Senior Agile Project Manager

Digital & Technology Team (D&T) is an integral division of HEINEKEN Global Shared Services Center. We are committed to making Heineken the most connected brewery. That includes digitalizing and integrating our processes, ensuring best-in-class technology, and embedding a data-driven culture. By joining us you will work in one of the most dynamic and innovative teams and have a direct impact on building the future of Heineken!
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The Agile Project Manager manages and delivers a project in accordance with D&T guidelines and Agile processes and governance. They drive business value optimization and prioritization in alignment with the Product Teams and Functional Domains. Agile Project Managers can drive projects in a traditional, but mostly in Agile manner and support the teams they work with in adopting the Agile way of working.

Your responsibilities would include:

• managing all aspects of delivering the complete solution/product, in such a way that business value optimization is secured
• confirming business requirements (Functional and non-Functional), solution architecture and defining the project’s boundary and what is in and out of scope, including alignment with the Product Teams
• defining and managing a project to optimize business value
• ensuring business requirements are translated into solutions and products that are in line with the D&T strategy, enterprise architecture and current products within the Product Teams
• monitoring and reporting on planning, progress, business value, dependencies, impediments, financials, and risks in accordance with the Agile way of working
• developing and managing the execution, deployment and transition plans across the Product Teams, functions and OpCos
• proactively identifying, managing, and mitigating risks and impediments during the lifecycle of the project
• defining, planning, requesting, and securing resources/skills to meet project and programme requirements
• ensuring a One way of Working within the Agile Project Management team
• ensuring (and monitor) that transitions in the business are guided professionally and in alignment with amongst others D&T, Functional Domains, Competence Centers, and the Regional D&T Leads, and monitor transition progress
• frequent alignment with Product Owners and Functional Domains to maximize risk reduction, identifying interdependencies, managing impediments, and optimizing business value
• alignment with Product Owner with regards to setting project goals, adapting to changing project requirements and setting priorities for product features
• frequent alignment with the Scrum Master with regards to the prioritization of the tasks and impediments in the Product Teams
• alignment with Agile Program Manager whenever a project is part of a complex program
• managing dependencies that influence the successful execution of the overall project and the business value and closely collaborate with impacted stakeholders within D&T, Functional Domain, OpCo (Operating Company) and external stakeholders
• facilitating Product Owner in challenging stakeholders when a chosen solution is not in line with the HEINEKEN strategy
• driving and managing projects in an Agile manner
• promoting and demonstrating core principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility (being an Agile ambassador).

You are a good candidate if you have:

• 10+ years of experience in managing technical delivery of projects, including the deployments of D&T solutions
• proven experience in leading transformational projects in developing centralized capabilities, empowering product teams, migration, and deployment to Operating Companies in multiple geographic locations, time zones and cultures
• experience in managing external vendors, resources, and contracts
• proven ability to translate complex technical concepts to business language and vice versa
• Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry, multi-national, and global-operating company dynamics experience
• close cooperation with other deployment leads/external project managers who focus on a sub-part of the program;
• experience and affinity with SAP ERP/ECC and its integrating with logistics business platforms is a preference
• proven experience in leading transformational projects in developing centralised capabilities and setup, migration, and deployment to Operating Companies in multiple geographic locations, time zones and cultures simultaneously
• experience in business transformation and change management considering process re-design and target operating model optimi