Agile Project Manager

The HEINEKEN Company; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

HEINEKEN Kraków is seeking an experienced Agile Programme Manager to lead transformational projects across global locations. You will align requirements, architecture, and product teams to maximise business value.

The role focuses on delivering value, managing risks, dependencies and budgets within an Agile environment, and coordinating across vendors and operating companies. You will drive collaboration and ensure clear governance.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required.
• Proven ability to lead transformational projects across multiple geographies and cultures.
• Experience in business transformation and change management.
• Strong communication skills and ability to translate complex tech concepts to business language.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Managing all aspects of delivering the complete solution/product to secure business value.
• Confirming requirements, architecture and scope with Product Teams.
• Defining and managing projects to optimize business value and ensure alignment with IT strategy.
• Translating requirements into solutions within EA and product roadmaps.
• Monitoring planning, progress, value, dependencies, risks and financials in Agile context.
• Developing and managing execution, deployment and transition plans across Product Teams and operating companies.
• Identifying and mitigating risks and impediments during the lifecycle of the project.
• Securing resources and skills to meet project and programme needs.
• Ensuring a unified way of working within the Agile Project Management team.
• Coordinating transitions in line with D&T, domains, centers and regional IT leads.
• Driving and managing Agile projects with focus on collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility.

Skills

Agile programme management

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Business-IT translation

English fluency

Education

Master's degree

Job description

At HEINEKEN Kraków (Heineken Business Services Poland) our success comes directly from our great people. We are a growing team of business experts in finance, accounting, data and technology ready to „WOW” the world with our expertise, passion and pride to be GREEN. We act on our values of Passion for consumers & customers, Courage to dream & pioneer, Care for people & planet, Enjoyment of Life, always focused on being ourselves: inclusive, diverse, and open for new challenges.

Your Responsibilities Would Include

• managing all aspects of delivering the complete solution/product, in such a way that business value optimization is secured
• confirming business requirements (Functional and non-Functional), solution architecture and defining the projects boundary and what is in and out of scope, including alignment with the Product Teams
• defining and managing a project in order to optimize business value
• ensuring business requirements are translated into solutions and products that are in line with the IT strategy, enterprise architecture and current products within the Product Teams
• monitoring and report on planning, progress, business value, dependencies, impediments, financials and risks in accordance with the Agile way of working
• developing and managing the execution, deployment and transition plans across the Product Teams, functions and OpCos
• proactively identifying, managing and mitigating risks and impediments during the lifecycle of the project
• defining, plan, request and secure resources/skills to meet project and programme requirements
• ensuring a One way of Working within the Agile Project Management team
• ensuring (and monitor) that transitions in the business are guided professionally and in alignment with amongst others D&T, Functional Domains, Competence Centers and the Regional IT Leads and monitoring transition progress
• driving and managing projects in an Agile manner
• promoting and demonstrating core principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility (being an Agile ambassador)

You Are a Good Candidate If You Have

• Master's degree
• Agile Programme Management certifications are preferred (e.g. CSM, PMI-APC, APMG)
• professional qualification in a structured, industry-accepted standard (Agile) project management methodology (advanced) Practitioner and/or Managing Successful Programmes (advanced) Practitioner)
• proven experience in leading transformational projects in developing centralised capabilities and migrate and deployment to Operating Companies in multiple geographic locations, time zones and cultures
• experience in business transformation and change management considering process re-design and target operating model optimization
• experience in managing external vendors, resources and contractsproven ability to translate complex technical concepts to business language and vice versa
• fluency in English.

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