Transformation Project Lead

Honda; England; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company is seeking a Transformation Project Lead to oversee pivotal projects aimed at innovation and change. Candidates must possess proven project management experience and strong relationship management skills. The role is remote with some flexibility in office hours. This position offers a chance to drive impactful projects while collaborating with diverse teams across Europe.

Qualifications

• Degree level education in Business or relevant qualification is required.
• Previous project management or PMO experience on multi-faceted programmes is mandatory.
• Ability to think creatively and identify opportunities for innovation.

Responsibilities

• Act as PMO to manage concurrent projects across multiple countries and divisions.
• Drive best practice for project management and implement processes across HME.
• Support the Digital Transformation initiatives and market sensing activities.

Skills

Project management experience

Strong relationship skills

Excellent communication skills

Creative thinking

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Degree in Business or relevant qualification

Tools

Project management tools

Microsoft Project

Visio

Job description

Job Description:

Job information Transformation Project Lead from the Company Honda, this latest Transformation Project Lead job vacancy is located in the city Remote in Bracknell located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE .

Date: 11 Jul 2024

Location: Bracknell, GB

Company: Honda Motor Europe Ltd

At Honda we embrace inclusion in our various policies, so whilst our contracts state that the hours are as required to fulfil the role with a minimum of 35 hours per week, we offer flexibility for when you work.

The regular office hours are 08:00 - 16:00 Monday to Thursday with a half hour lunch break & 08:00 - 13:00 on a Friday. However, we offer flexibility of when you work with our daily flex-time start of between 07:00 and 11:00 providing that there is no business requirement.

Whilst there is no contractual right to work from home, the flexibility we offer is that you can request to work from home for a maximum of 50% of the working days in any one month, again providing there is no business requirement to attend the office.

Role:

This role, within the Business Transformation Office (BTO) will support the delivery of key projects focused on transformation, innovation and change across Honda Motor Europe (HME). The role will also be responsible for establishing a project management structure and governance processes for projects to adhere to.

The Business Transformation Office are responsible for embedding transformational activity across Honda Motor Europe, helping to deliver projects within the Honda in Europe 2.0 Change Map. These projects require management of a complex landscape of stakeholders to ensure project objectives are achieved.

Main Responsibilities:

• Act as PMO to manage concurrent projects of varying priorities and complexities, across multiple countries, divisions and stakeholders.
• Drive best practice for project management to identify and implement project processes, governance and tools across Honda Motor Europe.
• Support the Digital Transformation & Innovation Department Manager in developing innovation initiatives.
• Perform market sensing to identify emerging trends, working with the Business Transformation Office to develop these into new business offerings.
• Collaborate closely with our Research & Development teams to prioritise new initiatives and how this can transform business as usual.
• Support the Business Transformation Office Project & Programme Leads with all project activities.
• Provide training/support on project tools, frameworks, templates, and ways of working.
• Prepare project reports, status updates and presentation decks for the BTO team for senior evaluation meetings and branch Townhalls.
• Support timely decision making by scheduling meetings for projects, ensuring the right stakeholders and suppliers are in attendance, in addition to taking and following up on minutes.

Qualifications, skills and experience:

Required

• Educated to degree level in Business or relevant qualification.
• Previous project management / PMO experience on multi-faceted programmes / projects.
• Knowledge of tools and technologies such as project management tools, idea management software and successfully implementing project management methodology into the business.
• Ability to think creatively and identify opportunities for innovation to develop these into strategic initiatives / new business opportunities.
• Strong relationship skills, collaborating with several teams and suppliers to manage projects from inception to successful implementation, on time within budget.
• Excellent communication skills, able to work with a diverse range of executive/senior stakeholders to influence, persuade and challenge constructively.
• Ability to communicate appropriate, concise, and accurate information in visual formats in order to prepare presentations for management.
• Proficient user in Microsoft Office suite including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project, Visio, Outlook, Teams, Notes, OneDrive, SharePoint & knowledge of Copilot.

Desirable

• Project Management qualification such as Prince 2 / APM / PMP / Scrum / Agile or equivalent.
• Understanding of Design Thinking / Change Management methodologies.
• Ability to adapt quickly to new technologies and changing business requirements.

Honda is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in the workplace for all employees, temporary workers, contractors, applicants and visitors. Honda also encourages respect for the individual differences and talents of others while making full use of one's own abilities, based on Honda's philosophy of respect for the individual.

Honda recruits, hires, trains and promotes the most qualified/experienced individuals at all levels without regard to race, origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other protected characteristic.