Strategic Projects Manager

Sunseeker International Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunseeker International Ltd., a luxury yacht maker based in Poole, seeks a Strategic Projects Manager to lead a portfolio of transformation and strategic planning initiatives. You’ll work with Executives, Senior Leaders and external partners across the business to deliver measurable benefits.

The role entails owning projects end-to-end, scoping business cases, and driving governance across the portfolio. UK and international travel may be involved.

Qualifications

• Strong background in programme or project management, transformation, corporate strategy or planning.
• Experience turning complex initiatives into delivery and measurable benefits.
• Ability to influence and challenge senior leaders with clear written messaging.

Responsibilities

• Run a varied portfolio of strategic projects across transformation and planning.
• Own projects from brief to measurable outcome and track benefits.
• Scope projects, build business cases and align stakeholders.
• Report on governance, milestones and portfolio health.

Skills

Programme management

Strategy development

Transformation

Stakeholder influence

Executive writing

Job description

Shape what Sunseeker becomes next

Sunseeker designs and builds luxury performance motor yachts in Poole and sells them to owners around the world. Our Strategy team drives the company’s transformation and strategic planning. We find and test new opportunities, set the priorities and turn them into projects that get delivered.

We’re looking for a Strategic Projects Manager to join the team. You’ll report to our Chief Strategy Officer and work with Executives, Senior Leaders and external partners across the whole business.

The role

You’ll run a varied portfolio of strategic projects across transformation, strategic planning and special projects and you’ll own each one from first brief to measurable result. In any given month you could be:

• running workstreams in our transformation programme
• coordinating the annual strategic and business planning cycle with Finance
• tracking delivery of our 100-day and longer-term priorities
• leading a special project, such as a new proposition, a market entry assessment, an operating model change or a strategic partnership
• supporting ESG and community work on sustainability, decarbonisation, skills and inclusion

You’ll scope projects, build business cases, bring stakeholders together and track the benefits each project delivers. You’ll also be the person who says clearly which projects are on track, which need help and which should stop.

In your first year, you’ll:

• create a single view of our strategic project portfolio, with clear governance and reporting
• keep transformation workstreams delivering against their milestones
• take at least one special project from brief to outcome

What you’ll bring

• A strong background in programme or project management, transformation, corporate strategy, strategic planning or management consulting
• Experience taking complex initiatives from idea through to delivery and benefits
• Strong commercial sense, including building business cases that hold up on both financial and strategic grounds
• The confidence to influence, and constructively challenge, senior leaders
• Clear, persuasive writing for executive audiences

It would also help if you have experience in luxury, marine, automotive, aerospace, manufacturing or premium consumer brands, a PRINCE2, MSP, APM, PMP or Prosci qualification, or experience with partnerships, ESG or working with Boards.

You’ll thrive here if

you’re curious about customers and the luxury market, enjoy turning loosely defined problems into practical plans, and bring structure and pace wherever you work. The role includes UK and international travel.