’ work experience in the project management and consulting field •  2+ years’ work experience, specifically managing a program/s •  Experience managing implementation for a Big 4 •  Experience managing project teams of 25+ people, in a fast paced environment •  Skilled in the use of MS Office suite and experience of other project management tools (e.g. SharePoint, LiveMeeting, Smartsheet, JIRA) •  Proficient user of Microsoft Project •  Experience managing and building relationships with key stakeholders •  Preferred project implementation experience in one of the following areas: EPM, ERP •  An interest and familiarity with the Oracle technology •  Passion and drive for business development and problem solving •  Established skills in identifying and developing strategies to address change management needs •  Ability to translate client needs and feedback into coherent project plans •  Experience in the banking industry is a plus •  A desire and willingness to learn new tools, techniques, concepts, and methodologies •  Bilingual – French and English •  The position may involve travel Key Personal skills: •  Excellent verbal and written communication skills •  Support teamwork and collaboration •  Ability to work under pressure and to tight timelines •  Ability to coordinate activities across multiple work streams •  Work with minimal to no supervision •  Logical thinker and problem solver •  Ability to coach and mentor others •  Ability to take initiative and be an effective decision-maker •  Excellent time-management and prioritization skills Candidate Requirements: •  Huron requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to this position or equivalent work experience •  PMP, PRINCE2 or similar professional qualification •  10+ years’ work experience in the project management and consulting field •  2+ years’ work experience, specifically managing a program/s •  Experience managing implementation for a Big 4 •  Experience managing project teams of 25+ people, in a fast paced environment •  Skilled in the use of MS Office suite and experience of other project management tools (e.g. SharePoint, LiveMeeting, Smartsheet, JIRA) •  Proficient user of Microsoft Project •  Experience managing and building relationships with key stakeholders •  Preferred project implementation experience in one of the following areas: EPM, ERP •  An interest and familiarity with the Oracle technology •  Passion and drive for business development and problem solving •  Established skills in identifying and developing strategies to address change management needs •  Ability to translate client needs and feedback into coherent project plans •  Experience in the banking industry is a plus •  A desire and willingness to learn new tools, techniques, concepts, and methodologies •  Bilingual – French and English •  The position may involve travel Position Level Senior Manager Country United Kingdom