Manager Sr., Benefits Realization & Value Delivery

To lead the development and execution of a benefits realization strategy across a portfolio of projects, ensuring measurable financial outcomes and alignment with organizational objectives. This role will act as a key link between program delivery teams, MAST senior Leadership and other leaderships across the business by driving value assurance and embedding benefits-focused thinking across the organization.

Essential Functions:

• Benefits realization, Framework: Design, implement, and maintain a robust benefits realization framework for all projects and programs. Ensure benefits are clearly defined, quantified, and tracked throughout the project lifecycle.

• Financial Value Delivery: Partner with Finance and Program Directors to identify, validate, and monitor financial benefits. Provide regular reporting on benefits achievement against targets, highlighting variances and corrective actions.

• Strategic Oversight: Maintain visibility of interdependencies and risks that could impact benefits delivery. Influence decision-making to prioritize initiatives that maximize financial and strategic value.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on benefits realization and value assurance. Facilitate workshops and communications to embed benefits thinking across teams.

• Process Assurance: Establish clear processes for benefits tracking and reporting. Support audit and compliance requirements related to financial benefits.

• Continuous Improvement & Best Practice Sharing: Drive ongoing improvement by reviewing lessons learned, benchmarking against industry standards, and sharing best practices across the organization to enhance benefits realization maturity.

• Change Management & Communication: Support change management initiatives related to benefits realization, ensuring clear communication and alignment across all impacted teams.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Scope: Proven experience in program management and benefits realization within a complex organization. 

• Problem-solving: Demonstrated ability to analyses complex problems, identify root causes, and develop effective solutions that maximize organizational value.

• Impact: Expertise in change management and stakeholder engagement. 

• Leadership: Ability to influence at senior levels and lead cross-functional teams. 

For all roles:

• Knowledge:  Understanding of workplace policies and procedures / Familiarity with team collaboration tools and techniques.

• Skills:  Strong time management and organizational skills

• Abilities:  Ability to maintain reliable and consistent attendance / Capacity to be punctual and meet deadlines / Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and work as part of a team / Demonstrated professionalism in all interactions and tasks.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, project management, or a related field.

• Significant experience in program or project management, with a track record of benefits realization in a complex organization.

• Strong financial acumen and ability to interpret and analyze data.

• Experience in enterprise cost reduction initiatives or large scale transformation programs (i.e. supply chain, finance). 

• Professional certifications (e.g., MSP, Six Sigma/Lean, APM, PMP, or equivalent). 

• Familiarity with portfolio management tools and methodologies (e.g., MSP, PRINCE2, Agile).

Travel:  No or very little travel likely

Work Conditions: Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.

Physical Demands: Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.

This position is classified as “in-office.”  As an in-office role, it requires employees