VP, Business Integration and Project Management

Company Description

There's no such thing as a typical Informa colleague…and that's how we like it. We're a diverse group, with over 10,000 colleagues working in many different roles across more than 30 countries. Each of us brings something different, a unique set of abilities, experience and knowledge. It’s what makes us who we are!

All our businesses and offices share a culture based on respect and inclusiveness, and a working environment that is enjoyable, stimulating, rewarding and supportive for colleagues. One that enables everyone to fully participate in the life of the group and its ongoing, sustainable growth.

As a division of Informa, a FTSE 100 company, Informa Markets provides customers and partners around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience and do business through live, virtual and hybrid events, specialist digital content and actionable data solutions.

People are at the heart of Informa Markets. Our business thrives on the passion and entrepreneurship of our colleagues, who deliver over 500 international events and brands in more than 40 countries across the globe.

Using our industry insight, comprehensive portfolio of markets, content and digital resources, we are passionate about creating platforms for our customers to connect and shaping environments that enable businesses to flourish.

Job Description

Informa Markets North America is looking for a VP, Business Integration and Project Management. This role will own and drive the integration, process management, change management and continuous improvement broadly in this business group. This role will co-ordinate with stakeholders within the commercial teams as well as shared functions such as M&A, Finance, HR, Marketing and Operations to effectively role out and manage programs within the division.

A key component of this role is establishing and managing KPI’s & milestones along the way, supporting change management and growth of our business on the journey.

Role Accountability and Duties:

• Own strategic project leadership as assigned and facilitation of all NAB M & A integration activity in partnership with commercial leadership and finance.
• Support the day-to-day business integration & continuous improvement efforts, and lead key strategic projects for the business.
• Manage multiple projects within established timelines, flexing and managing projects to reflect the evolving business priorities.
• Establish project benchmarks and KPI’s and monitor and review them with commercial leadership and functional leads.
• Work with cross functional teams to rollout and track newly developed division wide customer experience program
• Work with commercial teams, finance, HR and other departments on special projects as they arise
• Translate business requirements into detailed project plans.
• Identify commercial challenges in achieving end goals, developing paths forward in partnership with commercial and central stakeholders.
• Own creation of business cases for integration, best practices, and continuous improvement and ensure they are creative, thorough, practical, fiscally sensible and aligned with the objectives of the project / business.
• Create process and procedure documentation, that is translatable and transferable to commercial teams and central stakeholders alike.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, balance business objectives and needs versus technical and operational constraints and adjudicate between internal stakeholder groups and partners to resolve issues.
• Collect and analyze data through existing systems and data in reports or other areas leading to actionable outcomes and business plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Strong commercial orientation, working with people & processes that align with our commercial strategy.
• Work and collaborate with colleagues from various roles throughout the organization.
• An ability to listen, investigate, and collaborate on solutions.
• Ability to lead and conduct analysis and research leading to data driven recommendations.
• Ability to influence outcomes specifically beyond the hierarchy of their role, through personal presence and confidence.
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills with the ability to construct and evaluate approach to solutions to maximize ROI.
• Effective, succinct, and confident communication skills and a demonstrated ability to build rapport with a wide range of people at all levels.
• Ability to be able to inspire others to action and help them prioritize initiatives.
• Practically minded, with a focus on what can be realistically and practically achieved within our evolving business.
• Experience supporting process improvement, business integration, and continuous improv