Strategic Initiatives Project Lead

Mercer; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercer is seeking a proactive professional for a strategic initiatives/PMO role within Investment Solutions. You will partner with senior leadership to translate priorities into actionable delivery plans, coordinate cross-functional teams, and monitor progress against outcomes.

You will work with sponsors, owners, stakeholders, and external partners to drive alignment, governance, and timely decisions while embedding new processes and ways of working in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills to coordinate multiple parallel workstreams and priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, including clear written updates and effective working sessions.
• Strong analytical skills to support KPI tracking and performance monitoring.
• Collaborative approach with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at different levels of seniority.
• Good problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities to identify issues early and support practical solutions.
• Strong commitment to delivery discipline across planning, governance, documentation, and follow-through.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic planning for the Investments platform by partnering with senior leadership to translate priorities into clear goals, objectives, and actionable delivery plans.
• Coordinate the execution of strategic projects and initiatives, supporting definition of scope, deliverables, timelines, and interdependencies.
• Organize and coordinate cross-functional teams, working groups, and governance forums to drive alignment and delivery.
• Establish and maintain project plans, dashboards, and RAID logs to support effective stakeholder communication.
• Monitor and report initiative performance using agreed metrics and KPIs; analyze trends and identify areas for improvement and performance optimization.
• Facilitate effective communication and coordination across the Investments business, ensuring alignment across teams and departments.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders to secure engagement and timely decisions.
• Support change management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communications, and adoption planning to embed new processes and ways of working.
• Identify and help mitigate risks and challenges associated with strategic initiatives; elevate issues with options and recommendations.
• Ensure delivery documentation is completed to a high standard with messaging tailored to different audiences.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to optimize processes, governance, and delivery practices.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Collaborative

Problem-solving

Delivery discipline

Adaptability

Job description

Mercer is seeking a proactive professional for a strategic initiatives/PMO role within Investment Solutions. You will partner with senior leadership to translate priorities into actionable delivery plans, coordinate cross-functional teams, and monitor progress against outcomes.

You will work with sponsors, owners, stakeholders, and external partners to drive alignment, governance, and timely decisions while embedding new processes and ways of working in a fast-growing environment.